News in 2017
CAHR offers two scholarships for Master's students in 2018/19
Posted on Wednesday 13 December 2017
CAHR offers two scholarships to new postgraduate students starting on the MA in Applied Human Rights and the LLM in International Human Rights Law & Practice in September 2018.
CAHR fellows alumni nominated for Dutch Human Rights Tulip
Posted on Wednesday 23 August 2017
Two of CAHR's former visiting human rights defenders have been nominated for the Dutch government's prestigious Human Rights Tulip award.
Emerging research at CAHR on art, creative activism and development alternatives
Posted on Thursday 3 August 2017
CAHR PhD student Ruth Kelly discusses the research partnership between ActionAid and CAHR.
Milestone workshop on refugee law in the Middle East and Asia
Posted on Friday 28 July 2017
On July 24th and 25th, Martin Jones hosted a second workshop on refugee law in the Middle East and Asia as part of his ESRC / Global Challenges funded project on the Law of Asylum.
CAHR continues research collaboration with UN Special Rapporteur on HRDs
Posted on Tuesday 25 July 2017
From May to July this year, CAHR conducted collaborative research with the UN Special Rapporteur Michel Forst for his forthcoming report to the UN General Assembly on defenders working on business and human rights.
Symposium to discuss cutting edge research on human rights defenders
Posted on Monday 17 July 2017
On July 13th and 14th, the Human Rights Defender Hub of the Centre for Applied Human Rights hosted a two day research symposium for early career researchers.
The Arts and Human Rights Research Workshop
Posted on Monday 10 July 2017
Expressions of interest sought from artists, activists and researchers.
CAHR staff secure ESRC Impact Accelerator Award for research in Tunisia
Posted on Monday 26 June 2017
Paul Gready and Simon Robins have secured a 6 month ESRC Impact Accelerator Award from August 2017 for a project entitled 'Reparations for sexual violence as part of a Truth Commission process: A collaboration with Tunisia's Truth and Dignity Commission'.
CAHR MA student talks about political activism today at YPFP Brussels
Posted on Tuesday 13 June 2017
CAHR MA student, Venezuelan Fulbright scholar Kenther Ramos will talk about political activism today at YPFP Brussels on 19 June.
CAHR & YLS are recruiting a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Human Rights Law
Posted on Friday 28 April 2017
York Law School and the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) are seeking to appoint an outstanding legal scholar to a Lectureship/Senior Lectureship in Human Rights Law.
York is declared the UK's first human rights city
Posted on Tuesday 25 April 2017
On 24 April 2017 the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of York, Cllr Dave Taylor, signed a declaration making York the UK’s first Human Rights City.
CAHR offers scholarships to new students in 2017-18
Posted on Tuesday 4 April 2017
CAHR offers two scholarships to new postgraduate students starting on the MA in Applied Human Rights and the LLM in International Human Rights Law & Practice in September 2017.
Expert contributors for online course
Posted on Tuesday 28 March 2017
Two expert contributors confirmed for CAHR’s forthcoming online programme Leading and Managing Effective Human Rights Organisations
New Release: Policy Brief on 'Wellbeing, Risk, and Human Rights Practice'
Posted on Thursday 16 March 2017
The Human Rights Defender Hub at CAHR has started a Policy Brief Series, aimed at highlighting key issues that human rights defenders at risk face as they engage in their practice.
Research project co-ordinator vacancy at CAHR
Posted on Monday 23 January 2017
CAHR wishes to appoint a part-time project co-ordinator for its research project "The law of asylum in the Middle East and Asia: Developing legal engagement at the frontiers of the international refugee regime."