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Jon Yorke @jonyorke.bsky.social · Aug 26

Wonderful to meet with our good friends Gianni and Nicoletta @uprinfo.bsky.social in Geneva to discuss the Universal Periodic Review 😀👏 @dralicestorey.bsky.social @dranazir.bsky.social

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Jon Yorke @jonyorke.bsky.social · Aug 28

Room XXV 🇺🇳 is now full for the no-show of the US government for it’s own UPR pre-session @bernardharcourt.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social @us.theguardian.com

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Jon Yorke @jonyorke.bsky.social · Aug 28

US pre-session is now open. The US gov is a no-show but 6 CSOs are presenting

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Jon Yorke @jonyorke.bsky.social · Aug 28

Themes presented by CSOs in the US’s 🇺🇸UPR pre-session 🇺🇳; increased surveillance structures,

Permanent mission questions - Norway provides a question on the federal death penalty

The Head of OHCHR - stated its disappointment of the US not submitting its UPR National Report.

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Jon Yorke @jonyorke.bsky.social · Aug 28

Themes presented by CSOs in the US’s 🇺🇸UPR pre-session 🇺🇳; the right to food, climate change, poverty, SOGI, access to abortion and reproductive health, racism, immigration and asylum, FGM/C, child marriage, online sexual exploitation, the shrinking space for CSOs, increased internal terror policy

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Jon Yorke @jonyorke.bsky.social · Aug 28

Jamaica Ambassador states since the 3rd UPR cycle the government has improved services and support for persons with disabilities @uprinfo.bsky.social

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International Bar Association @ibanews.bsky.social · Aug 28

Keep up-to-date with rule of law coverage of the US by the IBA, here:

Rule of law in the United States

Content covering the rule of law in the US

www.ibanet.org

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Death Penalty Research Unit, Oxford @dpruoxford.bsky.social · Aug 28

In a new article for the Journal of Human Rights Practice, DPRU Director Professor Carolyn Hoyle and the Death Penalty Project's Parvais Jabbar reflect on the collaborative process leading up to Zimbabwe's abolition of the death penalty in December 2024:

www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...

New article on abolition in Zimbabwe in Journal of

In August 2025, Professor Carolyn Hoyle, Director of the Death Penalty Research Unit (DPRU), and

www.law.ox.ac.uk

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Jon Yorke @jonyorke.bsky.social · Aug 28

A ☔️ day at 🇺🇳 today. The prospect of the U.S. attending their UPR pre-session also looks bleak @dralicestorey.bsky.social @uprinfo.bsky.social

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UPR Info @uprinfo.bsky.social · Aug 28

It’s the 3rd day of the Pre-Sessions 50!

Join us today for sessions that will give us insights on the human rights situation in #Jamaica, #USA, #Andorra, #Panama and #Honduras. Stay tuned on twitter with #PS50!

#UniversalPeriodicReview #HumanRights #PS50

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Jon Yorke @jonyorke.bsky.social · Aug 28

Second up 🇺🇸 UPR pre-session in U.N.🇺🇳 the room is buzzing with discussions of the US government not attending their own session 🙃

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Dr Alice Storey @dralicestorey.bsky.social · Aug 28

At the USA’s UPR Pre-session 🇺🇳 the UN’s OHCHR advised that the USA will not be engaging with its upcoming Universal Periodic Review due to take place on 7th November 2025. This could have catastrophic consequences for the future of the UPR and we would encourage everyone to sign our Joint Statement⬇️

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Dr Alice Storey @dralicestorey.bsky.social · Aug 28

docs.google.com/document/u/0...

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Joint Statement: Concerns Over USA's Engagement with the UN UPR

CONCERNS OVER USA’S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL’S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW Joint Statement of the UPR Project at BCU and UPR Academic Network regarding the United States of America’s ...

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Jon Yorke @jonyorke.bsky.social · Aug 28

At the U.S. UPR pre-session 🇺🇳 @norwayingeneva.norway.no raised the important issue of the federal death penalty. Our U.S. Stakeholder report on the DP can be downloaded here bcuassets.blob.core.windows.net/docs/usa-upr... @norwaymfa.government.no @dpruoxford.bsky.social

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Jon Yorke @jonyorke.bsky.social · Aug 28

We arrived early for the UPR pre-sessions U.N. 🇺🇳
@dralicestorey.bsky.social

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Dr Alice Storey @dralicestorey.bsky.social · Aug 12

Sign our Joint Statement to call on the USA to engage with its upcoming UN Universal Periodic Review, which reviews all 193 UN Member States’ human rights record ⬇️

docs.google.com/document/u/0...

Joint Statement: Concerns Over USA's Engagement with the UN UPR

CONCERNS OVER USA’S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW Joint Statement of the UPR Project at BCU and UPR Academic Network regarding the United States of America’s Fourth Cycle Universal ...

docs.google.com

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Chris Monaghan @chrisjmonaghan.bsky.social · Jul 8

Thanks to Professor @jonyorke.bsky.social’s for a brilliant keynote on International Law and Alabama’s Executions by Nitrogeon Gas Asphyxiation.

A great way to end the Rights & Justice Festival at the University of Worcester

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Jon Yorke @jonyorke.bsky.social · Jul 8

Thanks @amicusalj.bsky.social 👏 and looking forwards to all the presentations and discussions organised by the amazing team at the University of Worcester @michael-lane.bsky.social 👍

Amicus ALJ @amicusalj.bsky.social · Jul 3

Looking to deepen your understanding of human rights and social justice? Visit The Hive for the Rights & Justice Festival, with the chance to meet Prof. Jon Yorke (@jonyorke.bsky.social)

The event is OPEN TO EVERYONE and is FREE! Click the link to book now: lnkd.in/e7qapSiR

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Jon Yorke @jonyorke.bsky.social · May 17

It has been an honour & privilege to work with @anjliparrin.bsky.social @uchicagolaw.bsky.social & Gulika Reddy @stanfordlaw.bsky.social on this brief for intervention. David Wilson is represented by the formidable Bernard Harcourt. The aim is to raise the int. law violations in David’s case. 🤞

Bernard E. Harcourt @bernardharcourt.bsky.social · May 16

International law expert @jonyorke.bsky.social moves to intervene in our § 1983 civil rights challenge to nitrogen gas asphyxiation in Alabama, represented by @stanfordlaw.bsky.social’s Gulika Reddy and ‪@uchicagolaw.bsky.social‬'s ‪@anjliparrin.bsky.social‬: cccct.law.columbia.edu/sites/cccct....

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Jon Yorke @jonyorke.bsky.social · Apr 9

Model United Nations 🇺🇳

This is my favourite part of our course on international law 😀👏

@dralicestorey.bsky.social @unhcr.org @uprinfo.bsky.social

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UPR Info @uprinfo.bsky.social · Apr 3

Global challenges and the role of the #UnitedNations.
Check out UPR Info's key takeaways from the "In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations" conference at @bcuchr.bsky.social , now available online! @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social
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Jon Yorke @jonyorke.bsky.social · Mar 10

Another amazing Amicus Training organised by @margotravenscroft.bsky.social and the Amicus Team. Bravo 👏

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Jon Yorke @jonyorke.bsky.social · Jan 27

Excellent and engaging discussion on the UN’s Pact for the Future, the challenges facing protecting our sustainable futures, and the complex relationship of state sovereignty and the protection of human rights 👏

BCU Centre for Human Rights @bcuchr.bsky.social · Jan 27

Wonderful panel discussions - In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations conference @mybcu.bsky.social

Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights at BCU @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social

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BCU Centre for Human Rights @bcuchr.bsky.social · Jan 27

Wonderful panel discussions - In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations conference @mybcu.bsky.social

Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights at BCU @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social

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BCU Centre for Human Rights @bcuchr.bsky.social · Jan 27

It’s a full house for our In Conversation with the Experts: The Future of the United Nations conference @mybcu.bsky.social

Hosted by the Centre for Human Rights at BCU @jonyorke.bsky.social @dralicestorey.bsky.social

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Four people sat at a desk before a projector screen

People sat at a desk before a projector screen

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