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Children's Rights Alliance for England @crae-official.bsky.social · 20d

Today, Peers are debating two amendments we’ve helped coordinate — backed by over 120 organisations — that would embed #childrights in UK law.

Our Director sets out why this matters:

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Audrey Osler @audreyosler.bsky.social · 25d

Deeply saddened to learn of the death of Conor Gearty
His contribution as a human rights scholar has been immense
His readiness to speak up for justice is one more human rights educators need to emulate

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...

‘Inspirational’ human rights lawyer Conor Gearty dies aged 67

President Michael D Higgins leads tributes for Longford-born law professor and author

www.irishtimes.com

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Audrey Osler @audreyosler.bsky.social · 28d

⭐️Really appreciate @drtoddlandman.bsky.social review of our edited book ‘Nordic Perspectives on Human Rights Education’ doi.org/10.1080/1891...

⭐️ @beategold.bsky.social & I are grateful for the support of a wonderful team of authors from #Denmark #Finland #Iceland #Norway #Sweden #Canada #US #UK

Nordic Perspectives on Human Rights Education: Research and Practice for Social Justice

Published in Nordic Journal of Human Rights (Ahead of Print, 2025)

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Human Rights Education Review @hrer.bsky.social · 28d

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Human Rights Education Review @hrer.bsky.social · Aug 21

GENDER PERSPECTIVES
⭐️ @sadiyaosman.bsky.social University of #Leicester explores the intersectional experiences by #gender #ethnicity & #religion of Black Muslim women in #UK #HigherEducation
⭐️Must-read for all working to enable equity & inclusion
⭐️Check it out
#academicsky
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Navigating academia: the intersectional experiences of Black Muslim female students in UK higher education

This article critically explores the structural and cultural exclusions faced by Black Muslim women (BMW) in higher education HE in the UK. It addresses the persistent elitism and growing awareness...

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Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social · Aug 21

Next week I'll be speaking at an event co-hosted by the Norwegian Human Rights Fund & the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights in Oslo, Norway.

🗓️ 25 August 2025
🕐 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
📍 University of Oslo

ℹ️ More info & registration:
www.jus.uio.no/smr/english/...

Up Close: Insights from the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders - Norwegian Centre for Human Rights

Join us for a compelling conversation with Ms. Mary Lawlor, the current UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, who has been at the forefront of advocacy for human rights def...

www.jus.uio.no

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Human Rights Education Review @hrer.bsky.social · Aug 20

NEW PUBLICATION
@nasira-p.bsky.social #AgaKhanUniversity G. Rodrigues N. Zainulabidin & D. Ashraf review primary school texts
Find under representation of women/girls religious minorities + conventional #gender portrayals
Call for systematic #HRE & #intersectional approach
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Human rights education in primary school textbooks: insights from Pakistan

School textbooks can play an important role in promoting human rights education (HRE) for equality and peacebuilding. In Pakistan, textbook analyses reveal persistent issues like the under-represen...

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Human Rights Education Review @hrer.bsky.social · Aug 19

⭐️Examination of social science texts & discourses on sexuality Norway
⭐️Sissel Granholt @liseklev.bsky.social Peter Aashamar at University of #Oslo identify an emphasis on individual rights knowledge
⭐️But critical approach is lacking to support transformative learning in #HRE
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Discourses on sexuality in Norwegian social science textbooks: obstacles and opportunities for transformative human rights education

Schools bear significant responsibility for educating students about their rights. This article focuses on rights concerning sexuality in social science education in Norway, and how textbooks produ...

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Human Rights Education Review @hrer.bsky.social · Aug 18

NEW PUBLICATION
⭐️Gender Perspectives
⭐️Discover how #transgender identities are presented
⭐️ children’s & YA books -content #language & aesthetics
⭐️ #HumanRights framed research from @davidcrott.bsky.social & Kristina Krueger University of #Muenster
#childrights
#academicsky
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Transgender in children’s and young adult books. An analysis of current texts

Trans* children are under-represented in children’s and young adult literature. When teaching about human rights, it’s important to emphasise the dignity of the child and protect them from discrimi...

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Human Rights Education Review @hrer.bsky.social · Aug 15

⭐️NEW article 8.2 Gender Perspectives in Human Rights Education examines student advocacy to guarantee respect & #trans inclusivity
⭐️Combining HRE & trans-emancipatory theory, @judithphd.bsky.social
highlights #HumanRights solidarity
🙏🏼Editors @beategold.bsky.social & S.Clark

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‘Hate is the poison you drink, hoping others die’: LGBTQ+ youth activists writing for change in the United States

This study examines student advocacy in one United States school district against proposed state education policies concerning the rights of transgender students, analysed through the framework of ...

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Human Rights Education Review @hrer.bsky.social · Aug 13

✅How might youth workers use a human rights-based framework to transform practice?
✅Check out this NEW #OpenAccess article
✅ @emma-davidson.bsky.social Amy Calder Emily Beever & @vicridley.bsky.social discuss supporting boys & young men to challenge harmful #gender norms
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Beyond safe spaces: youth work’s role in shaping brave conversations on masculinities

This article explores how youth work can challenge harmful stereotypes affecting boys and young men, and how a human rights-based framework can support youth workers in challenging harmful gender n...

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Human Rights Education Review @hrer.bsky.social · Aug 12

Read Christina Johnsson’s review here doi.org/10.1080/2535...

Nordic perspectives on human rights education: research and practice for social justice

Published in Human Rights Education Review (Vol. 8, No. 2, 2025)

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Tuija Kasa @tuijakasa.bsky.social · Aug 12

Very interesting and timely special issue on gender and human rights education! Great job all the contributors 👏 Issue includes a book review by Christina Johnsson on "Nordic perspectives on HRE: Research and practice for social justice", describing it as valuable contribution to educators. We wrote

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Human Rights Education Review @hrer.bsky.social · Aug 12

NEW PUBLICATION
🎉Framing her study within Algeria’s recent history & societal development @khadidjakelalech.bsky.social discusses how media misrepresentations impact on women’s rights in #HigherEducation
🎉A must-read for all concerned with #gender #equity
🎉 #OpenAccess

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‘Education is my weapon’: media misrepresentations as a barrier to Algerian women’s rights in higher education

In 2013, Algerian channel, Ennahar TV, aired a report entitled ‘When Seekers of Knowledge Turn into Prostitutes’, [عندما تتحول طالبات العلم الى طالبات للهوى] portraying female university students l...

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Human Rights Education Review @hrer.bsky.social · Aug 11

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We celebrate creative HRER guest editors @beategold.bsky.social @oslomet.bsky.social & Sevda Clark
who put together our latest edition: Gender Perspectives in Human Rights Education
👏🏼Read their editorial & discover challenges facing students & educators
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Gendered challenges and human rights education: narratives of victims, agency and resistance

Published in Human Rights Education Review (Vol. 8, No. 2, 2025)

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Human Rights Education Review @hrer.bsky.social · Aug 7

@tandfresearch.bsky.social @nasira-p.bsky.social @liseklev.bsky.social khadidjakelalech.bsky.social @judithphd.bsky.social @emma-davidson.bsky.social @beategold.bsky.social
@sadiyaosman.bsky.social
We will post links to editorial & each paper in the coming days
Do repost to enhance reach

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Human Rights Education Review @hrer.bsky.social · Aug 6

🎉Congratulations to HRER Guest Editors @beategold.bsky.social & Sevda Clark

🎉HRER 8(2) Gender Perspectives in #HumanRights Education now published

🎉New research from #Algeria #Germany #Norway #Pakistan #Britain #UnitedStates

🎉Check it out
#academicsky

www.tandfonline.com/toc/rhre20/c...

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Gender perspectives in human rights education. Volume 8, Issue 2 of Human Rights Education Review

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Audrey Osler @audreyosler.bsky.social · Jul 27

Just learned that ‘Human Rights & Schooling’ is selected by National Academy of Sciences Republic of #Korea as an Excellent Academic Book
I’m greatly honoured by this prestigious award
Warm thanks to translators Drs Sunun Park & Jihye Park for their work and commitment to #HumanRightsEducation

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Human Rights Education Review @hrer.bsky.social · Jul 17

A call to work for:
sustainable ceasefire without which no education system can thrive
end to complicity with genocide mobilisation to support HE as vital to Palestinian future
Recognition of scholasticide as war on education

www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions...

An open letter from the presidents of Gaza universities

Our campuses may have been razed, but our universities continue to exist.

www.aljazeera.com

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Human Rights Education Review @hrer.bsky.social · Jul 16

For anyone who missed this conference, Conor Gearty’s talk is worth checking out

Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) @uon-hrlc.bsky.social · Jul 16

In 2025, our Annual Human Rights Conference returned on the theme of 'Human Rights under Pressure'.

Amid growing global threats to human rights, this conference brought together leading experts to consider the prospects for pushback globally, regionally & nationally.

🔗 Watch here: bit.ly/4lwz9Jx

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Audrey Osler @audreyosler.bsky.social · Jun 30

⭐️My presentation at #IAHRE2025 addressing how hope (not blind optimism) can enhance human rights even in the most difficult times, drew on this contribution to Human Rights Education Review 8(2) @hrer.bsky.social
⭐️Do check it out!
doi.org/10.1080/2535...

Education for hope and human rights in a turbulent world

Published in Human Rights Education Review (Vol. 8, No. 1, 2025)

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Audrey Osler @audreyosler.bsky.social · Jun 25

🎉Delighted that Christine Johnsson’s @mau.se review of ‘Nordic Perspectives on Human Rights Education’ (2025) is now free to read /download
🎉The review in @hrer.bsky.social is book’s first
🎉Check it out!
@tandfresearch.bsky.social
@beategold.bsky.social

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Nordic perspectives on human rights education: research and practice for social justice

Published in Human Rights Education Review (Ahead of Print, 2025)

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Human Rights Education Review @hrer.bsky.social · Jun 13

At #IAHRE2025 Prof Uvanney Maylor inviting us to think about how art can be made more relatable to global majority students
Is relatable art a student’s human right?

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Human Rights Education Review @hrer.bsky.social · Jun 12

So excited to see #IAHRE2025 get going with a critique of academic human rights sceptics by by @Shami Chakrabarti on the right and left #HumanRightsTheCasefortheDefence

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Human Rights Education Review @hrer.bsky.social · May 27

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