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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 2d

New Report of Joint Initiative on Investigating #EnvironmentalCrimes 🌍 ⚠️

A new report of a groundbreaking new joint initiative aiming to develop Guidelines on the Documentation and Investigation of Environmental International Crimes is now available!

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 2d

Applications are now open for the Human Rights programmes at the University of London!

Apply by 13 January for a February 2026 start:

www.london.ac.uk/study/course...

#HumanRights #EnvironmentalJustice #Genocide #WomensRights #GenderEquality #IndigenousPeoples #PostgraduateStudy #DistanceLearning

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The Warburg Institute @warburginstitute.bsky.social · 7d

We’re honoured to host a special event this afternoon with @icws-sas.bsky.social & @ials.bsky.social: Albie Sachs in Conversation.

The anti-apartheid activist, writer, and former Constitutional Court judge is sharing his experiences of overcoming adversity and reflecting on his time at the ICWS

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 7d

We were honoured to be hosting a very special event this afternoon with The Warburg Institute and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies: Albie Sachs In Conversation.

See our LinkedIn post for key quotes from the event:
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#AntiApartheid #HumanRights #SouthAfrica

#antiapartheid #humanrights #activism #southafrica #albiesachs | Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study

We were honoured to be hosting a very special event this afternoon with the The Warburg Institute, University of London and Institute of Advanced Legal Studies: Albie Sachs In Conversation. The anti-...

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Thomas Probert @thomasprobert.com · 7d

Always a pleasure to listen to Albie Sachs, this evening in conversation with @abbottkingsley.bsky.social at the @icws-sas.bsky.social

His passion for the struggle is infectious, and we were delighted that he contributed a moving dedication at the start of our Oxford Handbook of Peaceful Assembly

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 7d

Every year, during Black History Month, the Institute of Commonwealth Studies is proud to host the annual Memorial2007 lecture.

To learn how you can help the cause, visit: www.memorial2007.org.uk

#BlackHistoryMonth #Memorial2007 #InternationalCrime #GlobalReparations #Slavery #SlaveTrade

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 8d

One day left to book your place at our fireside in-person chat with Albie Sachs TOMORROW! 👇🏻👇🏻
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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 14d

Albie Sachs in Conversation - read about our forthcoming event one week from today on 1st October 2025. 👇 👇 👇

www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Register for the event here:
www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

#SouthAfrica #AntiApartheid #Activist #HumanRights #AlbieSachs #Event #UniversityofLondon

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 9d

There's still time to register for the Memorial2007 Annual Lecture: 'Missing in Action: The International Crime of the Slave Trade' taking place THIS WEEK! 👇 👇 👇

Thursday 2 October 2025, 18:30 - 20:30 UK time, Chancellor's Hall, Senate House, London, WC1E 7HU

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · Sep 3

Book your place for the Memorial2007 Annual Lecture to be delivered by Professor Patricia Viseur Sellers, Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College, University of Oxford

2 October 2025, 18:30 - 20:30 UK time, Senate House

shorturl.at/h16Mz

#InternationalCrime #Slavery #SlaveTrade #Memorial2007

Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 13d

Register for the Memorial2007 lecture taking place Thursday next week!

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · Sep 3

Book your place for the Memorial2007 Annual Lecture to be delivered by Professor Patricia Viseur Sellers, Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College, University of Oxford

2 October 2025, 18:30 - 20:30 UK time, Senate House

shorturl.at/h16Mz

#InternationalCrime #Slavery #SlaveTrade #Memorial2007

Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 14d

Albie Sachs in Conversation - read about our forthcoming event one week from today on 1st October 2025. 👇 👇 👇

www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Register for the event here:
www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

#SouthAfrica #AntiApartheid #Activist #HumanRights #AlbieSachs #Event #UniversityofLondon

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 17d

Don’t miss our fireside in-person chat with Albie Sachs on 1st October!
www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 26d

Albie Sachs in Conversation, 1 October 2025, 4pm-5:30pm, Warburg Auditorium

Join us for a fireside chat with Albie Sachs—anti-apartheid activist, writer, and former judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

#SouthAfrica #AntiApartheid #Activist #AlbieSachs

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 27d

The book Launch for 'Unbroken Chains: A 5,000 year history of African enslavement' written by ICwS Senior Research Fellow Martin Plaut took place on 28 August 2025. This is a new, full
history of slavery in Africa, from the Pharaohs to the present.

shorturl.at/xqcb2

#HumanRights #Africa #Slavery

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 27d

Calling all graduates and current students of our postgraduate human rights programmes - join us in London to celebrate our 30th anniversary of excellence in human rights education!

16 October 2025, Senate House, 6pm-9pm

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#HumanRights #Alumni #CurrentStudents

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · 28d

Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing one of our newest Associate Research Fellow's Dr. Arvind Kumar

Dr Kumar is a Visiting Lecturer in Politics & International Relations at the University of Hertfordshire.

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#Politics #Criminology #Sociology #Justice #SouthAsia

Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · Sep 4

Announcing a new book out TODAY written by #ICWS Senior Research Fellow Dr. Miranda Kaufmann: 'Heiresses: Marriage, Inheritance and Caribbean Slavery'.

Learn more here: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

#Caribbean #Slavery #Inheritance #Marriage #Britain #Commonwealth

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · Sep 3

Book your place for the Memorial2007 Annual Lecture to be delivered by Professor Patricia Viseur Sellers, Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College, University of Oxford

2 October 2025, 18:30 - 20:30 UK time, Senate House

shorturl.at/h16Mz

#InternationalCrime #Slavery #SlaveTrade #Memorial2007

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · Aug 30

Welcome to the #ICwS - Introducing our new Associate Research Fellow's Rothna Begum, Legal Advocacy Director at the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s Waging Justice for Women initiative.

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#HumanRights #WomensRights #InternationalLaw #MigrantWorkersRights

Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · Aug 15

SAVE THE DATE AND PRE-REGISTER NOW! 👇 👇 👇

'Ecocide, Human Rights, and Environmental Justice Conference'
31 October 2025, Senate House, London

Bringing together scholars, activists, diplomats and lawmakers.

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#Ecocide #HumanRights #EnvironmentalJustice

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · Jul 31

One day left to apply to our MA in Human Rights 👇 👇 👇 www.london.ac.uk/study/course...

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · Jul 25

ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY to the MA Human Rights at the University of London! Study from anywhere in the world and pay per module!

Apply by Friday 1 August 2025 for a 15 September 2025 start:

www.london.ac.uk/study/course...

#HumanRights #Genocide #GenderEquality #IndigenousPeoples #DistanceLearning

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · Jul 11

Read the latest #ICwS newsletter 👇 👇 👇

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And subscribe here: shorturl.at/uhnaG

#Commonwealth #RuleofLaw #HumanRights #Ecocide

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · Jul 4

New event recording now available online from the Memorial2007 Annual Lecture featuring by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies.

youtu.be/_lql4JG0sYM?...

View the event details here: shorturl.at/O420Z

#GlobalReparations #HumanRights #Commonwealth

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · Jul 2

Interested in a practice-focused human rights MA? Want to learn from and with #humanrights activists from around the world?

Apply by 1 August for the MA Human Rights at the University of London.

www.london.ac.uk/study/course...

#EnvironmentalJustice #Genocide #WomensRights #IndigenousPeoples

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Institute of Commonwealth Studies @icws-sas.bsky.social · Jun 30

Call for papers - deadline today! 👇 👇 👇

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