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Incoming ICWS Director, Kingsley Abbott, joins expert UN visit to the Philippines

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Date: 28 Feb 2023

Incoming ICWS Director, Kingsley Abbott, joined UN Special Rapporteur on Extra-Judicial Killings, Morris Tidball-Binz, and other experts in the Philipines recently to meet with DOJ officials, national experts and human rights defenders to discuss possible future trainings on the investigation of potentially unlawful deaths.

Read more here: https://philippines.un.org/en/218268-arrival-international-expert-team-assess-national-capacities-needs-investigation-potentially

This page was last updated on 13 July 2023

Life of former Commonwealth Secretary General, Sir Shridath Ramphal, celebrated

On 1 July, Sir Ronal Sanders delivered the 2025 Patsy Robertson Memorial Lecture celebrating the life of Sir Shridath Ramphal

ACU ‘The Road to 2030’ strategy launch reception

Senior Lecturer Dr Olivia Lwabukuna represented the ICwS at the Association of Commonwealth University’s launch of their updated strategic plan.

Empowering the Next Generation of Canadian & British Defence Leaders

On 26 June, the Canada-UK Council (CUKC) convened its second annual Young and Emerging Leadership Forum, on "Defence and Society in an Uncertain World".

2025 Human Rights Masters Programme Study Tour to Geneva

A key component of our MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights is the Geneva Human Rights Study Tour, held during the summer session of the UN Human Rights Council.