Satellite Imagery for Human Rights Monitoring

Satellite images are photographs of the earth captured by satellites orbiting the planet. Satellites that are equipped to take pictures do so by capturing light reflecting back from the earth. When that light data is digitised, it can be processed into an image....

UK under review at the 27th session of UPR

The 36th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) is scheduled to take place from 11-29 September 2017, during which the Working Group (WG) Reports from the 27th session of the UPR will be adopted. The UK will appear before the UN Human Rights Council on the 22 Sept...

Brazil court favours indigenous groups in land dispute

Brazilian indigenous activists celebrated on Wednesday after the Supreme Court ruled against a state seeking compensation for land that had been declared tribal reserves. The ruling against Mato Grosso state in western Brazil was seen as a victory for indigenous...

AJHR announces new publishing partnership with Taylor & Francis

The Australian Journal of Human Rights (AJHR) has entered into a new publishing partnership with Taylor & Francis as of 1st January 2017. Justine Nolan, an Executive Editor of the AJHR, stated that ‘this partnership is the perfect opportunity to broaden the reach...