The Constitutional Court in Johannesburg was established as a key institution in South Africa’s democracy. The Court is a unique space because it houses a visual art collection.
The verification barrier in human rights fact-finding arises between amateur civilian witnesses and professional fact-finders, but can be surmounted by verification strategies and verification subsidies.
Advocacy organizations engage with social media using the evidence model, which prioritises veracity, and the engagement model, which prioritises participation.
CGHR's five-year anniversary event showcased how interdisciplinary research is vital to human rights. The Centre launched the theme 'Human Rights in the Digital Age'.
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are creating opportunities and risks for human rights. Our understanding of their impact has lagged. This report provides a look at ICT initiatives.
This paper provides a sociological explanation of the performative core of the Russell Tribunal's power and legitimacy following a certain speech-act theory.
CGHR has combined interdisciplinary work with policy over the last five years. Under Dr Srinivasan, the Centre has built partnerships that ensure dissemination of this important work.
This paper will describe the civilian administration in East Ghouta and the mechanisms which have allowed it to withstand chemical attacks by the Syrian regime and others.
This paper presents the findings from a one-year applied research pilot project, Africa's Voices, run by CGHR. Africa's Voices developed out of CGHR's wider research programme on interactive media in Africa.
This paper uses research on 'peace radio' in Uganda to discuss 'peace radio' in Burundi. The paper discusses why 'peace journalism' is the appropriate framework.
Challenges posed by hate speech have prompted the need to understand the right to be free from the harm of hate speech in international human rights Law.
The CGHR's profile is rising due to work in the Cambridge-Africa Programme and beyond. Its team have support from the Cambridge-Africa Alborada and the Vice Chancellor’s Discretionary Funds.