University of Essex Human Rights Clinic

We are pleased to announce that comprehensive information on all 2025-26 projects by the Essex Human Rights Centre Clinic is now available on our webpages.

Our projects for this year include:
◾ Resisting Foreign Agent Laws and the Shrinking of Civic Space (in partnership with Amnesty International) Supervisor Elif Mendos Kuşkonmaz
◾ Tackling Online and Influencer Glamorisation of Gun Violence (with the Lancet Commission on Global Gun Violence and Health) Supervisor Alexandros Antoniou
◾ International Accountability for Incommunicado Detention in China (with International Service for Human Rights – ISHR) Supervisor Marina Lostal
◾ Recovering the Indigenous City (with Universidad Iberoamericana, Adequate Housing Clinic, and National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Clinic of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights) Supervisor Koldo Casla
◾ Investigating the Weaponisation of Travel Bans to Silence Dissent (with Index on Censorship) - Supervisor Martin Bright
◾ Arbitrary Detention Redress Unit (in partnership with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention) - Supervisor Matthew Gillett
◾ Business and Human Rights Unit (in partnership with Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID) - Supervisors Anil Yilmaz, Jessica Lawrence & Justin Jos

To view detailed information about each project, please visit: https://www.essex.ac.uk/centres-and-institutes/human-rights/human-rights-centre-clinic/working-in-the-human-rights-clinic

Please note: Applications to participate in this year’s projects will open following the induction talk on 2 October 2025. Further details on the application process will be provided at the event and on our website.

We look forward to working with you all and to another impactful year of collaboration and learning!

Working in Human Rights Clinic | University of Essex Participating in our projects and being part of the Clinic gives you a fantastic opportunity to work on real-world issues and for organisations working in the field of human rights. This experience gives you an insight into the world of human rights both from a practical and academic perspective. Th...

At this year’s Human Rights Centre Clinic Conference, we heard powerful reflections from alumni and current members working on the frontlines of global justice. 🌍✨

One of them was Vanessa Topp (Essex Law School, University of Essex), whose journey from humanitarian aid to PhD research shows how Essex empowers real-world change.

📖 Read her story: https://www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2025/08/11/human-rights-research-vanessa-topp