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Until Nothing is Left
"Until Nothing Is Left" documents in great detail the egregious human rights violations of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, which is a paramilitary corporate conglomerate designed to suppress and colonise the Indigenous people of the Uyghur Region
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Living within a Public Spaces Protection Order: the impacts of policing anti-social behaviour on people experiencing street homelessness
Creating a robust evidence base that details the impact of anti-social behaviour tools and powers on people experiencing street homelessness within a Public Spaces Protection Order area

Stable futures: Improving Outcomes for Children affected by Trafficking
This twelve month study seeks to identify ways that the current support system can be improved to ensure better short, medium and long-term outcomes for young people who have experiences human trafficking and/or exploitation

Financing & Genocide
"Financing & Genocide" present credible evidence that International Finance Corporation financing is contributing to companies committing gross human rights abuses against Uyghur peoples in the Uyghur Region

Laundering Cotton
"Laundering Cotton" is an investigation into whether and how forced-labour-produced cotton and textiles from the Uyghur Region wend their way into international supply chains

In Broad Daylight: Uyghur Forced Labour and Global Solar Supply Chains
In Broad Daylight reveals how forced labour in the Uyghur region has ripple effects throughout international solar supply chains

Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
The Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice is a thought leader in the effort to address forced labour worldwide. We support community partners addressing modern slavery internationally and in the UK through our research, clinics, and consultation

Forced Labour Lab
The Forced Labour Lab at the Helena Kennedy Centre is an initiative to provide an evidence base for better understanding forced labour globally

Making algorithms in UK policing safer and fairer
The use of algorithms in UK policing has increased hugely in recent years. At least 14 police forces in the UK use some form of crime prediction software. Read more about a tool developed to govern the use of algorithms in UK policing

Understanding the impact of inspection on probation
This report outlines the findings from a British Academy/Leverhulme Trust funded study on the impact of inspection on probation, written by Dr Jake Phillips

Executive Report: An Examination of the One Stop Centre - Gauravi in Bhopal
The executive report from the research trip to Bhopal in India. The report presents collected narratives from gender-based violence survivors and those working on the ground to shape future policy

Home Office call for evidence on Violence Against Women and Girls
Academics and researchers from the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice contributed a number of recommendations to the Home Officer call for evidence on its Violence Against Women and Girls VAWG Strategy. Read the full submission

Understanding how Community Protection Notices are used to regulate anti-social behaviour
A project that critically assesses the processes through which Community Protection Notices are constructed, evidenced and monitored to regulate anti-social behaviour

Recipients' Experiences of Community Protection Notices
An exploratory project to understand recipients feelings towards the Community Protection Notice they have been issued for their involvement in anti-social behaviour

Dying after prison and under probation supervision
This project examines the high mortality rate amongst people who have spent time in prison or are under probation supervision in the community

HKC India
A project to improve access to justice, rights and protection for women and girl victims of violence in India through knowledge transfer and the creation and implementation of innovative police training
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'The clinical nature of the course enhances your ability to act in the best interests of your client'
Mads B. Melskens Staberg, an attorney-at-law based in Copenhagen, shared with us his thoughts on studying LLM International Sports Law in Practice at Sheffield Hallam University

Law students to experience Law in Practice
Nearly forty final-year students from Law and Law and Criminology degree programmes will take up their placements on Law in Practice

Students shadowing work of Tokyo 2020 Olympics Pro Bono Legal Team
LLM International Sports Law in Practice students have been selected to shadow the work of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Pro Bono Legal Team

Dignity project
A project on human dignity organised by Applied Human Rights Masters students. The project was facilitated by Dr Thomas Bundschuh
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