AHRI Newsletter January 2025

Read the latest news from the Association of Human Rights Institutes 

'Every moment you were terrified': Life as a victim of child trafficking 

Professor Patricia Hynes spoke to Metro about trafficking of young asylum seekers in the UK

Netflix's Pamela, A Love Story overturns stereotypes about victims of intimate partner abuse

Sarah Tatton writes for The Conversation on Pamela Anderson's Netflix Documentary 

Forced Uyghur labour probably helped build your car

Foreign Policy looks in depth at the policy implications of the Helena Kennedy Centre and NomoGaia report on car parts.

Big brands 'at risk of using forced labour cotton' 

Sheffield Wire covers a recent report by Professor Laura Murphy which found 103 global brands are at risk of having cotton produced through forced labour in the Xinjiang region of China in their supply chains.

China cannot silence me

Nyrola Elimä, in her powerful essay published by The New Yorker, speaks about the crimes committed against her family and other Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

China's Xinjiang cotton is banned in the US but still making it to store shelves, report says

Nearly 40 million people are still enslaved worldwide

Professor Laura Murphy  in her new book tells the story of a group of enslaved villagers in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh who founded their own town of Azad Nagar - Freedomville - after staging a rebellion against their slaveholders.

Dr Sunita Toor wins an Asian Women of Achievement Award

Dr Sunita Toor whose work has helped to transform the support for female victims of violence in India has won an Asian Women of Achievement Award.

Fighting Knife Crime London and the Sheffield arm

Find out more about QC Bruce Houlder's new knife crime initiative, Fighting Knife Crime, and the Sheffield arm which is being launched in partnership with Sheffield Hallam University.

Asian Women of Achievement Award

Dr Sunita Toor, Head of Human Rights and Social Justice, has been shortlisted in the Social and Humanitarian category in recognition of her work leading a project to improve access to justice for women and girl victims of violence in India.

Sheffield Hallam named a University of Sanctuary

Sheffield Hallam University has been named a University of Sanctuary in recognition of its outstanding support for refugees and people seeking sanctuary.

Time for a financial reset - What next for UEFA, FFP and the power battle of governance versus self-regulation in European football?

Read an article written by Dr Gregory Ioannidis, Dr Rob Wilson and Dr Daniel Plumley discussing the future of European football, including its financial and legal ramifications. The full story is available on Off The Pitch's website.

Professor Laura Murphy for BBC on forced labour of Uighurs

Professor Laura Murphy, an expert in human rights and contemporary slavery, spoke to the BBC about the forced labour of hundreds of thousands of Uighurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.

International Sports Law graduate aiming to change the lives of young footballers in Northern Ireland

A Sheffield Hallam graduate is aiming to change the lives of young people by challenging the Northern Ireland Department of Health’s ban on children playing sport outdoors during the pandemic.