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Modi’s Kashmir adventurism may bring more harm than good to India

Modi’s Kashmir adventurism may bring more harm than good to India

by chloe | Sep 19, 2019 | Asia, Human Rights, India

by Kiran Hassan, Associate Fellow By revoking article 370 on August 5th 2019, prime minister Narendra Modi kept his pre- election promise which held great appeal for his ideological support group the RSS, his Hindutva led political party the BJP and millions of...
The Empire Strikes Back – On LGBT Rights

The Empire Strikes Back – On LGBT Rights

by anna | Jul 26, 2019 | Human Rights, Imperial and Postcolonial History, Is the Commonwealth relevant? series, LGBT, The Commonwealth

Professor Philip Murphy, director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies welcomes a new generation of Commonwealth activists who are using established legal and constitutional tools to tackle its ‘imperial-era homophobic laws’. I went to a rather unusual meeting...
Public Interest Broadcasting: Changing priorities and challenges to Freedom of Expression; a focus on India

Public Interest Broadcasting: Changing priorities and challenges to Freedom of Expression; a focus on India

by anna | Jul 15, 2019 | Asia, Elections, Human Rights, India, Media Freedom

By Dr William Crawley – Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies The national elections in India in 2019 were marked by a keen focus on every aspect of government by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under Narendra Modi since it came to power...
South Africa’s Election leaves the country stirred, not shaken

South Africa’s Election leaves the country stirred, not shaken

by georgie | May 17, 2019 | Africa, Elections, Human Rights, South Africa

Martin Plaut Senior Research Fellow – ICWS It was a remarkable achievement. South Africa’s sixth election since the end of apartheid saw nearly 17.7 million people vote at 22,924 voting stations.They had a choice of 48 parties who were attempting to get into the...
A Way Forward for Eritrea

A Way Forward for Eritrea

by anna | Apr 29, 2019 | Africa, Human Rights, Imperial and Postcolonial History

By Martin Plaut, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies On 24 and 25 April 2019  a conference at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICWS) brought scholars and activists from around the world to discuss the future of Eritrea. Around 70 people...
ICWS@70 – A Real Birthday!

ICWS@70 – A Real Birthday!

by anna | Apr 15, 2019 | Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific, Elections, Human Rights, Imperial and Postcolonial History, Is the Commonwealth relevant? series, Media Freedom, The Commonwealth

By Dr Sue Onslow –  Deputy Director of The Institute of Commonwealth Studies This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and – unlike the more dubious claims and convenient myths of the modern Commonwealth...
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