Human Rights

Please see the Levellers Day website here for more information.

The theme 2013 is “Learning the lessons of history”, very appropriate in the year of the anniversaries of both the Ascott Martyrs and the strike at the Bliss Tweed Mill.

NOW is a network of women campaigning around issues of peace, justice and human rights at a local, national and international level. We meet for discussion, activism and solidarity! All ages, backgrounds and interests very welcome.

Speaker: Speakers: Jane Houston (Human Rights Education Consultant, Amnesty International UK) and Dr. Phyllis Ferguson (Gender Studies and Transitional Justice/Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford University) Donations, Women only. Wheelchair access

As with South African apartheid, boycott is a means for the international community to support those who are oppressed and seeking justice - in this case Palestinians who still have no country and suffer continuous Israeli control. If you want to learn more about how to use this non-violent method more effectively, bring your queries and thoughts to this discussion session for supporters of Palestinians' rights to self-determination.

Sahar Francis, Human Rights Lawyer and Director of Addameer. (Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association) will speak about Addameer's work of support and advocacy for Palestinian political prisoners.
Following our very successful November meeting “Palestinian Prisoners and Human Rights” organised jointly with Oxford Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Oxford Ramallah Friendship Association, Network of Oxford Women for Justice and Peace are very pleased to be organising this meeting with Sahar Francis, a prominent woman human rights lawyer in Palestine.