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Founded in 2021, the Oxford Human Rights Student Society's (OHRSS) mission is to help students attain careers in human rights law.
Through careers events with human rights law firms, organisations and personalities, we aim to highlight the human rights opportunities available to graduates and illuminate the process of applying to these positions. We also hope to connect students with a keen interest in human rights law to inspirational figures from a wide range of specialties in the field of human rights law, with intent to create a valuable and supportive network with industry experts.
Since our founding in 2021, we have been privileged to host events with some of the biggest names in human rights law: notable QCs, the former President of the UN War Crimes Tribunals, the Director of the Howard League, the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Section Chiefs of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and more. We aim to tailor offer a wide range of events to suit our members' varied human rights interests.
Access to our events is free for all current members of the University of Oxford. Sign-up to OHRSS membership below!
OHRSS membership is free and open to all members of the University of Oxford. Our events are primarily aimed at undergraduate students, although may also appeal to postgraduate members!
Register for membership by clicking the link above!
We are Oxford University's largest student society dedicated towards human rights, attracting members who are particularly passionate and dedicated to a career in human rights across both undergraduate and postgraduate populations. This means that if you are a human rights affiliated organisation, our members are interested in areas of work directly aligning with your organisation's.
This is also an exciting time to sponsor and get involved with OHRSS!
Since our launch in September 2021, we have hugely increased our membership, and amassed an online following of more than 1150. As we enter our fourth year of running, we are proud to have hosted events with fantastic speakers such as:
- Noted barristers Helen Mountfeld QC and Amanda Weston QC
- NGOs such as the Howard League for Penal Reform and REDRESS
- Senior representatives from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and
- The former President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
Given the preoccupation with corporate law careers that dominate other law societies in Oxford, we are in the unique position of specifically accessing and catering towards to an audience that cares about human rights. Therefore, please do support our society's activities -- we would love to continue fostering Oxford students' interests in human rights, and inspire more to undertake human rights careers in the future!
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