Events
The YHRCN supports a range of events in this city. Some of these occur annually, while some are one-off events. These serve a variety of purposes, including building informed communities, fostering discussion, and reaching out to new audiences.
Every year the YHRCN supports the work of York International Women’s Week coordinating group (see here), and York Disability Week (see here). In addition, below we feature the YHRCN annual lectures and events relating to human rights cities.
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Annual Lectures
Human Rights Cities
The YHRCN has hosted a number of important events relating to human rights cities. These have been designed to share knowledge and good practices, largely between cities in the UK and more broadly across Europe.
- 2025: Towards a Network of UK Cities Working on Human Rights, 1-2 July 2025. Programme
- 2016: The Rise of Human Rights Cities: Why Cities? Why Now?, 13-14 January 2016. Programme | Report
- 2013: Cities as Sanctuary: Improving Protection for Human Rights Defenders and Refugees in Europe, 9-10 July 2013. Programme