Centre for the Critical Reimagining of Human Rights

at the University of St Andrews

Behrouz Boochani, ‘A Letter from Manus’

In a moment of resistance to human rights, we believe acts of writing and critical thought are central to imagining conditions where rights may be advanced. We bring together scholars, writers and practitioners through interdisciplinary human rights research, looking at human rights through an arts and humanities perspective.


Palestinian Disposability: International Law and Political Strategy, with Bashir Abu-Manneh

Join the CCRHR for our first event of the 2026-2027 academic year. Dr Bashir Abu-Manneh will deliver a talk based on his new book Disposable Palestinians: Israel’s Wars and Genocide in Gaza