Save Human Rights at Roehampton University
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Dear Roehampton University,
After the sad + shocking news of the closure of the Human Rights undergraduate programme, we are outraged that you are allowing this to happen.
The Human Rights course is a fundamental aspect to this university, it has such high prestige, and students come from across the globe to study it here.
The course has enabled so many people to go on and work international at the top levels and achieve their dreams whilst improving the world for others.
Roehampton was the first institution to offer Human Rights undergraduate and still remains the best in the UK, 2nd in Europe and is recognised internationally for being a centre of excellence.
The vast skills + passion of the staff in the Human Rights programme, here at Roehampton is so diverse and important, we have staff who have worked in the United Nations, teaching students who will go on to do the same. All the students come to Roehampton for many reasons but above it all we are passionate for Human Rights and being able to make a difference in the world.
The Roehampton University website boasts that its Human Rights department "leads the way with this unique programme" It also points out other fantastic achievements:
We are home to Crucible the only government-recognised centre of excellence in teaching and learning in the field of human rights in the country, for which Roehampton was awarded 4.5 million to set up.
The programme is supported by organisations such as Amnesty International and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
The head of subject for this programme is Dr Darren O'Byrne, whose publication Human Rights: An Introduction is the first textbook of its kind approaching the subject from a multidisciplinary perspective."
http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/undergraduate-courses/human-rights/ [accessed 04-11-10]
It is unbelievable to find out that the university has turned its back on a subject of which it was once so proud. I defy anyone who has been through the fantastic Human Rights programme to sit back and let them shut this subject down! Not only is this a course that has been thoroughly enjoyable to all who experienced it, but has inspired a generation of activists who care about the people that share our world.
Please sign the petition to help Save Human Rights at Roehampton, for future generations, this course is so important to so many, not just the students and staff at Roehampton but also the rest of the world!
After the sad + shocking news of the closure of the Human Rights undergraduate programme, we are outraged that you are allowing this to happen.
The Human Rights course is a fundamental aspect to this university, it has such high prestige, and students come from across the globe to study it here.
The course has enabled so many people to go on and work international at the top levels and achieve their dreams whilst improving the world for others.
Roehampton was the first institution to offer Human Rights undergraduate and still remains the best in the UK, 2nd in Europe and is recognised internationally for being a centre of excellence.
The vast skills + passion of the staff in the Human Rights programme, here at Roehampton is so diverse and important, we have staff who have worked in the United Nations, teaching students who will go on to do the same. All the students come to Roehampton for many reasons but above it all we are passionate for Human Rights and being able to make a difference in the world.
The Roehampton University website boasts that its Human Rights department "leads the way with this unique programme" It also points out other fantastic achievements:
We are home to Crucible the only government-recognised centre of excellence in teaching and learning in the field of human rights in the country, for which Roehampton was awarded 4.5 million to set up.
The programme is supported by organisations such as Amnesty International and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
The head of subject for this programme is Dr Darren O'Byrne, whose publication Human Rights: An Introduction is the first textbook of its kind approaching the subject from a multidisciplinary perspective."
http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/undergraduate-courses/human-rights/ [accessed 04-11-10]
It is unbelievable to find out that the university has turned its back on a subject of which it was once so proud. I defy anyone who has been through the fantastic Human Rights programme to sit back and let them shut this subject down! Not only is this a course that has been thoroughly enjoyable to all who experienced it, but has inspired a generation of activists who care about the people that share our world.
Please sign the petition to help Save Human Rights at Roehampton, for future generations, this course is so important to so many, not just the students and staff at Roehampton but also the rest of the world!
628 Signatures
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David M
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Laura M
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- This cannot be allowed to happen. The idea that they would even consider it feels like such a betrayal.
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Alex H
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- Human rights is one of Roehampton's key strengths and selling points so makes no sense to close it down, even if cuts are necessary across the university. More distinctive and innovative courses should be encouraged during these difficult times, not cancelled. I urge you to reconsider your decision.
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Jesse S
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- U got a fight on ur hands u crack-honking hypocrites
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Sophie C
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- I did not even take this course, I only experience a few modules from the human rights programme, and I cannot even begin to put into words how much of an impact what I learnt from the human rights programme has had on my life and on those around me who I have shared my knowledge and understanding with. This is an ESSENTIAL course because it deals with issues of such importance, and courses like this one should be in every university in the world let alone the UK.
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Charlotte A
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Jennifer P
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- This is an incredible course - DON'T STOP IT!!!!!!!!
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jasmine b
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Ari S
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Maria M
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stephen s
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- much needed course!
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Siobhan P
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Danielle R
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Suzanne Flannery Q
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bart l
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- This shouldn't happen it is a great course for Roehampton University
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Aprile G
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Sara P
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Edwin T
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Samuel W
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Charli A
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Emma D
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- В
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Aurelia
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Bobby O
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Katrina S
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vinay k
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- its good for student
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Samantha W
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- The human rights programme is a vital and vibrant subject, and should be a core element of EVERY curriculum. To cut the course when the university has invested so much money and prestige in it during the last seven years is appalling.
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El.Voda
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- don't cut this programme
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A. H
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Charlie D
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Ruairн M
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- Slack.
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Fengling T
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Bettina N
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Pauliina O
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Darren O
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- Though this is a student-led petition, I am sure my employers won't mind me adding my signature, as this is something I feel a little bit strongly about, believe it or not!
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Karina K
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Chris D
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- I feel truly honoured be be studying Human Rights at Roehampton. I agree with John Simpson, when he spoke at the opening of Crucible (Roehampton's Centre of Excellence in Human Rights) that he hoped that one day Human Rights would be considered as important as English and Maths within the curriculum. Human Rights is everything.
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Nafsika K
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Helena M
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Jonathon H
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Frances C
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Claire M
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- It should stay!
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Jo S
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Joshua W
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- Wow. What an obviously stupid thing to even consider doing. Why not just go support nestle whilst you're at it?
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Tone R
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- Save Human Rights at Roehampton
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Richard S
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- Do not get rid of this course. It is far too important to too many people.
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Siobhan C
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- This is more than just your average degree course, it's more than just an academic subject with book learning. I was more than halfway through a my BSc Psychology degree at a prestigious University of London uni when I went travelling and saw first hand the need for Human Rights, I came home and switched courses two years in, haven't looked back since. Sure I get to finish my degree, but what about the people who come after me? I hate to think that someone could have similar experiences to me and then not have somewhere to go to channel the passion that ignites in you as a human being. So I am not signing this for me, I am signing it for those who need Human Rights, who need people to study it so that HR can be implemented. I am signing this for all those people who will one day want to make a difference. I understand cuts in funding are tough, but Human Rights is so relevant that I just can't justify losing this course from the curriculum, we like to think of ourselves as progressive...we'll see.
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G S
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FRANCESCA W
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Rehnuma
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Misty Lynn E
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