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Dr Alice StoreyAdmin

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Birmingham City University · United Kingdom · Member since 23 Aug 2026

About

Dr Alice Storey is Associate Professor of Human Rights at Birmingham City University. Her research focuses on the UN’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), specifically examining how States and civil society engage with international human rights, with a focus on women’s rights and the abolition of the death penalty. She is the Academic Lead of the UPR Project at BCU, shortlisted for a Times Higher Education Award in 2021.

Research interests

Implementation of UPR RecommendationsWomen's RightsCivil Society Organisations

Links

https://www.bcu.ac.uk/subject-areas/law/staff/alice-storey

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External publications & resources (7)

Report
Empowering Civil Society Organisations at the UPR - Strengthening Implementation of Recommendations from the UN's Universal Periodic Review
Alice Storey & Melisa Oleschuk — Funded by the British Academy and Leverhulme Trust, 2024
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Other
Opting Out of Accountability: The United States and the Implications of Withdrawal from the Universal Periodic Review
Michael Lane and Alice Storey — EJIL:Talk!, 2025
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Book chapter
Transparency, accountability, and legitimacy within the UN Universal Periodic Review
Alice Storey and Mark Eccleston-Turner — Rutgers University Press, 2022
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Journal article
The United Nations' Universal Periodic Review and female genital mutilation in Somalia: The value of civil society recommendations
Alice Storey — African Human Rights Law Journal, 2025
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Journal article
Improving Recommendations from the UN's Universal Periodic Review: A Case Study on Domestic Abuse in the UK
Alice Storey — Pace International Law Review, 2023
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Journal article
Challenges and Opportunities for the United Nations' Universal Periodic Review: A Case Study on Capital Punishment in the United States
Alice Storey — UMKC Law Review, 2021
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Other
Human Rights and the UN Universal Periodic Review Mechanism A Research Companion
Damian Etone, Amna Nazir & Alice Storey — Routledge, 2024
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