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Prakhar Raghuvanshi - 3rd November 2020
Through an order dated 15th May 2020, the Jammu and Kashmir Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) issued a revised Media Policy 2020 (hereinafter “the Policy”). The Media Policy 2020 sparked protests across the valley and stands as a major concern for the freedom of press, not only in J&K but across India. The criticism […]
- 2nd November 2020
On 22 October 2020, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal held it was unconstitutional for a women to access abortion in cases where there was ‘a medical indication that there existed a high risk that the foetus would suffer severe and irreversible impairment or an incurable illness that could threaten its life’ (Article 4a para 1 (2) […]
Mairead Enright - 30th October 2020
The Irish Oireachtas (parliament) has passed controversial legislation relating to the Mother and Baby Homes Commission archives. The Commission’s report should be published by the end of the year. It will provide an official history of abuses within Ireland’s system for the management of single mothers and their children. For first-person accounts and human rights […]
Snehal Dhote - 27th October 2020
On 7 October 2020, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India held that the right to protest guaranteed under the Constitution of India cannot be exercised at public places for an indefinite period of time. This judgement resulted from a Special Leave Petition filed in the Supreme Court for the clearance of Delhi’s […]
Laura Íñigo Álvarez and Aintzane Márquez Tejón - 27th October 2020
On 14 April 2010, the Argentinean criminal courts began an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed during the Franco regime. The investigation was initiated under the principle of universal jurisdiction, which allows states to claim criminal jurisdiction over an accused person regardless of where the crime was committed or the nationality of the perpetrator […]
Alvin Attalo - 27th October 2020
In the Chief Justice’s advice to the President, Kenya’s current Chief Justice David Kenani Maraga has advised the President to dissolve parliament for failing to enact legislation that ensures gender equality as guaranteed under the Kenyan Constitution. Constitutional bases for the petition Article 27(8) of the Kenyan Constitution requires the State to take legislative and […]
Saeed Bagheri - 22nd October 2020
In 2015, Iran agreed a long-term Nuclear Deal on its nuclear programme with the world powers known as the P5+1 – the US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany. The deal formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) endorsed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2231, laid the groundwork for […]
Sanya Samtani - 22nd October 2020
October 19th to 25th is International Open Access (OA) Week 2020. This year’s theme is “Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion”. The theme invites us to recognise and redress the historical, material and social exclusion of several groups from participating in traditional spaces of scholarship. The global pandemic’s precipitation of […]
Vasiliki Poula - 21st October 2020
Stavropoulos and Others v. Greece questioned Greece’s respect for religious minority rights. When Mr. and Mrs. Stavropoulos registered the birth of their daughter in a registry office of Athens, Greece, they found out that her first name was recorded on the birth certificate with the handwritten note “naming” next to it in brackets. In Greek, “naming” […]
- 21st October 2020
Mining activities in Zambia, while economically beneficial (accounting for roughly 70 per cent of GDP), have produced negative effects, not least pollution to the environment. The scale of industrial pollution across the Copperbelt is gaining widespread awareness, recently coming before the UK Supreme Court. Medical studies (here and here) confirm that children living close to […]
Jade Weiner - 16th October 2020
Structural and legislative innovations aim to respond to gender-based violence plaguing South Africa. Recently, the “Victim Support Services Bill” (“Bill”) was presented for public comment. The Bill aims to address the rights of victims of violent crimes through an empowerment lens and calls for an integrated, multi-disciplinary response from public and private stakeholders. The Bill […]
- 16th October 2020
On 29 September 2020, Amnesty International India (“Am-India”) halted its operations within the country after the Government of India froze its accounts. Am-India called it the “latest in an incessant witch-hunt” of repetitive raids, notices and criminal investigations by India’s Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax Department and intelligence agencies. In a strongly-worded defense, the Government accentuated […]