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LGBTQ+ and Women’s Rights under attack: Romania to hold referendum for “the traditional family”

LGBTQ+ and Women’s Rights under attack: Romania to hold referendum for “the traditional family”

Romania, Sexual Orientation

The Romanian Senate and the Constitutional Court gave the green light to a referendum on “the traditional family”. ...

Blocking ride-sharing applications goes against free speech and human progress

Blocking ride-sharing applications goes against free speech and human progress

Argentina, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression

Last year, a local court of Buenos Aires ordered the blockage of Uber’s app and website nationwide in Argentina. ...

Confronting Racism, Discrimination, and Segregation against Palestinians: the CERD’s First Inter-State Complaint

Confronting Racism, Discrimination, and Segregation against Palestinians: the CERD’s First Inter-State Complaint

Israel, Palestine, Race, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

In April 2018, the State of Palestine filed an interstate complaint against Israel with the Committee on the ...

Standard of Proof in Zimbabwe’s Presidential Petition: A Response

Standard of Proof in Zimbabwe’s Presidential Petition: A Response

Zimbabwe, Right to Vote, Standard of Review

On 5 September 2018, renowned scholar Alex Magaisa published a piece on the standard of proof in Zimbabwe’s ...

A Better Future for Women at Work’ (2018) U of OxHRH J 1

A Better Future for Women at Work’ (2018) U of OxHRH J 1

Gender, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

Law still retains a vital role in modifying cultural norms and oppressive structures that underpin women's role in ...

Early Childhood Education and Care for Informal Workers: An Emancipatory Framework for Better Working Futures’ (2018) U of OxHRH J 16

Early Childhood Education and Care for Informal Workers: An Emancipatory Framework for Better Working Futures’ (2018) U of OxHRH J 16

Chile, India, Mexico, Gender, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

The practice of taking children to the workplace poses enormous challenges to women's productivity and child welfare.

The State Made Informalisation of Women Workers: A Case Study into Care Workers in South Korea’ (2018) U of OxHRH J 46

The State Made Informalisation of Women Workers: A Case Study into Care Workers in South Korea’ (2018) U of OxHRH J 46

South Korea, Gender, Labour Rights,

When women are seen first as caregivers and only second as breadwinners, care jobs can then be more easily devalued.

Extending Occupational Health and Safety Law to Informal Street Vendors in South Africa’ (2018) U of OxHRH J 61

Extending Occupational Health and Safety Law to Informal Street Vendors in South Africa’ (2018) U of OxHRH J 61

South Africa, Labour Rights

Street vendors make city life more vibrant. Providing health and safety facilities contributes to a hygienic ...

Intersectional Approach to Addressing Gender and Other Forms of Discrimination in Labour in the Commonwealth Caribbean’ (2018) U of OxHRH J 86

Intersectional Approach to Addressing Gender and Other Forms of Discrimination in Labour in the Commonwealth Caribbean’ (2018) U of OxHRH J 86

Carribean, Gender, Race, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

Intersectionality must be conceptualized within the lens of relationships of power.

Institutional Interactions in Gender Pay Equity: A Call for Inclusive, Equal and Transparent Labour Markets’ (2018) U of OxHRH J 115

Institutional Interactions in Gender Pay Equity: A Call for Inclusive, Equal and Transparent Labour Markets’ (2018) U of OxHRH J 115

Gender, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

Gender pay equity is not only about eradicating the male breadwinner regime's legacy.

Conceptualising Violence Through a Gender Lens: Regulation and Strategies for Prevention and Redress’ (2018) U of OxHRH J 142

Conceptualising Violence Through a Gender Lens: Regulation and Strategies for Prevention and Redress’ (2018) U of OxHRH J 142

Gender, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

Addressing occupational violence must not be done at the expense of making invisible the gender discriminatory ...

An Employment Right Standard Provision for Working Women Experiencing Domestic Violence’ (2018) U of OxHRH 167

An Employment Right Standard Provision for Working Women Experiencing Domestic Violence’ (2018) U of OxHRH 167

Australia, Philippines, Gender, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

Paid leave provides employees with time to do what is critically necessary in instances of domestic violence, such ...

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