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The Indian Puttaswamy Judgments: Privacy Rights at Stake in the Pursuit of Social Security

The Indian Puttaswamy Judgments: Privacy Rights at Stake in the Pursuit of Social Security

India, Access to Justice, Business and Human Rights, Constitutions and Human Rights, Right to Privacy, Role of the Judiciary, Socio-Economic Rights, Substantive Equality

Lately, the Indian government has attempted to completely digitise social welfare schemes, such as ration cards, ...

Tanzania’s Colonial Relic: A Thread of Capital Punishment

Tanzania’s Colonial Relic: A Thread of Capital Punishment

African Charter on Human and People's Rights, Tanzania, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Death Penalty, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Life

The death penalty (capital punishment) is abolished in many African countries and applied under exceptional ...

Mater semper certa non est. The Court of Padua rejects the Prosecutor’s appeal against the birth certificates of children with two mothers

Mater semper certa non est. The Court of Padua rejects the Prosecutor’s appeal against the birth certificates of children with two mothers

Italy, Children's Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual Orientation

On 1 February 2024 the Court of Padua rejected the appeal lodged in June 2023 by the Prosecutor seeking to correct ...

Mater semper certa non est. Il Tribunale si Padova respinge il ricorso del Pubblico Ministero per la modifica dei certificati di nascita contenenti l’indicazione di due madri

Mater semper certa non est. Il Tribunale si Padova respinge il ricorso del Pubblico Ministero per la modifica dei certificati di nascita contenenti l’indicazione di due madri

Italy, Children's Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual Orientation

Il 1º febbraio 2024 il Tribunale di Padova ha respinto il ricorso presentato nel giugno 2023 dal Pubblico ...

The Colombian Supreme Court Affirms Human Right to Technological and Scientific Progress: Navigating Legal Challenges in the Era of Disruptive Innovation

The Colombian Supreme Court Affirms Human Right to Technological and Scientific Progress: Navigating Legal Challenges in the Era of Disruptive Innovation

Colombia, Right to Participation, Right to Technological and Scientific Progress,

Disruptive innovations start in the minds of people who, under open constitutional frameworks, have the freedom to ...

The European Court of Human Rights’ Gendered Climate Docket: KlimaSeniorinnen and Duarte Agostinho

The European Court of Human Rights’ Gendered Climate Docket: KlimaSeniorinnen and Duarte Agostinho

European Convention on Human Rights, France, Portugal, Switzerland, United Nations, Access to Justice, Business and Human Rights, Children's Rights, Constitutions and Human Rights, Environment, Gender, Intersectionality, Right to healthy environment, Socio-Economic Rights, Substantive Equality

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) just announced that the judgments in all three climate cases before the ...

One year on, US journalist Evan Gershkovich remains a state hostage in Russia

One year on, US journalist Evan Gershkovich remains a state hostage in Russia

Russia, United Nations, United States of America, Access to Justice, Conflict and Human Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Human Dignity, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to Health, Right to Life

For the past twelve months, US journalist Evan Gershkovich, a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, has been ...

Discrimination Law – Part 3

Discrimination Law – Part 3

Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

Oxford Human Rights Hub · Discrimination Law - Part 3 In this episode, we are exploring some of the key ...

How Texas’ Proposed Criminalisation of Immigration Jeopardises Human Rights Commitments

How Texas’ Proposed Criminalisation of Immigration Jeopardises Human Rights Commitments

United Nations, United States, Access to Justice, Children's Rights, Constitutions and Human Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Human Dignity, Immigration and Asylum, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Role of the Judiciary

Senate Bill 4 (SB 4) —which is currently blocked from taking effect— is the latest in a long line of repressive ...

Shining a Light in the Darkness: How The Karnataka Model Bridges Economic Divides and Advances Human Rights

Shining a Light in the Darkness: How The Karnataka Model Bridges Economic Divides and Advances Human Rights

India, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Food and Water, Right to work, Socio-Economic Rights, Substantive Equality

In a world where the economic divide between the rich and poor is ever widening, recent Oxfam reports have ...

The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief: Key reports, themes, and issues

The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief: Key reports, themes, and issues

United Nations, Constitutions and Human Rights, Human Dignity, Intersectionality, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Religion, Substantive Equality

The right to Freedom of Religion or Belief (FORB) continues to be one of the most important and vulnerable human ...

Shamima Begum – A Disappointing Precedent for the Protection of Victims of Trafficking

Shamima Begum – A Disappointing Precedent for the Protection of Victims of Trafficking

Islamic State, Syria, United Kingdom, United Nations, Access to Justice, Children's Rights, Conflict and Human Rights, Constitutions and Human Rights, Counter-terrorism, Gender, Immigration and Asylum, Intersectionality, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

As the face of the UK’s counter-terrorism response, the Shamima Begum case continues to shine a spotlight on the ...

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