Blogs by jurisdiction

Parent Company Liability for Human Rights Abuses in the UK? We Need Clarity

United Kingdom, Access to Justice, Business and Human Rights

The liability of parent companies for the extraterritorial human rights abuses committed by their subsidiaries has ...

Suffering in Silence: The Persecution of the Ahmadiyas in Pakistan

Pakistan, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Religion, Right to Vote

An appalling humanitarian crisis is gripping Pakistan where violent extremism has shrouded religious tolerance and ...

Trump, “Zero Tolerance,” and the Separation of Families

United States of America, Children's Rights, Immigration and Asylum

On June 20, in the wake of public outcry, President Donald Trump issued an executive order intended to end the ...

India’s Reaction to the 1st UN Report on Kashmir is Unwarranted

India, Pakistan, United Nations, Conflict and Human Rights

On June 14, 2018, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in recognition of the urgent need to ...

Affirmative Action in South Africa: The Urgency of Accounting for Historically Entrenched White Privilege and Power

South Africa, Race, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

In a recent judgement by the South African Constitutional Court, Minister of Constitutional Development v South ...

Female Genital Mutilation as a Question of Gender Equality (with Brenda Kelly)

Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual and Reproductive Rights

New Podcast: One of the targets under UN Sustainable Development Goal 5 is to eliminate all harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation, or FGM. In this episode, we talk with Dr Brenda Kelly, a consultant obstetrician at the Oxford Rose Clinic, which specialises in treating patients with FGM.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh and the Future of Women’s Reproductive Rights

United States of America, Abortion, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Role of the Judiciary, Sexual and Reproductive Rights

President Trump recently named Justice Brett Kavanaugh as his Supreme Court nominee. Although the nomination ...

Pakistan’s New Transgender Law: Lessons To Be Learnt

Pakistan, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

The Pakistan Supreme Court in 2009 recognised transgender persons as the third sex in Pakistani society. However, ...

Let’s Talk About Kashmir: The Symbolic Significance Of The UN Report On Kashmir

India, Pakistan, United Nations, Conflict and Human Rights

On 14th June, 2018, The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights published a 49 page report, the first one ...

Internet Shutdowns: The Irony of a Digital Nation?

India, Business and Human Rights, Right to Education, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Socio-Economic Rights

Between January to May (2018) alone, the Indian government imposed 55 internet shutdowns. An internet shutdown ...

Governance Gaps Lead to the Displacement of People Living in Rural Communities in Zambia

Zambia, Business and Human Rights, Right to Housing, Socio-Economic Rights

In Zambia, gaps in governance are allowing commercial farmers to contravene the law. This has resulted in the ...

HM Chief Inspector v Interim Executive of Al-Hijrah School: Religious Conviction is Not a Solvent of Legal Obligation

United Kingdom, Children's Rights, Gender, Right to Education, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Religion

The most interesting feature of the case of HM Chief Inspector v Interim Executive of Al Hijrah School [2018] ...