Promoting ‘Gender Ideology’: Constitutional Court of Bulgaria Declares Istanbul Convention UnconstitutionalBulgaria, Constitutions and Human Rights, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationOn July 27 Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ruled that the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating ...
Battling for Equality: The Court of Appeal Rules No Benefits for Same-sex SpousesHong Kong, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual OrientationThe Hong Kong Court of Appeal recently overturned the Court of First Instance's decision that the same-sex spouse ...
State Policy or Individual Right: The Recent Development of Environmental Protection in ChinaChina, Constitutions and Human Rights, EnvironmentIn late June 2018, the Chinese State Council released the three-year action plan to 'win the battle for blue ...
Landmark judgment on PSPO Regime has Significant Repercussions for Freedom of ExpressionEuropean Convention on Human Rights, United Kingdom, Abortion, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to Privacy, Sexual and Reproductive RightsOn 2 July 2018, the High Court handed down judgment in Dulgheriu v London Boroughof Ealing [2018] EWHC 1667 ...
Rohingyan Repatriation and the Principle of Non-RefoulmentBangladesh, Myanmar, Immigration and AsylumMyanmar and Bangladesh recently concluded a controversial deal in order to repatriate the first batch of the ...
Women’s Rights and the Proposed Changes to the Gender Recognition ActUnited Kingdom, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationIn this post we use the word women to refer to individuals born as women (also known as ‘natal women’). The ...
Indonesia’s New Counter-Terrorism Law and the Government’s Hidden Agenda?Indonesia, Conflict and Human Rights, Counter-terrorism, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialFollowing the suicide bombings by attackers with links to the Islamic State in May, the Indonesian Parliament has ...
Canadian Supreme Court Deeply Divided on Religious Freedom in Faith-Based Law School CasesCanada, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Religion, Sexual OrientationEarlier this summer, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) wrote the final chapter of a years-long saga concerning the ...
The Indian Supreme Court Reserves Judgment on the De-criminalisation of HomosexualityIndia, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Privacy, Sexual OrientationIn 2009, the High Court of Delhi handed down a landmark judgment in Naz Foundation v NCT of Delhi. It read down ...
The Forgotten Asylum Seekers of Calais and DunkirkEuropean Union, France, United Kingdom, Immigration and Asylum, Right to Housing, Socio-Economic RightsSince the closure of the ‘Jungle’ in October 2016, the asylum seekers and refugees that remain in Calais, Dunkirk ...
Argentine Senate Rejects Bill on Abortion: The Way ForwardAmerican Convention on Human Rights, Argentina, United Nations, Abortion, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Health, Right to Life, Sexual and Reproductive RightsThe Argentine Senate has recently rejected, by a 7-vote margin, a Bill passed by the Chamber of Deputies on the ...
July 4, 2018 – A New Independence DayIndia, United States of America, Environment, Right to LifeIn the United States, the Fourth of July is celebrated as Independence Day. Someday history books may celebrate ...