Marriage of the Girl Child in IranIran, Children's Rights, GenderIn February 2019, the news of an 11-year-old girl being married to a man who was almost 50 years old, caused ...
A Tale of Two Prime Ministers? Internet Shutdowns Gagging Free speech in EthiopiaEthiopia, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionIn the month of June 2019, Ethiopia encountered two major internet shutdown measures following a potential fear of ...
Workers of the Fireworks Factory of Santo Antônio de Jesus and their family members vs. Brazil and why we need to talk about socioeconomic gender inequalityInter-American Convention on Human Rights, Gender, Socio-Economic RightsIn 1998, there was an explosion at an irregular, high-risk fireworks factory in the city of Santo Antônio de ...
Mobilising International Human Rights Law to Promote Tax JusticeUnited Nations, Social Protection, Socio-Economic RightsHundreds of billions of dollars in revenue are lost to governments – and particularly those of developing ...
“The Interests of Justice” – The ICC and the Case of AfghanistanRome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Conflict and Human RightsIn April 2019, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court rejected the request to authorise an ...
US Supreme Court split on the partisan politics of district drawingUnited States of America, Right to VoteAt the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court waded into the fight over political partisanship in American politics. ...
Multinational Royal Dutch Shell summoned for insufficient efforts in combatting climate changeNetherlands, Business and Human Rights, EnvironmentCitizens and organizations around the world increasingly take their concerns regarding climate change to the ...
California is Poised to Expand Labour Protections for WorkersCalifornia, Labour RightsCalifornia, many other states, and the United States government, have laws imposing minimum standards of ...
Sexual Violence in Conflict 2019: Insights from Sudan and AlgeriaAlgeria, Sudan, Conflict and Human Rights, GenderThe 19th of June is celebrated as the UN International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. In ...
Poverty in the UK is violating human rights. What’s next?United Kingdom, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationLast week, we presented the findings of our investigation into poverty in the United Kingdom to the UN Human ...
Non-abyssal and Ableist Indian Supreme Court: The Abyssal Exclusion of Persons with DisabilitiesIndia, DisabilityThe famous critical thinker, Santos, has forcefully argued that critical theorists and social scientists have ...
Sudan’s Elusive Justice: Do Heads of States Enjoy Immunity from International Crimes?Sudan, Conflict and Human RightsWith the worsening situation in Sudan and the government’s systematic violations against the people of Sudan, ...