LBGT+ Rights in The EUEuropean Convention on Human Rights, Sexual OrientationThis blog is the second in a series that takes a snapshot of where LGBT+ rights are in 2018, as a result of some ...
Mind the Gap: the Privacy Void in Brazilian’s Public TransportBrazil, Right to PrivacyIn April 2018, the agreement entered into between ADMobilize and ViaQuatro, the administrator of the yellow line ...
The Ogiek Evictions in Kenya – a failed legal solutionKenya, EnvironmentThe Mau Forest is one of Kenya’s forest reserves, gazetted in 1954 to protect it from deforestation. In 2001, the ...
Indian Supreme Court Decriminalises Adultery: A Step Closer to Criminalising Marital RapeIndia, GenderIn the landmark decision in Joseph Shine v Union of India on 27 September 2018, the Indian Supreme Court ...
Let’s call ‘conscientious objection’ by its name: Obstruction of access to care and abortion in South AfricaSouth Africa, AbortionSouth Africa has one of the most liberal laws on abortion and constitutionally recognizes reproductive rights as ...
The Belgian Burkini Ban, Dead in the Water?Belgium, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationOn the 5th of July, the Ghent court of first instance held a ban on burkinis in two public swimming pools to ...
A Timely Intervention: Dutch Court declares that the State has Positive Duties under the European Convention on Human Rights to tackle Climate ChangeNetherlands, EnvironmentThe Court of Appeal in the Netherlands has just issued a landmark judgment concerning environmental human rights ...
Discrimination in the Age of Artificial IntelligenceRight to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe dawn of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been celebrated by both government and industry across the globe. AI ...
Lessons for the Future: the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Childhood AbuseAustralia, Children's RightsAustralia’s inquiry into childhood institutional abuse has lessons for other jurisdictions, especially the UK. ...
2018: A year of international judicial progress in LBGT+ rightsSexual Orientation2018 has seen a flurry of activity in the advancement and development of LGBT+ rights in the international sphere. ...
Indian Gay Rights Case opens gateways for Article 15 and IntersectionalityIndia, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual OrientationIn a landmark judgment on 6th September, 2018, a five judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court of India in ...
Deporting Rohingya Refugees: Indian Supreme Court Violates Principle of Non-refoulementIndia, Immigration and AsylumOn 4 October 2018, a three judge bench of the Supreme Court of India refused to stay the deportation of seven ...