To Tackle Poverty Effectively, See it Through the Lens of GenderUnited Kingdom, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Socio-Economic RightsEveryone knows that women hold up half the sky but are nonetheless much more likely to live in poverty. Yet in ...
Free Speech or Hate Speech? License Plates Drive SCOTUS to a Difficult PlaceUnited States of America, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionDespite the fact the American Civil War ended some 150 years ago, the symbols of that conflict continue to be ...
“It’s time for women to break the glass ceiling” FM Nicola Sturgeon Places Women and Violence at the Heart of Human Rights and Scottish LegislationUnited Nations, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationOn Thursday the 26th of March, a conference organised by Scottish Women’s Aid took place at the George Hotel in ...
The Benefits Cap and the Enforcement of Unincorporated Human Rights TreatiesUnited Kingdom, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Social ProtectionA prominent element of the UK coalition government’s deficit-reduction strategy (in rhetorical terms, if not ...
Je Suis Margot WallstromSaudi Arabia, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationMargot Wallstrom, the Swedish foreign minister, ignited a diplomatic war when she publicly criticized the Saudi ...
Free Speech Under the Indian Information Technology Act: The Supreme Court’s Recent JudgmentIndia, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionIn a landmark judgment on Tuesday, the Indian Supreme Court (PDF of the decision here) struck down Section 66A of ...
Why we need to start saying I’m Alright with Human RightsUnited Kingdom, Constitutions and Human RightsSanchita discusses British Institute of Human Rights' new initiative to give voice to those who are Alright With ...
Victory for Islanders’ Homes: Hong Kong Court Rules Against Unlicensed Funeral ParlourHong Kong, Right to Housing, Socio-Economic RightsFor over 20 years, residents of Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong have performed funeral rites in a makeshift ...
CEDAW Inquiry into Grave Violence Against Aboriginal Women in CanadaUnited Nations, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Socio-Economic RightsOn March 6, 2015 the CEDAW Committee released its second inquiry into grave and systemic violations of CEDAW under ...
Sri Lanka’s Second Chance to Achieve Lasting PeaceSri Lanka, Conflict and Human RightsHistory has given Sri Lanka a second chance. In 2009, as the conflict drew to its traumatic close, there was a ...
The International Human Rights Law Responsibilities of NGOsUnited Nations, Business and Human RightsThe international human rights law (IHRL) system is predicated on the principle of state responsibility to ...
Grayling’s Enhance Court Fees: how to pay lip-service to Magna CartaUnited Kingdom, Access to JusticeOn 9th March 2015, the Civil Proceedings and Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2015 came into force in ...