Brexit: What would be the timetable for leaving?European Union, United Kingdom, Brexit, Constitutions and Human RightsThis blog considers when the UK would cease to be a member of the EU, if the result of the referendum on 23 June ...
Forgotten Victims: Children of Parents Sentenced to Death or ExecutedUnited Nations, Children's Rights, Death PenaltyAccording to recent figures from Amnesty International, at least 1,634 executions took place worldwide last ...
Rodrigo Duterte – the Philippines’s Human Rights Wild CardPhilippines, Conflict and Human Rights, Constitutions and Human RightsOn 9th of May, Rodrigo Duterte, a long-time mayor of Davao City in the Southern island of Mindanao, was elected ...
The 9 Point Agreement and the Fate of the Transitional Justice System in NepalNepal, Conflict and Human RightsFor more than a decade, Nepal had undergone a conflict between the security forces and the Maoist political ...
Brexit and collective labour rightsEuropean Union, United Kingdom, Brexit, Labour Rights, Right to Freedom of AssociationThere has been considerable concern expressed regarding the employment rights that British workers would lose by ...
The Missing Peace? Global-Regional Partnerships in AfricaAfrican Union, United Nations, Conflict and Human RightsUN peace operations have reached unprecedented levels of cost, complexity and risk – and its operational focus is ...
Surrogacy: A Global Form of ExploitationChildren's Rights, Gender, Sexual and Reproductive RightsSurrogacy appears to be an altruistic alternative for infertile couples that desire to become parents but are ...
Scoring More Than Goals: How mega sporting events’ preparation should take human rights protection seriouslyBrazil, Business and Human RightsWhen Brazil was chosen to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup, there were celebrations all over the country. Football is ...
Using the Convention Against Torture to Advance Transgender and Intersex RightsUnited Nations, Gender, Right against Torture, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual OrientationViolence and cruelty towards LGBTQI people worldwide is still far too common, making the Convention Against ...
Brexit and Worker RightsEuropean Union, United Kingdom, Brexit, Labour RightsIt is now pretty well-known that most of the employment rights in the UK are guaranteed by EU law—the principal ...
Working time and Brexit: Bad Karma?European Union, United Kingdom, Brexit, Labour RightsImagine a Karmic invitation to be reborn as a piece of employment legislation. It is very likely that the Working ...
Conscientious Objection or Oppression: That is the QuestionUruguay, Abortion, Right to Freedom of Religion, Sexual and Reproductive RightsOn 11th of August last year, the Supreme Administrative Court of Uruguay issued a judgment that recognises the ...