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The Deafening Silence of Dissent: Abuse of Counter-Terror Laws in Indian-Administered Kashmir

The Deafening Silence of Dissent: Abuse of Counter-Terror Laws in Indian-Administered Kashmir

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Substantive Equality

On 5 August 2019, the Indian Parliament unilaterally abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution, which provided a ...

When Ideology Trumps Rights: The ECtHR’s Rejection of Sex Workers’ Human Rights in M.A. and Others v. France

When Ideology Trumps Rights: The ECtHR’s Rejection of Sex Workers’ Human Rights in M.A. and Others v. France

European Convention on Human Rights, France, Gender, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual and Reproductive Rights

In July, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its judgment in the case of M.A. and others v ...

When ‘National Interest’ leads to Ecocide: The Unseen Constitutional Violation of Environmental Laws in Bangladesh

When ‘National Interest’ leads to Ecocide: The Unseen Constitutional Violation of Environmental Laws in Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Climate justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Right to healthy environment, Right to Life

In the largest delta in the world, Bangladesh, the environmental safeguarding mechanism consists of nearly 200 ...

The Case for Overseas Constituencies

The Case for Overseas Constituencies

Elections Act 2022, European Court of Human Rights, United Kingdom, Right to Vote

The Elections Act 2022 received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022. Section 14, amending sections 1 and 2 of ...

Shaping Judicial Safeguards Against SLAPP Suits: Emerging Protections in Indian Law

Shaping Judicial Safeguards Against SLAPP Suits: Emerging Protections in Indian Law

India, United Kingdom, Access to Justice, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to Privacy

The Supreme Court of India in Bloomberg Television v Zee Entertainment outlined stringent principles for the grant ...

Echoes of Dissent: ECtHR rulings pave the way for evolving limits on free speech

Echoes of Dissent: ECtHR rulings pave the way for evolving limits on free speech

European Convention on Human Rights, European Court of Human Rights, Limitation of Rights, Proportionality, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression

On 27 August 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued two pivotal rulings on the intersection of ...

The Role of Social Media in Russia’s War in Ukraine: Durov’s Arrest as a Catalyst for Global Social Media Accountability?

The Role of Social Media in Russia’s War in Ukraine: Durov’s Arrest as a Catalyst for Global Social Media Accountability?

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Russia, Ukraine, Conflict and Human Rights, Criminal Justice, Private Actors, Public International Law, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to Information, Technology and human rights

The recent arrest of Pavel Durov, CEO of Telegram, on charges of allegedly aiding and abetting criminal activities ...

Reproductive Rights and the Judicial Attitudes in Recent Abortion Cases in Strasbourg: Will Women’s Suffering Ever Be ‘Severe’ Enough? Part 2

Reproductive Rights and the Judicial Attitudes in Recent Abortion Cases in Strasbourg: Will Women’s Suffering Ever Be ‘Severe’ Enough? Part 2

European Court of Human Rights, Poland, Abortion, Gender Equality, Human Dignity, Right against Torture, Sexual and Reproductive Rights

As discussed in Part 1 of this blog, the European Court of Human Rights did not find a violation of Article 3 of ...

Reproductive Rights and the Judicial Attitudes in Recent Abortion Cases in Strasbourg: Will Women’s Suffering Ever Be ‘Severe’ Enough? Part 1

Reproductive Rights and the Judicial Attitudes in Recent Abortion Cases in Strasbourg: Will Women’s Suffering Ever Be ‘Severe’ Enough? Part 1

European Court of Human Rights, Poland, Abortion, Gender Equality, Right against Torture, Sexual and Reproductive Rights

On 14 December 2023, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) released its ML v Poland judgment. As the ECtHR ...

Business and Human Rights: A Cautious and Promising Interpretation of the French Vigilance Law

Business and Human Rights: A Cautious and Promising Interpretation of the French Vigilance Law

European Union, France, Business and Human Rights, Environment, Right to healthy environment

In rulings issued on 18 June 2024, the Paris Court of Appeal deemed admissible the actions brought by several ...

The Right to Protest: Limiting the Right to a Class of Citizens In India

The Right to Protest: Limiting the Right to a Class of Citizens In India

Gender Based Violence, Gender Equality, Labour Rights, Right to Freedom of Assembly, Right to Protest, Role of the Judiciary

On August 9, 2024, on the eve of India’s Independence Day, the nation woke up to the news of a horrific rape and ...

Is Regulating Disinformation at Odds with Free Speech? An Analysis of India’s Approach

Is Regulating Disinformation at Odds with Free Speech? An Analysis of India’s Approach

India, Constitutions and Human Rights, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression

In February 2022, I wrote on the need to penalise online disinformation or “fake news” on Indian social media to ...

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