Human Rights in Disputed Territories – Affixing ResponsibilityUnited Nations, Conflict and Human Rights “Human rights do not have any borders. It is vital to address underlying human rights issues in disputed ...
Third Conference of States Parties to the American Convention on Human Rights: Another Brick on the Wall (or is it another brick off?)American Convention on Human Rights, Constitutions and Human RightsOn January 21st and 22nd, the Third Conference of States Parties to the American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR) ...
The European Social Charter in Austerity Europe: Damning Conclusions on the Right of Access to Healthcare in SpainSpain, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Health, Socio-Economic RightsRecent conclusions published by the European Committee on Social Rights (ECSR) present yet another damning ...
Scotland’s Gay Rights JourneyScotland, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationOn 4 February 2014, MSPs passed the SNP government’s Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill into law, 105 ...
Scotland's Gay Rights JourneyUnited Kingdom, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual OrientationOn 4 February 2014, MSPs passed the SNP government’s Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill into law, 105 ...
Migrant ‘Push Backs’ at Sea are Prohibited ‘Collective Expulsions’European Convention on Human Rights, Immigration and Asylum, Right to Life In the early hours of 20 January 2014, a boat coming from Turkey carrying twenty-seven Afghan and Syrian ...
New employment tribunal fees and discrimination: UNISON v Lord Chancellor; Equality and Human Rights CommissionUnited Kingdom, Access to Justice, Labour RightsThe High Court (Moses LJ, Irwin J) today delivered judgment in the important judicial review proceedings brought ...
Not reaping the benefits: the United Kingdom’s continuing violation of Article 12§1 of the European Social CharterUnited Kingdom, Social ProtectionOn 29 January 2014, the European Committee of Social Rights found, yet again, that the United Kingdom is in ...
Not reaping the benefits: the United Kingdom's continuing violation of Article 12§1 of the European Social CharterEuropean Social Charter, Social Protection, Socio-Economic RightsOn 29 January 2014, the European Committee of Social Rights found, yet again, that the United Kingdom is in ...
Indian Supreme Court Changes Stance on Death Penalty: Holds Delay to be a Ground for CommutationIndia, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialRecently, in the case of Shatrughan Chauhan v. Union of India, a three-judge bench of the Indian Supreme Court ...
Kong Yunming v The Director of Social Welfare: Constitutional protection of social welfare rights in Hong KongHong Kong, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Social ProtectionOn 17 December 2013, the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong unanimously allowed the appeal of Madam Kong in Kong ...
The New Barbarians: Bulgarians and Romanians at the Gate!United Kingdom, Immigration and Asylum, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Social ProtectionJoseph Goebbels, Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany, is reputed to have said: ‘If you tell a lie big ...