Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre: 20 Years Too LongUnited Kingdom, Immigration and AsylumCampsfield House, an immigration removal centre in Kidlington run by Mitie for profit, is now in its 20th year of ...
The Right to Prior Consultation of Indigenous Peoples in the Americas (Part II)American Convention on Human Rights, EnvironmentEditor's note: the first part of this post was an introduction to the right of indigenous peoples to prior and ...
The Right to Prior Consultation of Indigenous Peoples in the Americas (Part I)American Convention on Human Rights, EnvironmentEditor's note: this post forms the first in a two-part series on the rights of indigenous peoples in the Americas. ...
“British Schindler” and a History of Neglect of Refugee ChildrenUnited Kingdom, United States of America, Children's Rights, Immigration and AsylumSir Nicholas Winton celebrated his 105th birthday at the Czech embassy in London this past May. Guests included ...
Rape and the Failure of the Criminal Justice SystemIndia, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, GenderWith the national outrage witnessed in India after the gruesome gang-rape of Nirbhaya in December 2012, one truly ...
Does Affirmative Action Create Unfair Advantage?Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationAffirmative action, also known as positive action, is a controversial issue in many contexts. For example, ...
Breaking the Cycle of Gender InequalityUnited Nations, Business and Human Rights, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationEditor's note: this post follows from yesterday's post, by Frances Raday, UN Rapporteur-Chair, on the 2014 Working ...
Thematic Report – economic and social life with a focus on economic crisisUnited Nations, Business and Human Rights, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationEditor’s note: The UN Human Rights Council Working Group on Discrimination against Women in Law and in Practice ...
Partially Clandestine Criminal Trials Risk Standardising SecrecyUnited Kingdom, Counter-terrorism, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialIn a decision handed down 4 June 2014, the UK Court of Appeal addressed the issue of secrecy in criminal trials on ...
Gender and the Judiciary: Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia-Herzegovina, Gender, Role of the JudiciaryIt is sometimes assumed that if codified law is objective, neutral, and impartial, gender will have little or no ...
The London Legal Walk: 10 Successful YearsUnited Kingdom, Access to JusticeThe London Legal Support Trust (LLST) works to support law centres and legal advice agencies in London and the ...
Executing the Intellectually Disabled: a Stronger ProhibitionUnited States of America, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Death Penalty, DisabilityOn 21 February 1978, Freddie Hall and his accomplice, kidnapped, raped and murdered a young woman, and in a ...