Deep Denial and No Care: U.S. v. Skrmetti and the Anti-Trans CampaignUnited States of America, Equal Protection Clause, Gender recognition, Statutory interpretation, Transgender rights, US Supreme CourtIn June 2025, the Supreme Court, controlled by a conservative supermajority, delivered yet another 6-3 decision ...
Invisible Deaths: The Case for a National Disability Mortality Registry in IndiaIndia, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Disability, Human Dignity, Intersectionality, Right to Life, Social Protection, Standard of Review, Substantive EqualityIn July 2024, Delhi witnessed the death of 14 residents at Asha Kiran Shelter, a state-run residential institution ...
When “Honour” Goes Viral: Social Media, Masculinity and the Hidden Male Victims of Honour-Based AbuseIndia, Gender Based Violence, Honour Based Abuse, Male victim, Online abuse, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual HarassmentRefuge’s recent report focuses upon technology-facilitated perpetration of Honour Based Abuse (HBA). However, many ...
Mob Justice, State Failure: The Right to Life Betrayed in BangladeshBangladesh, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Human Dignity, Right to Life, Social Protection, Standard of ReviewOn 18 September 2024, a man named Tofazzal Hossain was seized inside Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall at the University of ...
Dismantling Procedural Protections for Unaccompanied Children in the United StatesUnited States of America, Anti-trafficking, Immigration and Asylum, Procedural Justice, Rights of the ChildBuried deep within sweeping U.S. legislation enacted in July 2025 lies a brief provision with far-reaching ...
European Court of Human Rights Landmark Decision in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. RussiaECHR, Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine, Conflict and Human Rights, International Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, Rules of InterpretationIntroduction On July 9th, 2025, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Ukraine and ...
Deprivation of Access to Shadow Libraries: Why the Delhi High Court’s Recent Order Dilutes Human RightsIndia, Fair Dealing, Intellectual Property, Right to Information, Right to Technological and Scientific Progress, Socio-Economic RightsOn 19th August, 2025, the Delhi High Court passed an order in Elsevier v Alexandra Elbakyan (‘Elsevier case’) ...
The Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2025: A Critique from a Human Rights-Based Approach.India, Climate justice, Right to healthy environment, Right to LifeThe Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2025, is a landmark legislation designed to enhance the capacity of the ...
AI, Surveillance and Privacy in India: Human Rights in the Age of TechnologyIndia, Data Protection, Human Dignity, Right to Freedom of Association, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to PrivacyIn recent years, India has increasingly adopted artificial intelligence (AI) surveillance tools. This includes ...
Systemic racism: ECHR condemns France for discriminatory identity checks in one instance, but rejects five other applicationsECHR, France, Civil and political rights, Criminal Process Rights, Procedural Justice, Race, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationIn its decision in Seydi et autres v France, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has condemned France for ...
The Right to (Queer) Family in Indian Constitutional LawIndia, LGBTQI+ rights, Sexual OrientationCourts in India welcomed Pride Month this year with two landmark judgments relating to the rights of individuals ...
For the People, By the State: Establishing a Permanent Government Attorney Service in Bangladesh to Ensure Human Rights and the Rule of LawBangladesh, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Fair Trial, Role of the Judiciary, Social Protection, Standard of ReviewGovernment legal representation in Bangladesh’s courts remains inadequate due to a weak legal framework, ...