Conscientious Objection or Conscious Oppression?: The Uphill Battle to Access Abortion Services in UruguayUruguay, Abortion, Right to Freedom of Religion, Sexual and Reproductive RightsIn October 2012, Uruguay passed Law 18,987 that waives criminal penalties for abortion in the first 12 weeks of ...
The Death Penalty Lives on in Zambia Despite the Country’s Constitutional ReformZambia, Death Penalty, Right to LifeZambia, like most countries in Africa, has retained the death sentence on its criminal law statutes for a limited ...
The Indian Supreme Court and the Missing Connection between Faith and DressIndia, Right to Freedom of ReligionThe Indian Supreme Court’s recent comments trivialising the importance of religious dress to faith have troubling ...
UNISON v Lord Chancellor: The Statistics of Tribunal Fees in the Court of AppealUnited Kingdom, Access to Justice, Labour RightsAs discussed previously on the Blog, fees in the employment tribunal were introduced across England, Wales and ...
Santhara: Jains’ Right to Exit with DignityIndia, Right to Freedom of Religion, Right to LifeThe Jain religion of India has been embroiled in legal controversy surrounding the practice of Santhara or ...
Tackling Moral Policing in Mumbai: A Human Rights ApproachIndia, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right to PrivacyIn the latest news on moral policing, earlier this month the Mumbai police conducted a round of raids across ...
Recent Developments in the UN Human Rights Council: Traditional Values and Women’s Right to Equality in the FamilyUnited Nations, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of ReligionIn recent years at the United Nation’s Human Right’s Council (UNHRC) an ideological challenge has been directed ...
United States Labor Relations Board Cowardly Punts its DutiesUnited States of America, Labour Rights, Right to Freedom of AssociationEarlier this month, the United States witnessed a major setback for freedom of association. The National Labor ...
High Court in Belfast Finds the Northern Irish Executive Failed its Statutory Duty to Adopt a ‘Strategy’ to Tackle Poverty Based on ‘Objective Need’Northern Ireland, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Social Protection, Socio-Economic RightsOn 30 June 2015 the High Court in Belfast ruled [2015] NIQB 59 that the Northern Irish Executive failed its ...
Nothing Right about Children’s Rights in PakistanPakistan, Children's RightsThe first week of August 2015 has been witness to what is being called Pakistan’s ‘biggest child abuse scandal’– ...
Growing Pains in Timor LesteTimor Leste, Conflict and Human Rights, Role of the JudiciaryTimor Leste’s stability is under focus following the recent killing by security forces of Mauk Moruk, a long-time ...
In Memory of Bob HeppleSouth Africa, United Kingdom, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationIt is with a heavy heart that I write to say farewell to Bob Hepple, who died in the early hours of Friday 21st ...