Violence Against Women in South Africa: President Zuma and the ANC Still Have Not Got the MessageSouth Africa, GenderBy Nabihah Iqbal - The recent tragedy of Anene Booysen has brought widespread attention to the pandemic of ...
Death Penalty in India: What the Future HoldsIndia, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Death Penalty, Right to LifeBy Vrinda Bhandari - Constitutionally speaking, the death penalty in India is limited to the “rarest of the ...
Solidarity, fair sharing of responsibility, and refugee protection in the EUEuropean Union, Immigration and AsylumArticle 80 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) requires that asylum policies of the ...
Why is the British Coalition Government Undermining the Equality Act and What Can be Done?United Kingdom, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationBy Professor Sir Bob Hepple QC The achievements of the British Equality Acts (EA) 2006 and 2010 are being ...
A Quick OverviewEuropean Convention on Human Rights, India, United Kingdom, United States of America, Counter-terrorism, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Religion, Sexual OrientationBlog posts have been coming in thick and fast over the last month. To help you get up to speed, the editorial team ...
The ‘War Against Terrorism’ and the Decade of ExceptionalismUnited Nations, United States of America, Counter-terrorismBen Emmerson QC, UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights, spoke at the Wadham Human Rights ...
International Human Rights Law and National Equality Legislation: Mapping the GapsUnited Kingdom, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationOn Wednesday 6th of February, the Oxford Human Rights Hub welcomed Dr. Dimitrina Petrova, founding Executive ...
Political BetrayalUnited States of America, Counter-terrorism, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Death PenaltyBy Clive Stafford Smith I am writing this article in the airport waiting room in Guantánamo Bay, after a week ...
What's love got to do with it?- Framing the same-sex marriage debate.United Kingdom, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual OrientationWhile listening to MPs debating the Marriage (Same Sex) Couples Bill, it was interesting to note how many ...
What’s love got to do with it?- Framing the same-sex marriage debate.United Kingdom, Sexual OrientationWhile listening to MPs debating the Marriage (Same Sex) Couples Bill, it was interesting to note how many ...
Human Trafficking in ScotlandScotland, Immigration and Asylum, Labour RightsFollowing on from her previous post on forced labour in Britain Mei-Ling McNamara takes a closer look at the ...
Lifting As We ClimbIndia, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationUpon the formation of the National Association of Colored Women’s Club, the chosen motto read: Lifting As We ...