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 ...
Jurisdiction over police failures in Khayelitsha, South Africa: the inter-governmental disputeSouth Africa, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialIn this post, Sanja Bornman, an Attorney at the Women's Legal Centre in Cape Town, provides an overview of the ...
Disappointing Departures from the Verma Committee ReportIndia, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Gender The Union Cabinet of the Government of India has cleared an ordinance making changes to India’s rape ...
The Hidden Face of Forced Labour in BritainUnited Kingdom, Immigration and Asylum, Labour RightsAs previous posts on the OxHRH Blog have highlighted, trafficking for forced labour remains a hot-button issue in ...
Clarifying the Law on Consent in The Verma ReportIndia, GenderAfter the tragedy of the gang rape in Delhi on December 16, 2012, the Committee on Amendments to Criminal Law (The ...
The Future of Human Rights on These IslandsUnited Kingdom, Constitutions and Human RightsNow that the idea of a new UK Bill of Rights appears to be buried, choices re-emerge. The predicted outcome of the ...