Forgotten and Forsaken Victims: The Perpetual Tragedy of Women in WarfareInternational Criminal Court, Israel, Palestine, Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Ukraine, Conflict and Human Rights, Gender, Human Dignity, Intersectionality, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Substantive EqualityAmidst persistent tension and growing conflict in the Middle East and in Ukraine, videos of the atrocities faced ...
The Fundamental Knot: Why a Hands-Off Approach by the Indian Judiciary Poses a Challenge to Marriage Equality in IndiaIndia, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Role of the Judiciary, Sexual Orientation, Social ProtectionThe Supreme Court of India on 17 October 2023 delivered its long-awaited judgement on the legality of same-sex ...
Federated Learning: A Possible Panacea for Data Privacy in the Healthcare SectorEuropean Union, United Kingdom, United States of America, Right to Health, Right to PrivacyThe significance of data privacy is increasingly prominent on a global scale. There are laws in many jurisdictions ...
India’s Women’s Reservation Bill: Breaking the Political Glass CeilingBangladesh, China, India, Pakistan, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Gender, Intersectionality, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Substantive EqualityIndia’s social fabric is complex and diverse, and women's ability to realise substantive equality in this ...
Thubakgale: Bringing Home the Right to Adequate Housing Against a Recalcitrant MunicipalitySouth Africa, Human Dignity, Right to Housing, Socio-Economic Rights, Standard of ReviewAn August 2023 housing rights decision of the Pretoria High Court in South Africa is the latest in a protracted ...
Holding Social Media Companies Accountable for Hate Speech in Times of Conflict and War: An Urgent NecessityEuropean Union, International Criminal Court, Rome Statute, United Kingdom, Business and Human Rights, Public International Law, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionImagine a world where the Nazis didn't have a powerful propaganda tool like the newspaper Der Stürmer. Could the ...
LGBTQIA+ Rights under siege: Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023Uganda, United Nations, Constitutions and Human Rights, Death Penalty, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Privacy, Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Sexual OrientationOn May 26 2023, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law one of the globe's harshest anti-LGBTQ bills, ...
(Re)Learning from the Ground-Breaking Judgement of the Supreme Court of Mauritius Decriminalising Sodomy: A Kenyan PerspectiveKenya, Mauritius, Constitutions and Human Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Sexual Orientation, Social Protection, Substantive EqualityOn 4 October 2023, the Supreme Court of Mauritius delivered a ground-breaking judgment in the case of Abdool Ah ...
A Blueprint for the World: How Karnataka’s Shakti and Gruha Lakshmi Schemes Elevate Women’s Economic RightsIndia, United Nations, Gender, Intersectionality, Labour Rights, Right to Education, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to work, Socio-Economic RightsKarnataka, through its state government schemes, has taken proactive steps towards ensuring women’s welfare and ...
Silencing the Indigenous Voice: How Australians Have Failed Their Own People Part IIAustralia, Canada, New Zealand, United Nations, United States of America, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Cultural rights, Human Dignity, Indigenous Rights, Intersectionality, Race, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Social Protection, Substantive EqualityThe first part of this blog series addressed the background to the referendum and the Constitution of Australia, ...
Silencing the Indigenous Voice: How Australians Have Failed Their Own People Part IAustralia, Canada, New Zealand, United Nations, United States of America, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Cultural rights, Human Dignity, Indigenous Rights, Intersectionality, Race, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Social Protection, Substantive EqualityLast week’s failed referendum affirms the deep-seated racial prejudice embedded in Australia's public ...
Derechos Trans y el Parlamento Escocés: Poniendo a Prueba los Límites Constitucionales del Autogobierno de EscociaScotland, United Kingdom, Constitutions and Human Rights, Gender identity, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Social ProtectionEl gobierno británico ha bloqueado la Ley de Reconocimiento de Género de Escocia, lo que ha desencadenado una gran ...