Implementing Imperfect Laws or Fighting for Law Reform: A Closer Look at Sexual Harassment LawsKenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Labour Rights, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Violence, Women's RightsIn a 2024 report on sexual harassment laws in Africa, the inconsistency in definitions and fragmented approaches ...
The Changing Tides of Delictual Liability: State Failure at the Intersection of Housing and Property Rights in JohannesburgSouth Africa, Private Actors, Right to HousingA recent South African High Court decision, Changing Tides 74 v City of Johannesburg, marks a significant legal ...
No Animal Left Behind: Kiwi’s Call to Change New Zealand Disaster LawNew Zealand, United Nations, Animal rights, Civil and political rights, Disability, International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsNew Zealand’s efforts to reform its emergency management law have highlighted a persistent gap between public ...
A Manifest Lack of Justice?: The ICJ’s Decision in Sudan v. United Arab EmiratesInternational Court of Justice, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Access to Justice, Genocide, Genocide Convention, Human Dignity, Role of the Judiciary, Standard of ReviewOn 5 March 2025, Sudan submitted an application instituting proceedings against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at ...
Pouring Fuel on the Fire: Implications of Trump’s Executive Actions for Human Trafficking Victimization and VulnerabilityUnited Nations, United States of America, Human trafficking, Immigration and AsylumThe second Trump administration has just passed the “first-100-days” benchmark, and there is deep concern about ...
Silenced Voices: The Fall of Press Freedom in AfghanistanAfghanistan, Freedom of the Press, Gender Equality, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to Participation, Women's RightsOn 3 May, World Press Freedom Day reminded governments of their duty to uphold press freedom, and honoured the ...
Unearthing Justice: The Human Rights and Environmental Toll of Mining in GhanaGhana, Children's Rights, Environment, Human Dignity, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Health, Right to healthy environment, Social Protection, Socio-Economic Rights, Substantive EqualityGhana, Africa's biggest gold-producing country and the world's sixth biggest, relies heavily on mining for its ...
Judicial Activism in Protecting the Right to Equality in Bangladesh: Reflections on High Court Division’s verdict on Redefining Parental Identity in Student Information FormsBangladesh, Access to Justice, Children's Rights, Constitutions and Human Rights, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Social Protection, Standard of Review, Substantive EqualityThe case of BLAST and others vs. Bangladesh and others (Writ Petition No. 5343 0f 2009) challenged the mandatory ...
Is Lack of Climate Change Mitigation measures a Human Right Violation?Australia, Torres Strait Islands, Climate Change, Climate justice, Cultural rights, Indigenous Rights, Right to Life, Right to Participation, Right to PrivacyA Disappearing Homeland The Torres Strait Islands are slowly disappearing owing to rising sea levels and costal ...
Supreme Court of India Moves from Tolerance to Acceptance for Persons with DisabilitiesIndia, affirmative action, Disability Rights, Intersectionality, Reservations, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Substantive EqualityConstitutionally, there is enough consensus around the fact that law must acknowledge the unequal realities of its ...
The Curious Case of Custodial Torture in IndiaIndia, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Custodial Violence, prohibition of torture, torture conventionIn February 2025, the High Court of Justice in London, King’s Bench Division, rejected the extradition of Sanjay ...
Finding the Essence of Non-Retrogression: A Path to Stronger Social Rights AccountabilityUnited Nations, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Housing, Social Protection, Socio-Economic Rights, Standard of Review, Substantive EqualityTime and again, States have been warned by courts, UN bodies, and NGOs against taking retrogressive steps in ...