The Impact of COVID-19 on World’s RefugeesCOVID-19, Immigration and AsylumWhile official responses to the novel COVID-19 have focused on domestic impacts of the virus, we cannot overlook ...
‘But a Small Price to Pay’ – Degradation of Rights in Childbirth During COVID-19COVID-19, Gender‘No visitors. Induced labor. Converted delivery wards. Tens of thousands of women across the country are giving ...
Sharing or Caring? The Delineation of UK Parental RightsUnited Kingdom, Gender, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationFollowing the Supreme Court’s refusal to permit an appeal in Chief Constable of Leicestershire v Hextall, the ...
Proposed amendments to the Human Rights Act to disadvantage UK war crimes victimsUnited Kingdom, Conflict and Human Rights, Role of the JudiciaryOn 18 March 2020, the UK Minister for Defence introduced into the UK Parliament his promised package of new ...
New Zealand’s Abortion Law ReformNew Zealand, AbortionDuring the 2017 New Zealand election campaign, Labour leader Jacinda Ardern pledged to decriminalise abortion if ...
Gender Parity in the Chilean Constitutional Convention: What Does it Mean for Chilean Democracy?Chile, Constitutions and Human Rights, GenderRecently, on March 4, 2020, the two chambers of the Chilean Congress approved gender parity for the election of ...
India’s case against intellectual segregation in classroomsIndia, Right to EducationA High Court in India recently handed down a significant judgment relating to equality in educational facilities. ...
The Rebirth of the Abortion Debate in ColombiaColombia, AbortionEarly this March, the Colombian Constitutional Court, in a divided opinion (6-3), rejected on grounds of ...
Indian Supreme Court Holds For Gender Equality in the ArmyIndia, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationOn 17th February, 2020, the Supreme Court of India (“SC”), in the case of The Secretary, Ministry of Defence v. ...
The Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulation 2020Northern Ireland, AbortionOn 31 March 2020, The Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020 came into force. This is a landmark for the ...
We Must Stop the Corona Crash Becoming a Depression, with Ten Social RightsUnited Kingdom, COVID-19, Labour Rights, Socio-Economic RightsThe corona virus has triggered a stock market crash sharper and faster than the global financial crisis. It ...
Coronavirus: States Derogating to Suspend Human Rights ObligationsEuropean Convention on Human Rights, COVID-19, Right to HealthGovernments around the world are taking decisive action to contain the spread of a novel coronavirus, (COVID-19), ...