Karnataka Hijab Ban Part 1: An UnveilingIndia, Access to Justice, Children's Rights, Constitutions and Human Rights, Gender, Right to Education, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of ReligionThis is a 3-part blog on the Hijab ban case in India. Part 1 traces the journey of the Hijab ban order, from the ...
UN Member States Vote to Oust Iran from the UN Commission of the Status of WomenIran, Gender, Right to EducationImage description: Iran solidarity protest in Berlin, October 22, 2022. On December 14th, 2022, Iran became the ...
The Forgotten I in LGBTQIA+: ECtHR Turns its Back on Intersex PeopleEuropean Convention on Human Rights, European Union, France, Access to Justice, Children's Rights, Gender identity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Health, Role of the Judiciary, Sexual and Reproductive RightsImage Description: Picture of two fists, with the letters LGBTQIA+ written across the knuckles in rainbow ...
La violencia obstétrica y su reconocimiento por la Corte Interamericana de Derechos HumanosAmerican Convention on Human Rights, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Access to Justice, Gender, Right to Health, Right to Life, Sexual and Reproductive RightsDesde hace algunos años, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (Corte IDH) ha desarrollado estándares en ...
Obstetric Violence and its Recognition by the Inter-American Court of Human RightsAmerican Convention on Human Rights, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Access to Justice, Gender, Right to Health, Right to Life, Sexual and Reproductive RightsFor some years the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACoHR) has been developing standards regarding sexual ...
A Case for an Objective Threshold in Tax Exemption of Persons with Disabilities in KenyaAfrican Charter on Human and People's Rights, Kenya, United Nations, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Disability, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Role of the Judiciary, Socio-Economic RightsImage Description: A Kenyan mother and her daughter are pictured close-up on their faces. The mother looks toward ...
Equality Doesn’t Always Mean Integration: The Right to Education for Neurodiverse PeopleUnited Kingdom, United Nations, Access to Justice, Children's Rights, Gender, Gender identity, Intersectionality, Race, Right to Education, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Social ProtectionImage Description: A young woman with pink hair is tossing her head in joy. Proponents of the rights of people ...
Dignity Neuroscience: A Universal Rationale for Human RightsUnited Nations, Human Dignity, Right to healthy environment, Socio-Economic RightsImage description: Medical diagram of the first two domains of dignity neuroscience: (1) Agency, Autonomy & ...
Pakistan’s Federal Shariat Court Affirms that the ‘Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Act 2016’ Aligns with Islamic InjunctionsPakistan, Access to Justice, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Gender, Right against Torture, Right to Life, Role of the JudiciaryImage description: A group of women and children in Sindh, Pakistan gather in an outdoor shelter It has been ...
The Respect for Marriage Act as Both a Gay Rights Victory and DefeatUnited States of America, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual OrientationImage Description: A rainbow coloured heart and at the middle of this heart are two intertwined rings. For the ...
The Indian Supreme Court on Affirmative Action for the Upper Caste Poor – Part IIIndia, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationImage Description: A small signage which says 'Reserved'. In this post, I continue to engage with the Indian ...
The Indian Supreme Court on Affirmative Action for the Upper Caste Poor – Part IIndia, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationImage Description: A small signage which says 'Reserved' In Janhit Abhiyan v Union of India, a five-judge bench ...