Advancing a Bill of Rights for Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland, Constitutions and Human Rights, Socio-Economic RightsIn times of crisis, the protection of human rights is fundamental. Covid-19 presents unprecedented challenges for ...
Environmental protection of children’s right to life: ICCPR General Comment 36United Nations, Children's Rights, Environment, Right to LifeAs the indivisibility of human rights and environmental protection solidifies as a norm of international human ...
Closing the Gap in Indigenous Australian Disadvantage Policy: A Human Rights ResponseAustralia, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationIn 2008 the Council of Australian Governments decided to ‘close the gap in indigenous disadvantage’. It identified ...
Covid-19 and the Indian Supreme Court’s refusal to lift internet restrictions in KashmirIndia, COVID-19, Right to Education, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to Health, Socio-Economic Rights, Standard of ReviewThe Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir had passed an order to restrict the internet speed in the entire Union ...
Separated, Locked Down, and Unequal: The Grey Hair Revolution’s resistance to draconian quarantine in ColombiaColombia, COVID-19, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationIn July 2020, Colombian Administrative Judge Edith Alarcón-Bernal announced her decision to protect the rights to ...
Schrems II: Data Privacy Triumphs Over Mass SurveillanceUnited States of America, Right to PrivacyThe Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its anticipated judgement in the Schrems case, ...
Egypt: Oppression Continues to ReignAfrica, Egypt, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialIn 2011, Egyptian citizens took to the streets in mass protests against the 29-year rule of Hosni Mubarak, ...
Human Rights Law Should Meet the Administrative StateLatin America, Constitutions and Human RightsHuman rights depend on a well-functioning administrative state. If the administrative state is dysfunctional, it ...
The Patriarchal Justice System of Bangladesh Fails Laws Preventing Dowry ViolenceBangladesh, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationBeing a party to the CEDAW, Bangladesh promises to promote women`s equality in every sphere. But the ...
BHP to be Dammed?Brazil, United Kingdom, Access to Justice, Business and Human Rights, EnvironmentOn 5 November 2015, a devastating mudslide following the collapse of the Fundao Dam tore through Mariana, Brazil, ...
Brutality and false imprisonment – welcome to the UK!United Kingdom, Immigration and AsylumOn 8 June, BBC One aired a gripping drama based on the real life story of Anthony Bryan, one of the Windrush ...
The Future of Socio-Economic Rights in Nigeria: Beyond COVID-19Nigeria, COVID-19, Role of the Judiciary, Socio-Economic RightsCOVID-19 has had a significant impact on the enjoyment of human rights in various countries, particularly ...