Unveiling the Silent Struggles of Adolescents Seeking Safe Abortion in IndiaIndia, Abortion, Gender, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Substantive EqualityThe tragic Nirbhaya Gang Rape Case revolutionised Indian Criminal Law with the enactment of the Protection of ...
The ML v Poland ‘landmark’ judgment on reproductive rights and the ENNHRI third-party intervention: How ‘landmark’ is it in reality?ECHR, European Convention on Human Rights, Poland, Abortion, Gender, Intersectionality, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Life, Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Substantive EqualityOn 14 December 2023, in ML v Poland, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) confirmed that Poland’s 2020 ...
Meta’s Neutrality Crisis and Dangerous Organisations PolicyIsrael, Palestine, United States of America, Conflict and Human Rights, Counter-terrorism, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionMeta is accused of "systemic and global" censorship in a recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report for particularly ...
The International Court of Justice’s Order in South Africa v IsraelInternational Court of Justice, Israel, Palestine, South Africa, United Nations, Access to Justice, Conflict and Human Rights, Genocide, Human Dignity, Right to Life, Role of the JudiciaryThis blog considers the case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) between South Africa and Israel. It ...
Birthing Justice: Commercial Surrogacy and the Imperative of Women’s Rights in Contemporary IndiaIndia, Gender, Human Dignity, Intersectionality, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Substantive EqualityClaudia Goldin, the recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, provides a comprehensive account of ...
Alabama’s Manifest Injustice and the Inhumanity of Execution by Nitrogen Gas InhalationUnited Nations, United States of America, Access to Justice, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Death Penalty, Human Dignity, Right against Torture, Right to Life, Role of the JudiciaryOn 25 January Alabama intends to be the first US state to use nitrogen gas inhalation as an execution method. ...
A Justiciable Right to Housing? The UK Supreme Court’s Decision in R (Imam) v London Borough of CroydonUnited Kingdom, Access to Justice, Human Dignity, Right to Housing, Social Protection, Socio-Economic Rights, Standard of Review, Substantive EqualityIn a December 2023 decision, the UK Supreme Court sought to clarify how courts should use their remedial ...
Intersectional Invisibility: Indian Women Manual ScavengersIndia, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Life, Social ProtectionManual scavenging, which involves the picking up of human excreta by hand, is one of the most prevalent forms of ...
Empty Seats, Silenced Voices: Looming Shadow of Democratic Erosion in India’s Mass SuspensionsIndia, Access to Justice, Conflict and Human Rights, Constitutions and Human Rights, Democracy and Political Rights, Human Dignity, Judges' Legacy, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to Vote, Role of the JudiciaryRecently, during the Winter Session of the Indian Parliament, more than 140 opposition members of Parliament (MPs) ...
Nepal registers First Same-Sex Marriage: A Glimmer of Hope for Global LGBTQIA+Nepal, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Gender identity, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Privacy, Role of the Judiciary, Sexual Orientation, Social Protection, Substantive EqualityOn 29 November 2023, Nepal became the second Asian Country to register a same-sex marriage after Taiwan. This ...
The Absentia Dilemma: The Introduction of Trial In-Absentia in Indian LegislationIndia, United Nations, Access to Justice, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Human Dignity, Substantive EqualityThe Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the successor to the Indian Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), is ...
EU Artificial Intelligence Act Approved: What Remains Missing from this Compromise?European Union, Artificial Intelligence, Human Dignity, Immigration and Asylum, Social Protection, Substantive Equality“We had one goal: to develop legislation that would ensure that the AI ecosystem in Europe develops with a ...