Women in Malaysia Can Now Pass on Citizenship to Overseas-Born ChildrenMalaysia, Children's Rights, Gender, Immigration and Asylum, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationImage description: A woman with a passport in hand. On 27 September 2021, the Kuala Lumpur High Court in ...
Born to Live, Not Born to Work: The Implications of New Proposed Labour Regulations in IndiaFinland, India, Spain, Business and Human Rights, International Labour Organisation, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Social ProtectionImage description: A person working on a pottery wheel. The Indian government is currently considering ...
Adbi Ibrahim v Norway: What It Takes to Make People Feel Integrated “Here in Europe” Without Necessarily “Becoming Like Them Norwegian Christians”European Convention on Human Rights, Norway, Constitutions and Human Rights, Right to Freedom of ReligionImage Description: A Norwegian flag flying in the sky. On December 10th, the ECtHR’s GC (Grand Chamber) issued ...
The Need for Anti-Discrimination Laws in the Private Sector for the LGBTQ Community in IndiaIndia, Gender identity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to work, Sexual OrientationImage description: A person holding a poster saying 'protect LGBTQ workers now'. In 2018, the Supreme Court of ...
Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations: Legality in the Indian ContextIndia, COVID-19, Right to HealthImage description: A child holding up a board reading 'back to school vaccinations'. There is an older man ...
UN Council Resolution on Human Right to Healthy Environment: Implications for US Grassroots-Led ‘Non-Reformist Reforms’ United Nations, United States, Environment, Right to healthy environmentImage description: Protesters with a banner saying 'We are the people's climate movement'. In a long-awaited ...
‘Social License to Operate’ as a Human Rights Safeguard Under Investment LawBusiness and Human RightsThe concept of social license to operate (SLO) refers to the informal agreement regarding the acceptability or ...
ARTS Bill: A Setback to Procreational Rights of the Queer Community in India?India, Gender, Gender identity, Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Sexual OrientationImage description: Several people gathered on either side of a Pride (rainbow) flag. First approved by the ...
Anti-Libidinal Punishment for Child Rape Offenders in Nigeria violates Human RightsNigeria, Children's Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Gender, Right against TortureImage description: Surgical instruments. In September 2020, the Governor of Kaduna State of Nigeria signed the ...
The Use of Restraints against Prisoners Receiving Medical Treatment: The PPO Report into the Death of Peter SutcliffeEuropean Convention on Human Rights, United Kingdom, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right against TortureImage description: several handcuffs hanging from a rod in prison. The report by the Prisons and Probation ...
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: an Unprecedented Blow to Democracy and Fundamental RightsUnited Kingdom, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Assembly, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionImage Description: A picture of an empty chamber in the UK House of Commons. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and ...
Conversion Therapy Banned in Canada: A Wake-Up Call for OthersCanada, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationImage Description: A 6-colour (Rainbow) Pride Flag flying in the sky. The rays of the sun are falling on the ...