Fighting for fair representation for women through dissolution of the Kenyan ParliamentKenya, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationIn the Chief Justice’s advice to the President, Kenya’s current Chief Justice David Kenani Maraga has advised the ...
Ten years of the Argentine inquiry into Franco-era crimes: what has been achieved?Argentina, Spain, Access to Justice, Conflict and Human Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, GenderOn 14 April 2010, the Argentinean criminal courts began an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity ...
Right to Protest v. Convenience of the Public – The Indian Supreme Court’s Decision on Shaheen Bagh Anti-CAA ProtestsIndia, Right to Freedom of Assembly, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionOn 7 October 2020, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India held that the right to protest guaranteed ...
Openness is a Human Rights Issue: Copyright Amendment Bill and Access to Educational Materials in South AfricaSouth Africa, Right to Education, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationOctober 19th to 25th is International Open Access (OA) Week 2020. This year’s theme is “Open with Purpose: Taking ...
The US ‘Snapback Sanctions’ on Iran Tantamount to Crimes Against HumanityIran, Rome Statute, United States of America, Conflict and Human Rights, COVID-19, Right to HealthIn 2015, Iran agreed a long-term Nuclear Deal on its nuclear programme with the world powers known as the P5+1 - ...
Kabwe mine: taking rights seriously in a toxic cityZambia, Business and Human Rights, EnvironmentMining activities in Zambia, while economically beneficial (accounting for roughly 70 per cent of GDP), have ...
Adjudicating Religious Minority Rights: Stavropoulos and others v. GreeceGreece, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationStavropoulos and Others v. Greece questioned Greece’s respect for religious minority rights. When Mr. and Mrs. ...
Choking the Non-Governmental Organisations: Amnesty India and the Regulation of Foreign FundingIndia, Right to Freedom of AssociationOn 29 September 2020, Amnesty International India (“Am-India”) halted its operations within the country after the ...
South Africa calls for comments on progressive GBV BillSouth Africa, GenderStructural and legislative innovations aim to respond to gender-based violence plaguing South Africa. Recently, ...
Arbitrary & Disproportionate Criminalisation of Marginalised Communities: A Countermap of Pandemic Policing in IndiaIndia, COVID-19, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe Criminal Justice and Police Accountability Project studied 34,000 arrest records and 500 First Information ...
Kenya’s Constitutional Court Certifies Structural Interdict as an Interlocutory RemedyKenya, Role of the Judiciary, Socio-Economic RightsKenya's constitutional court has demonstrated its flexibility in facilitating the progressive realisation of the ...
A Bittersweet Day: Two equality rights decisions handed down by the High Court of Hong KongHong Kong, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual Orientation In recent years, the Hong Kong courts have recognised the equality rights of various same-sex couples in a number ...