The American drone programme and the responsibility of its partners

The American drone programme and the responsibility of its partners

Since 2001, the Bush administration has taken the American drone program – to use automated weapons to kill ...
Russian gig economy violates worker rights with society’s tacit acceptance

Russian gig economy violates worker rights with society’s tacit acceptance

The term “gig economy” was coined during the global financial crisis in 2009, to describe a freelance economy ...
Marriage of the Girl Child in Iran

Marriage of the Girl Child in Iran

In February 2019, the news of an 11-year-old girl being married to a man who was almost 50 years old, caused ...
A Tale of Two Prime Ministers? Internet Shutdowns Gagging Free speech in Ethiopia

A Tale of Two Prime Ministers? Internet Shutdowns Gagging Free speech in Ethiopia

In the month of June 2019, Ethiopia encountered two major internet shutdown measures following a potential fear of ...
Workers of the Fireworks Factory of Santo Antônio de Jesus and their family members vs. Brazil and why we need to talk about socioeconomic gender inequality

Workers of the Fireworks Factory of Santo Antônio de Jesus and their family members vs. Brazil and why we need to talk about socioeconomic gender inequality

In 1998, there was an explosion at an irregular, high-risk fireworks factory in the city of Santo Antônio de ...
New book – Authoritarian Constitutionalism: Comparative Analysis and Critique

New book – Authoritarian Constitutionalism: Comparative Analysis and Critique

Helena Alviar Garcia and Günter Frankenberg have published a new edited book titled Authoritarian ...
Mobilising International Human Rights Law to Promote Tax Justice

Mobilising International Human Rights Law to Promote Tax Justice

Hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue are lost to governments – and particularly those of developing ...
“The Interests of Justice” – The ICC and the Case of Afghanistan

“The Interests of Justice” – The ICC and the Case of Afghanistan

In April 2019, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court rejected the request to authorise an ...
The Drafting Committee Welcomes the Recognition of the Abidjan Principles by the United Nations Human Rights Council

The Drafting Committee Welcomes the Recognition of the Abidjan Principles by the United Nations Human Rights Council

The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a historic resolution recognising the Abidjan Principles on the human ...
US Supreme Court split on the partisan politics of district drawing

US Supreme Court split on the partisan politics of district drawing

At the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court waded into the fight over political partisanship in American politics. ...
Faculty of Law, University of Toronto seeks Director, International Human Rights Program

Faculty of Law, University of Toronto seeks Director, International Human Rights Program

The Faculty of Law is one of the oldest professional faculties at the University of Toronto. Today, it is one of ...
Multinational Royal Dutch Shell summoned for insufficient efforts in combatting climate change

Multinational Royal Dutch Shell summoned for insufficient efforts in combatting climate change

Citizens and organizations around the world increasingly take their concerns regarding climate change to the ...