US Supreme Court Affirms that there is No Right to a Painless Death

US Supreme Court Affirms that there is No Right to a Painless Death

On 1st April, a 5-4 majority of the United States Supreme Court reiterated that while the Eighth Amendment of the ...
Open Letter to the Bar Council of India

Open Letter to the Bar Council of India

This is an open letter to the Bar Council of India co-written by OxHRH blog editor Gautam Bhatia, originally ...
RSC Public Seminar Series, Trinity Term 2019

RSC Public Seminar Series, Trinity Term 2019

Everyday Resistance to the European Governance of Migration 5:00-6:30pm, Wednesdays, Seminar Room 1, Queen ...
Beghal v UK: Stop and Search at the Border Violates Article 8 ECHR

Beghal v UK: Stop and Search at the Border Violates Article 8 ECHR

Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 allows police officers at ports or border areas to question individuals for ...
Ensure Gender Justice at the Supreme Court of India – Statement by Former Law Clerks

Ensure Gender Justice at the Supreme Court of India – Statement by Former Law Clerks

In response to a complaint regarding sexual harassment and subsequent victimisation against the Chief Justice of ...
Friday in Focus: Suzy Shepherd

Friday in Focus: Suzy Shepherd

Hello! I’ve just joined the OxHRH as the resident videographer, to do the producing, filming, and editing for the ...
A Write Up on the International Humanitarian Law and Child Rights Competition held at NALSAR, Hyderabad

A Write Up on the International Humanitarian Law and Child Rights Competition held at NALSAR, Hyderabad

The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the first international convention on child rights was signed in ...
Turkish Local Elections: What Does the Delayed Declaration of Election Results Mean?

Turkish Local Elections: What Does the Delayed Declaration of Election Results Mean?

While nearly three weeks have passed since local elections were held in Turkey on 31st March 2019, the Turkish ...
Summer Academy: Women’s Empowerment for Sustainable Development, 2-6 September 2019 Koç University, Istanbul

Summer Academy: Women’s Empowerment for Sustainable Development, 2-6 September 2019 Koç University, Istanbul

The UNESCO Chair on Gender Equality and Sustainable Development is proud to offer a one-week international summer ...
Asylum Applications Should be Judged on the Basis of Law not Religious Doctrine

Asylum Applications Should be Judged on the Basis of Law not Religious Doctrine

In March 2019, a Home Office letter rejecting an asylum application made the headlines of the biggest media ...
UN Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children raises serious concerns regarding Ireland’s history of illegal adoption practices

UN Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children raises serious concerns regarding Ireland’s history of illegal adoption practices

Ireland has an extensive history of systemic human rights abuses of women and children, encompassing multiple ...