The Future Could Be Accessible, But Only If All Disability Shortlists Are Made Legal

The Future Could Be Accessible, But Only If All Disability Shortlists Are Made Legal

Tuesday 3 December marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPWD), but with  only one week to ...
The UCU Strike: An Update

The UCU Strike: An Update

The Oxford Human Rights Hub blog expresses its solidarity with the ongoing  UCU strike over pay equality, ...
Challenge to Electronic Voting Machines in Namibia’s Elections Dismissed by the Electoral Tribunal

Challenge to Electronic Voting Machines in Namibia’s Elections Dismissed by the Electoral Tribunal

On November 27, Namibians will, for the 7th time since independence and multi-party democracy, go to the polls in ...
Accountability for Sexual Harassment at the International Criminal Court – The Case of Defence Support Staff

Accountability for Sexual Harassment at the International Criminal Court – The Case of Defence Support Staff

In March 2018, amid the rise of the #MeToo hashtag on Twitter, international media brought attention to a series ...
Intersectional Barriers Hindering the Effectiveness of the UK’s Draft Domestic Abuse Bill, 2019

Intersectional Barriers Hindering the Effectiveness of the UK’s Draft Domestic Abuse Bill, 2019

The UK’s Draft Domestic Abuse Bill, 2019 has been described as a ‘landmark’ piece of legislation. This recognition ...
Canada’s Notwithstanding Clause: An Overlooked Threat to Minority Rights

Canada’s Notwithstanding Clause: An Overlooked Threat to Minority Rights

The notwithstanding clause, also referred to as section 33 of Canada’s Constitution, has been described as a ...
A Global Mandate to End Violence and Harassment in the World of Work: ILO Convention No. 190

A Global Mandate to End Violence and Harassment in the World of Work: ILO Convention No. 190

“For me, as for most women workers I know, this Convention and this Recommendation are personal… This Convention, ...
Call For Papers & Participation For Remembering S.P. SATHE: 14th International Conference On Contemporary Trends In Comparative Public Law

Call For Papers & Participation For Remembering S.P. SATHE: 14th International Conference On Contemporary Trends In Comparative Public Law

The Indian Law Society (ILS) Law College, Pune, under the auspices of Remembering SP Sathe Foundation (set up by ...
New book from OxHRH Associate Linda Mulcahy: The Democratic Courthouse: A Modern History of Design, Due Process and Dignity

New book from OxHRH Associate Linda Mulcahy: The Democratic Courthouse: A Modern History of Design, Due Process and Dignity

The Democratic Courthouse by Linda Mulcahy and Emma Rowden examines how changing understandings of the ...
The sex discrimination argument for LGBTQ rights: Contrasting the US with India

The sex discrimination argument for LGBTQ rights: Contrasting the US with India

In October 2019, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments on a question of law that might shape the ...
Intersectionality at 30

Intersectionality at 30

On 17th October, a gloomy, blustery evening in Bloomsbury was lit up by an illuminating event to celebrate 30 ...
Using Human Rights Law to Address the Sanitation Crisis in Makhanda

Using Human Rights Law to Address the Sanitation Crisis in Makhanda

As the current Oxford Human Rights Hub/Rhodes University Travelling Fellow, I’ll be blogging about my experiences ...