Decisional Autonomy: Unrealised Right under India’s Abortion Law?
Legislative discussions surrounding the 2020 Amendment Bill to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (‘Act’) stated that it is an effort in ensuring autonomy for women who desire to...
Ireland’s Abortion Law Reform
The report of the Independent Review of Ireland’s abortion legislation was published this week. Abortion legislation was passed in 2019 following a referendum removing the 8th Amendment (a foetal life...
Rejection of the New Chilean Constitution: Some Reflections
Image description: A graphic image of two people (represented as stick figures) throwing the constitution into a dustbin. In the following lines, I would like to reflect on what happened...
How the Prison System is Failing Women and Why it is a Human Rights Issue
While women make up the minority in global prison populations, they are the fastest growing prison population. With this, comes a need to evaluate human rights violations within justice systems...
