Professor Frances Raday Comments on SAS v France
In the Grand Chamber judgment in the case of S.A.S. v. France, the European Court of Human Rights held, by a ...
Gender
Mega event tactics: Brazil’s Sex Industry During the World Cup 2014
On 23rd May 2014, police from the 76th Police Precinct in Niterói, near Rio de Janeiro, invaded (without judicial ...
Winning Decisions in the 2014 Gender Justice Uncovered Awards
Judges from all over the world are held accountable for the decisions they issue and for how these rulings affect ...
Decisiones ganadoras de los Premios Género y Justicia al Descubierto 2014
Resumen: Las juezas y los jueces en todo el mundo han rendido cuentas de las decisiones que toman y cómo estas ...
Burwell v Hobby Lobby – a narrow decision?
This week the Supreme Court of the United States delivered judgment in the eagerly anticipated case of Burwell v ...
Male Rape in Armed Conflicts: Why We Should Talk About It
Sexual violence represents one of the most serious forms of violation of an individual’s human rights. Although ...
Meriam Ibrahim Saved from 100 Lashes and the Death Penalty
On 11 May 2014, Meriam Yahia Ibrahim was found guilty by the Al-Haj Yousif Criminal Court of charges under the ...
Pregnancy Discrimination in the Australian Workplace
As part of its national review into pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, the Australian Human Rights ...
Rape and the Failure of the Criminal Justice System
With the national outrage witnessed in India after the gruesome gang-rape of Nirbhaya in December 2012, one truly ...
Breaking the Cycle of Gender Inequality
Editor's note: this post follows from yesterday's post, by Frances Raday, UN Rapporteur-Chair, on the 2014 Working ...
Thematic Report – economic and social life with a focus on economic crisis
Editor’s note: The UN Human Rights Council Working Group on Discrimination against Women in Law and in Practice ...
Gender and the Judiciary: Bosnia and Herzegovina
It is sometimes assumed that if codified law is objective, neutral, and impartial, gender will have little or no ...
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