CEDAW Issues a Historic Ruling in a Gender Violence Case
In its recent ruling on the case of Ángela González, a Spanish gender violence survivor who fought for years to protect herself and her daughter Andrea, the CEDAW Committee found...
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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 majority, that Law no. 2010-1192 of 11 October 2010...
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 authorisation) a building occupied by 300 sex workers and other residents....
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 the lives of women and girls worldwide. This post considers...
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 afectan la vida de mujeres y niñas. Esta publicación...
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 Hobby Lobby, involving a challenge to a provision of the Patient...
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 statistics for sexual violence against women are significantly higher than for men, it...
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 Sudanese Penal Code (1991), Articles 126 for the crime of...
Pregnancy Discrimination in the Australian Workplace
As part of its national review into pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) recently released data from a national phone survey measuring discrimination in the...
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 thought that the country was taking violence against women seriously. The shocking...
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 Group report. The UN Human Rights Council Working Group on Discrimination Against...
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 presented a thematic report on women’s economic and social life with a...
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