The Kerala High Court’s Sex Work Ruling: A Human Rights Crisis in the Making
When courts rule on the lives of vulnerable communities without grounding their decisions in lived realities, the result is often not protection but harm. In July 2025, the Kerala High...
Teenage Love Caught between Consent and Criminality under POCSO
In a country where the age of consent is fixed at 18 years, what happens to a 17-year-old in a consensual relationship? This has become a pressing legal concern after...
From Magna Carta to Machine Learning: AI Without Borders, Laws Within
With the rapidly increasing era of new technology, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI), a deep paradox exists due to complexity, insufficient precedent, and loopholes in laws that ideally should preserve the...
In Substance and In Form: Understanding the Human Rights Implications of the Aotearoa New Zealand Government’s Expedited Changes to Pay Equity
Pay equity, the provision of equal pay for equal work, is a human rights issue. Pay equity claims allow women to bring a claim against their employer for increased wages...
Lowering the Marital Age of Nepal: Controversy Estopped on Protection against Child Marriages?
Moving into a controversial circle, on January 15, 2025, the Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee of the House of Representatives proposed to bring down the marital age from 20...
Human Rights Under the New Syrian Government: Progress or Peril?
The rise of a new government in Syria following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024 has brought promises of reform, yet the reality for human rights...
Over Four Decades of Data Protection: Unexplored History with Valuable Insights for the Future – Part 3
See Parts 1 and 2 of this blog here: Over Four Decades of Data Protection: Unexplored History with Valuable Insights for the Future – Part 1 | OHRH Over Four...
Over Four Decades of Data Protection: Unexplored History with Valuable Insights for the Future – Part 2
See Part 1 of this blog here: Over Four Decades of Data Protection: Unexplored History with Valuable Insights for the Future – Part 1 | OHRH Significant Gaps in Current...
Over Four Decades of Data Protection: Unexplored History with Valuable Insights for the Future – Part 1
Introduction January 28, 2025, marks the 44th anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108 (now Convention 108+), which is celebrated globally as Data Protection/Privacy Day. This day commemorates the...
The EU Forced Labour Regulation: reflections from a human rights perspective – Part 2
See Part 1 of this blog here: The EU Forced Labour Regulation: reflections from a human rights perspective – Part 1 | OHRH 1. Introduction This is the second part...
The EU Forced Labour Regulation: Reflections from a Human Rights Perspective – Part 1
1. Introduction Forced labour and child labour constitute serious human rights violations. Regulation (EU) 2024/3015 on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market (“the Regulation”) entered into...
Reforming Bail Jurisprudence: An Imperative for India
The fundamental objective of judicial administration is to establish uniformity and certainty in the decisions of the court, which fosters legitimacy in the legal system. When persons accused of the...
