Student Movements, the Right to Protest, and Bangladesh’s Human Rights Obligations
In June 2024, students in Bangladesh protested against the reinstatement of the quota system by the High Court division that reserved, among others, 30% of the total public posts for...
Proportionality in theory, not practice: Internet Rights in Indian Courts
Although Indian Courts have adopted a structured five-prong proportionality test in cases such as Modern Dental College [2016] and KS Puttaswamy [2017] to determine the validity of the State’s restriction...
Grindr goes to Court (Part II): Individuals’ HIV Status and the Right to Private Life
Part I of this blog examined the protection of an individual’s HIV status under the UK’s data protection regime in the context of ongoing litigation against Grindr. Part II examines...
Der grausamste Schnitt von allen? Der EGMR weigert sich, in Sachen Schächten einzuschreiten
Sowohl vor dem Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union (EuGH) als auch vor dem Belgischen Verfassungsgerichtshof kämpften ein Bündnis muslimischer und jüdischer Gruppen sowie Einzelpersonen gegen regionale belgische Vorschriften zum Verbot des...
Het wreedste stuk van allemaal: het EHRM weigert zich te buigen over onverdoofd slachten in religieuze context
Na vergeefse pogingen voor het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie (HvJ-EU) en het Belgisch Grondwettelijk Hof, was er voor de coalitie van joodse en moslimgroepen voor het Europees...
Le coup le plus cruel de tous? La CEDH refuse d’intervenir sur l’abattage rituel
Devant la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne (CJUE) et la Cour constitutionnelle belge, une coalition de groupes et d’individus musulmans et juifs ont lutté contre des réglementations régionales belges...
The Unkindest Cut of All? The ECtHR Declines to Intervene on Religious Slaughter
Both before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and the Belgian Constitutional Court, a coalition of Muslim and Jewish groups and individuals have fought Belgian regional regulations...
Extremist Measures: The UK Government Further Obstructs the Right to Protest
On March 1, UK Prime Minister Sunak delivered a divisive impromptu speech, much of which was spent demonising groups calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. He claimed that protests have...
