The sex discrimination argument for LGBTQ rights: Contrasting the US with India
In October 2019, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments on a question of law that might shape the ...
Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination
Intersectionality at 30
On 17th October, a gloomy, blustery evening in Bloomsbury was lit up by an illuminating event to celebrate 30 ...
Meeting Australian Human Rights Priorities before Implementing a Charter of Rights
A ‘landmark’ case currently in Australia involves one of world rugby’s biggest stars, Israel Folau, who was sacked ...
Failure of the Indian Supreme Court to Protect the Rights of Dalits
The Indian society is characterised by a caste system, which is a hierarchical social stratification based on ...
The CERD Committee on Discrimination Against Non-Citizens
In a previous blog post I explained the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination’s ...
The Sustainable Development Goals: “Leaving No-One Behind” Means Recognising the Role of Equality Law
This week, states are meeting at the UN General Assembly to review progress towards the achievement of the ...
Direct or Indirect Discrimination: Same Difference?
Should a finding of indirect discrimination be sanctioned in the same way as a finding of direct discrimination? A ...
The Fair Housing Act in the Trump Era: A Proposed Agency Rule Will Seriously Dilute Disparate-Impact Liability
Galvanized by the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King in 1968, the U.S. Congress adopted the Fair Housing Act ...
NDAs in Discrimination Cases: UK Women and Equalities Select Committee Report & Collective/Individual Justice Dilemmas
In June 2019 the UK Parliament’s Women and Equalities Select Committee (‘WESC’) published a report on the use of ...
Poverty in the UK is violating human rights. What’s next?
Last week, we presented the findings of our investigation into poverty in the United Kingdom to the UN Human ...
Religious minorities in Austria lose Good Friday as a public holiday
For the first time since 1952, this year, Good Friday on the 19thApril was not a public holiday for employees who ...
Brown v. Board of Education at 65: A Job Still Undone
This month marks the 65th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision ...
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