Canada to Hold National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
On August 3, 2016, the government of Canada announced a National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous ...
Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination
Is the two-thirds gender rule discourse engendering double invisibility in public life for other vulnerable groups in Kenya?
It is asserted that an enduring democracy is one that secures the meaningful participation of youth, women, ...
Velásquez Paiz et al v Guatemala: Femicide in Guatemala – Part II
On 19 November 2015, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (‘the Court’) handed down a decision on gender-based ...
Velásquez Paiz et al v Guatemala: Gender Stereotypes and Lack of Justice – Part I
In November 2015, a decade after the sexual assault and murder of a young Guatemalan woman, the Inter-American ...
The Exclusion of Romani Communities from Non-Emergency Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Programs
One of the most pressing issues regarding Europe’s most marginalised ethnic minority remains their restricted ...
European Court of Human Rights Rules on Greek Debt Restructuring
There is a seemingly endless stream of cases originating from the Greek crisis, which has preoccupied the ...
LGB, T and LGBT
This post reflects on a recent clarification sought by the Indian government regarding whether or not the term ...
Extending Caste Discrimination Liability to Multi-National Corporations in India: Lessons From Coca-Cola in Kerala
The Prevention of Atrocities against Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Act of 1989 (hereafter, ‘the Act’) in India ...
The Chakrabarti Report: Through a Human Rights Lens
The week before last, the Labour Party published the report of an inquiry prompted by allegations of antisemitism ...
The Intersection of Age, Gender and Disability in the Prosecution of Sexual Violence in India
This post examines a petition made to the Indian Supreme Court by a rape victim’s mother. The petitioner avers ...
The Czech Constitutional Court Strikes Down a Ban on Individual Adoption by Registered Partners
Last week, the Czech Constitutional Court (CCC) invalidated a statutory provision prohibiting adoption by people ...
Ireland’s Abortion Ban: Subjecting Women to Suffering and Discrimination
Ireland has one of the world’s most restrictive abortion law regimes. Following a referendum in 1983, the 8th ...
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