Law Society of Canadian Province Nova Scotia is Found to Have Overstepped its Mandate, Violating Religious Freedoms
The first of a series of decisions that will shape how the balance is to be struck between Canada’s ...
Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination
Northern Ireland’s Human Rights Commission Granted Leave for Judicial Review to Challenge the Country’s Near-Blanket Ban on Abortion
Unlike the rest of the UK, Northern Ireland is not covered by the Abortion Act 1967. If you are a woman living ...
Rights Protection in 2014: A Review of the Indian Supreme Court
2014 was an interesting year for protection of fundamental rights by the Indian Supreme Court. We undertook an ...
The Handbook of Human Rights in Northern Ireland: Where Are We Now?
Northern Ireland’s most prominent human rights NGO is the Committee on the Administration of Justice. Founded in ...
The Benefits of Using Equality and Non-Discrimination Strategies in Litigating Economic and Social Rights – New Guide Published
Socio-economic inequality is the biggest human rights and development challenge today. At the Equal Rights Trust ...
The Family Agenda: Promoting Traditional Values in the Human Rights Council
On 23 June 2014, the Human Rights Council decided, through its resolution 26/11, to convene a panel discussion on ...
Right to Housing Debate Stalled by Canadian Court
By a 2-1 majority, a provincial appellate court has halted proceedings in Tanudjaja v Canada (Attorney-General) ...
Equality Interrupted: The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 2nd Amendment, Ordinance, 2014 and the Selective Disqualification of Candidates
The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, Second Amendment, Ordinance, 2014 was approved by the Governor of Rajasthan, ...
Revisiting Mass Sterilisation in India – Population Management or Menace?
According to the 2011 census, the population of India was recorded as 1.2 billion people. Such a situation calls ...
Practices Harmful to Women and Girls – Joint CEDAW and CRC General Recommendation/ Comment
Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Child (CRC) and the 35th ...
An Extraordinary Feat of Firsts: Oxford Disability Mooting Championship and Discussion
On 22 November 2014, the Oxford Law Faculty and Wadham College organised the Herbert Smith Freehills Oxford ...
'GamerGate' and Gendered Hate Speech
What is ‘GamerGate’? Some say it is a movement demanding higher ethics in journalism, but this post will argue ...
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