Menstruation Matters for the Realization of Human Rights
Menstrual activism is at its height, and this year’s day of menstrual awareness and action on May 28 has more momentum than ever before. Around the globe we have artistic...
Sexual and Reproductive Rights
Gender-based Violence, LGBTQIA+ Rights, and Christian Values in Zambia
Since 2019 the Sistah Sistah Foundation (SSF) has marched in protest of sexual and gender-based violence in Zambia. Zambia’s national Gender Based Violence (GBV) statistics allege that a total of...
The Enshrinement of Gender Discrimination in the Malaysian Constitution? – Part II
The Court of Appeal of Malaysia ruled that Malaysian mothers did not have the right to pass their citizenship to their overseas born children as is the status quo for...
The Enshrinement of Gender Discrimination in the Malaysian Constitution? – Part I
Overturning a High Court decision granting Malaysian mothers the right to pass their citizenship to their overseas born children as is the status quo for Malaysian fathers, the Court of...
کیا پاکستان میں خواتین اپنے انسانی حقوق کے لیے مارچ کر سکتی ہیں؟
پاکستان میں سندھ ہائی کورٹ کے ایک حالیہ فیصلے نے ثابت کیا ہے کہ خواتین کے حقوق کے علمبرداروں کی طرف سے عام طور پر استعمال کی جانے والے نعرے...
Can Women March for their Human Rights in Pakistan?
A recent decision of the Sindh High Court (SHC) in Pakistan has established that the catchcry commonly used by women’s rights advocates is not objectionable and women are entitled to...
The Forgotten I in LGBTQIA+: ECtHR Turns its Back on Intersex People
Image Description: Picture of two fists, with the letters LGBTQIA+ written across the knuckles in rainbow colours On 31 January, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued its first-ever...
La violencia obstétrica y su reconocimiento por la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
Desde hace algunos años, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (Corte IDH) ha desarrollado estándares en materia de derechos sexuales y reproductivos. Sin embargo, la Corte se ha encontrada reacia...
Obstetric Violence and its Recognition by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
For some years the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACoHR) has been developing standards regarding sexual and reproductive rights. However, the court has proven reluctant to recognise obstetric violence as...
FemTech Apps’ Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: A Rights-Perspective on Privacy
Image description: a “smart-watch” FemTech applications [FemTech apps] are committed to the technology-driven enhancement of women’s [users] autonomy in the enjoyment of rights to sexual and reproductive health [SRH Rights]...
Reducing Child Marriage in Indonesia: The Untapped Potential of the Marriage Law (2019)
Image Description: Indonesian adult man and woman stand on illuminated podium celebrating their marriage vows Each year on October 11, the International Day of Girl Child is observed to increase...
Ockenden and Beyond: The Potential for a Human Rights Approach to Tackling Obstetric Violence
Image description: Text that reads, ‘reproductive rights are non-negotiable’. Introduction An independent report into maternity and neonatal services in East Kent (the Kirkup Report) was released on 19th October 2022...
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