Amending Article 319 of Senegal’s 1965 Penal Code Violates the Human Right to Health
On 11th March 2026, Senegal passed a bill doubling the punishment enshrined in the queerphobic provision Article 319 of the 1965 Penal Code from a maximum imprisonment of five years...
From Self-Identification to Medicalisation: A Troubling Direction for Transgender Recognition in India
On 13 March 2026, the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 (the Bill) was introduced in the Indian Parliament by the Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment. It...
The Right to (Queer) Family in Indian Constitutional Law
Courts in India welcomed Pride Month this year with two landmark judgments relating to the rights of individuals in queer (non-heteronormative) relationships: the Kerala High Court’s Zahhad and Others v....
Legal recognition of a Ukrainian same-sex couple as a married relationship
In June 2025, the Desnyanskyy local district court in Kyiv (‘the Court’) decided to recognise the fact of cohabitation as one family (de facto marital relationship) between two Ukrainian men....
A Critical Analysis of the Indian Supreme Court’s Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage
On October 17, 2024, the Supreme Court’s five-judge Constitution Bench ruled that same-sex couples do not have an unconditional right to marry, stating it is a matter for Parliament, and...
Prisoners’ Right to Procreate as a Ground for Parole in India: A Platform for Discrimination?
Indian courts have recognized that prisoners possess procreative and marital rights under Article 21 of the Constitution, allowing parole to exercise these rights. However, granting parole on this basis undermines...
Gendered Dimensions: A Critical Look at the Online Safety Act of Sri Lanka
Amidst public protests, Sri Lanka passed the Online Safety Act (‘OSA’) on 24 January 2024. The passing of the Act drew much criticism for having the potential to stifle freedom...
Mapping the global crackdown on LGBTIQ rights
On 17 May 1990, the World Health Organisation (WHO) removed homosexuality from the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), thereby taking an important first step towards addressing and removing the stigma...
Greece Achieves Marriage Equality: What About Full Parental Rights for LGBTQI Persons?
LGBTQI rights are far from being universally accepted. On 16 February 2024, a new bill for LGBTQI rights was voted by the Greek Parliament allowing same-sex couples to marry and...
Mater semper certa non est. The Court of Padua rejects the Prosecutor’s appeal against the birth certificates of children with two mothers
On 1 February 2024 the Court of Padua rejected the appeal lodged in June 2023 by the Prosecutor seeking to correct more than thirty birth certificates of children, who were...
Mater semper certa non est. Il Tribunale si Padova respinge il ricorso del Pubblico Ministero per la modifica dei certificati di nascita contenenti l’indicazione di due madri
Il 1º febbraio 2024 il Tribunale di Padova ha respinto il ricorso presentato nel giugno 2023 dal Pubblico Ministero, con cui questi chiedeva di correggere più di trenta certificati di...
The Fundamental Rights of Trans and Nonbinary Minors in Schools: Challenges in Canada
The pernicious instinct to roll back the rights of trans and nonbinary folks for political gain has drifted north from the USA to Canada. Three provinces have recently announced reductions...
