Dismantling Procedural Protections for Unaccompanied Children in the United States
Buried deep within sweeping U.S. legislation enacted in July 2025 lies a brief provision with far-reaching consequences for unaccompanied children arriving in the United States. It narrows longstanding procedural protections...
Revival of Measures to Expel Asylum-Seekers from the United States: Implications for Non-Refoulement Obligations
The Trump administration has expanded upon its initiatives to remove asylum-seekers and other individuals to third countries expeditiously and summarily by reviving a signature immigration policy from its first term....
Access to Justice: The U.S. Supreme Court Permits Prisoners to Challenge Injustices in State Post-Conviction Procedures
Access to post-conviction DNA testing and review of flawed science is critical for incarcerated people with innocence claims. Many U.S. states have passed laws to permit incarcerated people to access...
Mahmoud v. Taylor and the Rise of White Christian Nationalism
In 2015, the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, enshrining same-sex marriage as a constitutional right in a watershed victory for LGBTQ liberty and equality. Soon...
Abolish ICE? What It Really Means—and What Comes Next
Calls to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have moved from activist circles to mainstream political debate, especially in the wake of aggressive enforcement policies under the Trump administration....
Un-“sexing” Sex as a Ground for Anti-Discrimination
There has been significant commentary on UK Supreme Court’s (UKSC) decision which held that the terms “man”, “woman” and “sex” under the Equality Act 2010 (EA) only refer to a...
The Slippery Slope of Selective Recognition: The Anti-Hinduphobia Bill of Georgia
On 4 April 2025, Georgia became the first state in the United States of America (US) to introduce a bill on anti-Hindu discrimination and Hinduphobia. The bill, SB 375, seeks...
Pouring Fuel on the Fire: Implications of Trump’s Executive Actions for Human Trafficking Victimization and Vulnerability
The second Trump administration has just passed the “first-100-days” benchmark, and there is deep concern about the devastating impact of President Trump’s executive actions on efforts to combat human trafficking....
Trump’s Tax Policy Privileges Sophisticated and Wealth Individuals and Organizations at the Expense of the Working Poor
No one enjoys paying taxes, but some level of taxation is inevitable in modern society. The question is not whether to have a tax system, but rather whether the system...
The Global Gag Rule as a Human Rights Crisis: Restricting Autonomy and Healthcare Access
In January 2025, the newly inaugurated Trump administration reaffirmed and broadened the so-called Global Gag Rule (GGR), a policy preventing foreign NGOs receiving US funding from providing or even discussing...
Potential Human Rights Impact of President Trump’s New Policies Governing Artificial Intelligence
On January 23, 2025, the Trump Administration issued Executive Order No. 14,179, “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence.” This Order followed the January 20 rescission of the Biden...
Trump’s Education Order Undermines Trans Children’s Rights
On January 29, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a sweeping and draconian executive order purporting to address “radical indoctrination” in primary and secondary schools, with a significant focus on educators...
