Pacific Island Countries Make Historic Submissions to the International Court of Justice Climate Change Advisory Opinion

Johanna L. Gusman explains what is at stake in the submissions before the ICJ calling for the highest socio-ecological protections

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EN MAI: Formation en ligne sur le suivi de la protection et l'éducation de la petite enfance dans une perspective droits de l'Homme - avec Right to Education Initiative Oxford Human Rights Hub The African Early Childhood Network

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📢UPDATE: Online training on monitoring and reporting Early Childhood Care and Education from a human rights perspective.

Date: 9 May, 16 May, 23 May 2024
Time: 14.00hrs - 15.30hrs (GMT+3)

The African Early Childhood Network Right to Education Initiative Oxford Human Rights Hub

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Love, Lies, and the Law: The Quandary of Criminalising False Promise to Marry (FPM) in India

Mihika Poddar untangles the socio-legal issues that arise from this criminal provision.

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Reforms in UK Data Protection Law: Potential Impacts on Individuals’ Rights Protection and AI Transparency

Jinghe Fan analyses the Bill & recommends the need for concrete rules on protection of personal data.

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Supreme Court of Pakistan Holds that the Courts Cannot Pass a Decree of Khula Without a Woman’s Consent

Rida Tahir analyses the decision and its impact on women in Pakistan.

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Stripping a state of its statehood: Disenfranchisement of the people of Jammu and Kashmir

Nidhi Sharma writes on the court’s ruling as a missed opportunity to establish scope of Parliament’s authority over territorial autonomy of the states.

ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/stripping-a-st…

Waiting for Godot No More: The Climate Crisis and the New European Asylum Pact

Read our latest blog by Emilio Antonios Hugues criticises the inadequacy of the current asylum framework as seen in the New Pact.

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Neither Leftovers nor Crumbs: Misunderstanding the Right to Food in India

anshul dalmia writes on the failure of the Supreme Court to investigate efficacy of enforcement & implementation of rights-furthering legislation.

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Swiss Voters Decide to Augment the Statutory Old Age Pension. Prof. Christa Tobler analyses the initiatives introduced in March 2024.

University of Basel Universiteit Leiden Universiteit LeidenNews

English: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/direct-democra…

French: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/la-democratie-…

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Illegal Human Trafficking Profits Skyrocket

John Cotton Richmond shows how crime does pay & what needs to be done to hold traffickers accountable.

The Unkindest Cut of All? The ECtHR Declines to Intervene on Religious Slaughter

Legal Style Blog & Geert Van Calster analyse decision rejecting Muslim & Jewish groups' challenge on ban of religious slaughter in Belgium.

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Also available in French, German and Dutch

Greece Achieves Marriage Equality: What About Full Parental Rights for LGBTQI Persons?

Maria-Louiza Deftou pushes for substantive equality rights for LGBTQI families

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The dark side of amnesty laws: impunity guaranteed. The case of Nicaragua

Tomás Fernández Fiks analyses the 2019 Amnesty laws as an attempt to guarantee impunity rather than as a tool for social pacification.

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In Spanish: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/el-lado-oscuro…

The Future of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Iraq

Nayla Rida claims the decline in FGM in Iraqi Kurdish populations, & government efforts to lower the fertility rate is a positive sign, but there is still much need for legal & policy reform.
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The Indian Telecommunication Act, 2023: A Beacon of Security or a Shroud on Liberty?

Simran Bais and Astha Shrivastava decode the statute and its effects on privacy and data protection.

ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/the-indian-tel…

How Texas’ Proposed Criminalisation of Immigration Jeopardises Human Rights Commitments

Kendra Cornelis NYU Law writes on the latest in a long line of repressive strategies that the state of Texas is using to suppress migration.

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Freedom of the Press Online: Bandwidth Throttling in Indonesia

Rafsi Albar & Mwai D analyse a decision by the Jakarta State Administrative Court protecting the media and freedom of expression.

Democracy in Africa

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