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March 7-8 (2023) protests in Tbilisi marked one of the milestones in Georgia's recent history. Chanting "No to Russian Law," tens of thousands of Georgians took to the streets in Tbilisi to stand and act against the first-reading adoption of the draft law on "Transparency of Foreign Influence," which mirrored its Russian counterpart, intending to … Continued

The burning of the Quran by the far-right politician, Rasmus Paludan, in Sweden on 21 January 2023 brought the debate about the limits of freedom of expression and the harm principle to the forefront. In this incident, Paludan's choice of location was also noteworthy, as he chose to ignite the action before the Turkish Embassy, … Continued

As climate change reshapes the way that societies interact with the natural world, the effects of rising concern and salience regarding this issue have allowed courts to increasingly become central actors in the relationship between climate law and human rights. Particularly influential in progressing human rights protections relating to climate issues are regional actors, including … Continued

The Education-Migration Nexus Humans have always been on the move. The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) conceptualises a migrant as a person who moves away from his or her place of usual residence, whether within a country or across an international border, temporarily or permanently, and for a variety of reasons. Some people migrate … Continued

The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicked off last November to begin a month-long celebration of the beautiful game known as football. This World Cup was Qatar's moment of spotlight on the global stage, but to reach this moment, Qatar undertook a decade-long sportwashing campaign, the likes of which the world had yet to see before. … Continued

On 6 December 2022, the Parliament of Indonesia passed the country's new criminal code (NCC), outlawing sex and cohabitation outside of marriage. Under the new law, extramarital sex carries a jail sentence of one year, while cohabitation of unmarried couples carries a jail term of six months. In a statement given to Reuters, a spokesperson for … Continued

Since the elevation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power on the national level, India has been witnessing a state-driven clampdown on the rights of its citizens in furtherance of the ruling disposition's ideological agenda. The BJP- a right-wing, Hindu Nationalist party that believes in replacing India's pluralistic, secular democracy with an ethnocratic Hindu … Continued

Background Recently, Singapore's parliament decriminalised sex between men, thereby, repealing the British colonial-era law i.e., Section 377A of the Penal Code, which was discriminatory and inconsistent with the rights to equality, privacy, and freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention. The Court of Appeal had explicitly ruled last year that Section 377A of the Penal Code … Continued

This piece analyses two recent decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), A.M. and Others v. Russia[1] and X and Y v. Romania,[2] to highlight the courts' failure to incorporate rights arising from the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)[3] into jurisprudence relating to trans women. CEDAW … Continued

Women with disabilities in India suffer two-fold discrimination based on gender and disability. Often stigmatized and isolated by society, over 93% of women with disabilities are denied their reproductive rights and are forced into procedures like sterilization to regulate their fertility. In a joint statement released by the United Nations (UN) agencies forced sterilization was … Continued

Introduction "It is impossible to think about the welfare of the world unless the condition of women is improved. It is impossible for a bird to fly on only one wing." ~ Swami Vivekanand. Nearly three-quarters of a century later, the silence around unsafe abortions, maternal deaths, use of contraceptives and reproductive rights still deafens independent … Continued

After the Supreme Court Collegium revealed the Indian Government’s arguments against the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium regarding the appointment of an advocate, Saurabh Kirpal, because he is homosexual and purportedly a security threat, a discussion in India over the nomination of a man who would be the country’s first openly gay judge broke … Continued

In Indonesian management prisons, women bringing their children to prison is a vital issue. According to World Prison Brief’s assessment, Indonesia had the 21st highest jail occupancy rate out of 207 nations as of May 3, 2022, with a 208% occupancy rate for prisons or correctional institutions, putting Indonesia in fourth place in Asia.[1][2] With … Continued

This month marks a year of conflict in Ukraine. Since Russian Forces launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine on the 24th February 2022, the world has seen a rise in digital evidence, such as videos, drones, satellite imagery and cutting-edge tools. Whilst this evidence may prove to be extremely efficient to denounce human rights … Continued