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- ICC Fails to Deliver Conviction on First Ever Charge of Gender Persecution
From 2012-2013, the residents of Timbuktu, Mali lived under the control of Ansar Dine and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (“AQIM”). During this occupation and life under Sharia law, women and girls lived under the imposition of rules including a gender specific dress code and curfew. Penalties resul … Read more »
- Feeding On Scraps: A Fight For Dignity And Survival
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Read more » - Breaking Chains: A Quest for Justice in India’s Legal Battle over Sex Work
In India, sex work has been recognised as a “profession” by the Supreme Court of India in the landmark case, Budhadev Karmaskar v State of West Bengal & Ors, which affirmed that sex workers are entitled to a dignified life under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. … Read more »
- Open call for blog posts: “Widening Justice Gaps in a Narrowing World”
Some reflections on the theme: The rapid expansion of the international human rights corpus has been successful in legalization and standardization of human rights regimes across the world. However, despite increased legalization, monitoring, and standardization across various international and regi … Read more »
- Carving out Transgender Rights in New Indian Labour Codes
India’s new labour codes are set to take effect soon, however, they fall short of including transgender rights in their scheme. Globally, LGBTQIA+ workplace equality is at the center of this discussion, as was recently emphasised by International Labour Organization (“ILO”) Director-General Guy Ryde … Read more »