A Missed Opportunity: Indian Supreme Court’s Limited Innovation in Balancing Free Speech & Disability Rights Sarthak Gupta analyses the court's decision in addressing issues of representation & portrayal of persons with disabilities in media & society. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/a-missed-oppor…

Indirect Criminalisation of Homelessness: Justice Sotomayor’s dissenting opinion in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson Wandile Brian Zondo analyses this opinion as a powerful reminder of the need for a more humane approach to addressing homelessness. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/indirect-crimi…

Why the Court got it wrong on Minimum Sentencing on Sexual Offences: Republic v Joshua Gichuki Mwangi Attalo Alvin brings our attention to 3 problematic issues in the Kenyan Supreme Court's decision. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/why-the-court-…

The Ahmadiyya in Pakistan: Religious Persecution, Human Rights, and Islam Zaki Rehman recommends using a historical approach when looking at the relationship between Islam, secularism, and human rights for a more productive result. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/the-ahmadiyya-…

Testing the Limits of the Right to Peaceful Demonstration under the 2010 Constitution: Kenya’s 2024 Finance Bill Attalo Alvin applies a critical lens to the Bill's controversial clauses which may cause human rights violations. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/testing-the-li…

Student Movements, Right to Protest, & Bangladesh’s Human Rights Obligations Arifur Rahman revisits Bangladesh’s human rights obligation, right to peaceful assembly & charts a path forward on how the country could better protect this right in the future. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/student-moveme…

Jumping Up From the Doctrine to the Case Law: The Lost Possibility to Apply the Spillover Theory in NIAC by Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia Read our latest blog by Camilo Ramírez-Gutiérrez to know more ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/jumping-up-fro…

The Dangerous Path of Mexico’s Judicial Reform: What is at Stake for Judicial Independence in the Americas Luz Orozco Y Villa writes that the initiatives violate international human rights standards & raises alarms about declining judicial independence. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/the-dangerous-…

ECtHR in Podchasov v. Russia Kabir Singh, Sarvika Singh & Abhay Raj analyse the decision, where for the 1st time an international court adjudicated & upheld need for encryptions, marking a watershed victory for privacy globally. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/the-ecthr-in-p…

Post-Conflict Restorative Justice in the Aftermath of ISIL. Nayla Rida argues that, due to the inevitability of UNITAD’s closure, identifying strategic benefits of transition to Iraqi government could prove a more resilient method to pursue justice. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/post-conflict-…

Closing the Gender Pay Gap “Once and for All”: Labour’s Proposed Reforms to GPG Reporting in the UK Alex Patrick writes what the GPG reform needs to be effective. Find out what is necessary to make wage equality successful. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/closing-the-ge…

ECOWAS Court Overlooked Nigeria’s Due Diligence Obligations in #ENDSARS Decision Stanley Ibe analyses the Court's missed opportunity to hold the state responsible to prosecute perpetrators of violent crimes during public protests. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/ecowas-court-o…

Is Regulating Disinformation at Odds with Free Speech? An Analysis of India’s Approach Padmakshi Sharma writes that the tensions between free speech and online discrimination is due to the lack of a clear definition of disinformation. ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/is-regulating-…