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Hungary bans legal sex change after birth

May 31, 2020 Victoria Muntean

A new law in Hungary has outlawed any changes to gender on identification documents after birth. The law also bases registration of gender at birth on primary sex characteristics and sex chromosomes.

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In Equality, Legal Updates Tags Hungary, Europe, transgender rights, intersex rights, Central Asia, Equality

Peaceful rights activists in Tibet are oppressed by China’s ‘anti-crime’ campaign

May 29, 2020 Miya Chahal

China’s ‘anti-gang crime’ campaign furthers its project of extremist political indoctrination and erodes the religious and cultural freedoms of Tibetan Buddhists and Uyghur Muslims.

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In Current Affairs, Democracy, Equality Tags China, Tibet, religion, UN Security Council

The COVID-19 Race to a Vaccine

May 27, 2020 Aparajitha Narayanan

While the search for a cure is underway, the next set of theatrics will most likely feature this controversial headline: Who Gets the Vaccine First?

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In Business and Human Rights, Equality, Community Contributions Tags COVID-19, coronavirus, World Health Organisation, Vaccine, United States, France, UDHR, ICESCR, IHR, CEPI, Australia, Canada, TRIPS, global health problem

Left to their own fate: the forgotten voices of persons with disabilities during the pandemic

May 18, 2020 Diana Elena Stoica

A progressive erosion of disability rights can be seen in Britan and Afghanistan’s responses to the coronavirus.

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In Community Contributions, Equality Tags COVID-19, coronavirus, disability rights, Care Act 2014, UK Coronavirus Act 2020, ECHR, SEN, Afghanistan

Peru held internationally responsible for torture of transgender woman

May 12, 2020 Ross Guinea-McIntyre

A landmark judgment in Peru has been praised as a significant step for LGBT+ rights in the country.

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In Equality, Legal Updates, International Law and Justice Tags Peru, LGBTQ+, transgender rights
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The Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina Recognise The Victim Status Of “Invisible Children”
Jan 11, 2023
The Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina Recognise The Victim Status Of “Invisible Children”
Jan 11, 2023

Bosnia’s “invisible children” born as a consequence of sexual violence during the Yugoslav War have finally received legal recognition as civil victims of war.

Jan 11, 2023
How University Students Are Suffering From The International Struggle Between The US And China
Jan 11, 2023
How University Students Are Suffering From The International Struggle Between The US And China
Jan 11, 2023

Tension between China and the US has impacted on students who wish to study in American institutions, who now face suspicion and barriers to immigration. 

Jan 11, 2023
Alarming Conviction Of Minors Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law
Jan 11, 2023
Alarming Conviction Of Minors Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law
Jan 11, 2023

Hong Kong’s National Security Law puts democratic activists behind bars, these extensive powers to prosecute, detain, and imprison puts minors in danger.

Jan 11, 2023
Arab-Spring’s Unparalleled Gender-Based Crimes: A People’s Court To Bring Perpetrators To Justice
Jan 11, 2023
Arab-Spring’s Unparalleled Gender-Based Crimes: A People’s Court To Bring Perpetrators To Justice
Jan 11, 2023

Several Arab countries have witnessed major upheaval leading to protests against authoritarian regimes, known worldwide as the revolutions of the Arab Spring.

Jan 11, 2023
CJEU Rules Lithuanian Asylum Laws To Be Unlawful
Dec 18, 2022
CJEU Rules Lithuanian Asylum Laws To Be Unlawful
Dec 18, 2022

Belarus’ use of migrants as a political weapon against the EU has led to a swathe of anti-migrant laws in Lithuania. As EU courts condemn the legislation, the bloc is itself coming to blows with Lithuania.

Dec 18, 2022

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