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UK “Race Report” Criticised For Misrepresenting Institutional Racism

May 21, 2021 Helena Trenkić and Tanya Elahi

British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, wanted to “change the narrative” on racism in the UK with the 258-page Race Report. However, it has received widespread condemnation.

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In Community Contributions, Equality Tags UK, racism, institutional racism, structural racism

Passport Or Affidavit: How Vaccine Passports Could Further Divide Populations And Perpetuate Cycles Of Inequality

May 21, 2021 Tasneem Kalla

Proposed Covid-19 vaccination passports risk becoming a new foundation for discrimination and polarisation within societies.

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In Community Contributions, Equality Tags vaccination, vaccine, COVID-19, covid-19, freedom

Is Laïcité An Obsolete Principle?

May 21, 2021 Coralie Consigny

Since the separation of Church and State in 1905, France has developed its own very particular version of secularism: laïcité.

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In Community Contributions, Equality, International Law and Justice Tags secularism, islamophobia, France

Sámi Rights: Self-Determination Of The Only Indigenous People In Europe

May 21, 2021 Églantine Jamet

The publication of a decision by the UN Human Rights Committee about the Sámi indigenous people in Finland raises questions about their right to self-determination.

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In Community Contributions, International Law and Justice, Democracy, Equality Tags Europe, Saami, Sami people, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia

Representation In Children’s Literature: Can It Be More Inclusive?

May 18, 2021 Natalya McPartland

Under-representation of marginalised groups in children’s literature robs children of the opportunity to learn about the world around them and perpetuates “otherness”.

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In Community Contributions, Equality Tags children's rights, children, education, representation
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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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