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The Impact Of Covid-19 On The “Shadow Pandemic” Of Femicide And Gender-Based Violence

February 16, 2021 Phoebe Eleanor Sheppard

Rates of gender-based violence and femicide have increased worldwide following the outbreak of coronavirus. The UN describes this as a “shadow pandemic”.

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In Equality, Community Contributions, International Law and Justice Tags femicide, feminist, COVID-19, gender-based violence, UN Women

Rising Climate Killings and Threats to Human Rights and Environmental Protection

February 16, 2021 Rosalind Leech

2019 saw peak numbers of murdered environmental activists. Governments need to step up to protect activists and to hold extractive companies accountable.

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In Climate Change, Community Contributions, Business and Human Rights Tags climate change, Environmentalism, activists, extrajudicial killing, Paris Agreement, Colombia

Genetically Modified Soy and Environmental Injustice

February 16, 2021 Poppi Knight

Though genetically modified produce can help to increase yield and mass production, one must take all the disastrous implications into account.

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In Community Contributions, Business and Human Rights Tags Argentina, South America, Soy, Environmentalism, justice, Environmental justice

A Triple Crisis: The Impact of COVID-19 on Female Refugees in the Aegean Islands

February 14, 2021 Alice Berkeley

Across refugee camps in the Greek Aegean islands, women and girls have experienced an increase in sexual and gender-based violence, mental health problems, and period poverty as a result of the pandemic.

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In Community Contributions, Equality, Migration Tags women's rights, Equality, gender equality, medical support, Poverty, Greece, refugees, refugee camps, COVID-19

Drafting ‘Ecocide’: Key Considerations

February 14, 2021 Jamie Dunkerley

Progress is increasingly being made in the pursuit of the formal recognition of the crime of ‘ecocide’ – “killing of the environment”.

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In Legal Updates, Climate Change Tags ecocide, climate change, climate crisis, climate litigation, ICC
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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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