Human Rights

Inter-American Court of Human Rights Recognizes Right of Same-Sex Marriage (January 10, 2018)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On January 10, 2018, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued an advisory 

UN Human Rights Council Passes Resolution Condemning Human Rights Abuses Against Rohingyas in Myanmar (December 5, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 5, 2017, the UN Human Rights Council concluded a special session on the

African Court Finds Rwanda Violated Opposition Leader’s Rights (November 24, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On November 24, 2017, the African Court of Human and People’s Rights (AfCHPR)

WTO Issues Buenos Aires Declaration on Trade and Women’s Economic Empowerment (December 11, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 11, 2017, members and observers at the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference issued the

Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers Institutes Infringement Proceedings Against Azerbaijan for Failure to Implement European Court of Human Rights Judgment (December 5, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 5, 2017, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted a res

European Court of Human Rights Rules Georgia Breached Rights of Former Prime Minister due to Unjustified Pre-Trial Detention (November 28, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On November 28, 2017, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Merabishvili v.

European Court of Human Rights Awards Compensation Due to a Lack of a Political Solution in the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict (December 12, 2017)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On December 12, 2017, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights issued two similar decisions in Chiragov and O

Veil Bans in the European Court of Human Rights

In recent years a number of European countries have prohibited women from publicly wearing veils that cover their faces.[1] The European Court of Human Rights (the ECtHR or the Court) recently found that Belgium’s veil ban did not violate the European Convention on Human Rights (the Convention).[2]

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Volume: 
21
Issue: 
15
Author: 
Sital Kalantry and Maithili Pradhan
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