Dispatches: Australians with Disabilities Face Pervasive Abuse Royal Commission Issues Highly Critical Report After 4-Year Inquiry By | October 4, 2023 After a four-and-a-half-year national investigation involving over 9,000 accounts and 32 public hearings, Australia’s Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has issued a […]
Tag: Discrimination
Dominican Republic’s Racist Treatment: Upholding the Right to Nationality
Amnesty International Calls for an End to Structural Racism and Denationalization in the Dominican Republic Introduction Amnesty International has urged the Dominican Republic to address the issue of structural racism and denationalization that disproportionately affects tens of thousands of people of Haitian descent. As the tenth anniversary of the judgment […]
Iran’s Mandatory Hijab Law: A Flagrant Attack on Women’s Rights and Freedom
Iran‘s Draconian Veiling Laws: A Despicable Assault on Women’s Rights An Ongoing Struggle for Women’s Equality The recent passage of Iran‘s “Bill to Support the Culture of Chastity and Hijab” by its parliament represents a dangerous escalation in the Iranian authorities’ efforts to suppress women’s rights and control their lives. […]
Israel’s Judiciary: Striking a Balance Between Law and Discrimination
Israeli Government’s Plans for Judicial Overhaul Face Intense Opposition Introduction The Israeli government’s plans for a judicial overhaul have sparked intense opposition from hundreds of thousands of Israelis. The overhaul aims to erode judicial review and weaken the oversight powers of Israel‘s Supreme Court, which has raised concerns about human […]
Setting the Truth Free: Exposing the Reality of Chechnya’s Anti-Gay Purge
European Court Ruling Exposes Chechnya‘s Anti-Gay Purge A Victory for Justice Today, the European Court of Human Rights delivered a significant ruling in the case of Maxim Lapunov, the sole survivor of Chechnya‘s horrific 2017 anti-gay purge who had the courage to seek justice for the torture he endured at […]
Investigating the Challenges Faced by LGBTQ+ Individuals in Nigeria
Police Arrest Dozens for Alleged Gay Wedding: A Violation of Human Rights An Unjust Act On Tuesday, police in Nigeria’s southern Delta State arrested several dozen individuals accused of participating in a gay wedding, an act that is prohibited under Nigeria’s Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act. The police shamelessly paraded […]
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act: Urgent Call to Drop Death Penalty Charges
Uganda Urged to Drop Charges Against LGBTQ+ Individual Facing Death Penalty Background Uganda‘s Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is facing international scrutiny after charging a 20-year-old man with “aggravated homosexuality” under the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act. The act, which was signed into law in May 2023, defines “aggravated […]
Another Blow to Human Rights in Lebanon: Attack on LGBTI Bar Raises Concerns
Violent Attack on LGBTI-friendly Bar in Beirut Raises Alarms Background In a disturbing incident that took place yesterday, a far-right Christian group known as Jnoud El-Rab launched a violent attack on Madame Om, a popular LGBTI-friendly bar in Beirut. This incident marks a troubling escalation in the ongoing attacks against […]
Why Iraq Must Abandon the Discriminatory Anti-LGBT Bill
Iraq: Scrap Anti-LGBT Bill Death Penalty for Same-Sex Conduct; Imprisonment for Transgender Expression Introduction The Iraqi government is currently considering a proposed law that would impose the death penalty for same-sex conduct and imprisonment for transgender expression. Human Rights Watch has called for the immediate withdrawal of the bill, stating […]
Kuwait’s Bidun Children: Overcoming Discrimination for Educational Equality
Amnesty International: Kuwait Discriminating Against Native But Stateless Bidun Children in Education The Kuwaiti government is facing accusations of discrimination by Amnesty International for failing to provide equal and free education to native but stateless Bidun children in the country. In a new report titled “I Don’t Have a Future”: […]