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Q&A: Bringing a Case Before the International Court of Justice for the Rights of Afghan Women and Girls

This paper considers 21 questions around the feasibility of bringing a complaint at the International Court of Justice against Afghanistan's Taliban for egregious and prevalent violations of women’s and girls’ rights.

April, 2024
First page of PDF with filename: Q&A-Litigating-for-the-Rights-of-Afghan-Women-and-Girls-Before-the-ICJ-Final.pdf
Report

The Ongoing Segregation of Roma Children in the Czech Republic

This report, presented to the European Commission in January 2024, presents new evidence indicating that the Czech Republic's discriminatory treatment of Roma children is in breach of the European Union's Racial Equality Directive.

January, 2024
First page of PDF with filename: 25.01.24-Report-on-ongoing-segregation-in-the-Czech-Republic-(002).pdf
Report

State Human Rights Obligations Regarding the Distribution of Scarce Health Resources

This report offers a comprehensive overview of case law concerning the rights to life, health, and nondiscrimination in international, regional, and national systems.

November 2023 | John Harrington and Asteropi Chatzinikola
First page of PDF with filename: state-human-rights-obligations-regarding-distribution-of-scarce-health-resources-20231031.pdf
Briefing Paper

Restrictions on Muslim Women's Dress in the 27 EU Member States and the United Kingdom

This policy brief and accompanying fact sheet map EU and UK laws and pending legislation restricting religious dress—specifically the headscarf and face veil worn by Muslim women.

March 2022
First page of PDF with filename: policy-brief-restrictions-on-muslim-women's-dress-03252022.pdf
Publication

Denmark’s Discriminatory “Ghetto Package”: Demographic Reports on Nøjsomhed-Sydvej, Helsingor, and Evicted Households

Reports by the Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research at Aarhus University analyze demographic trends in Nøjsomhed-Sydvejand, a neighborhood in Denmark designated as a "ghetto" under the government's controversial "Ghetto Package," and three comparator areas, as well as the demographics of 96 forcibly-evicted households in Nøjsomhed-Sydvejand.

February 10, 2022
First page of PDF with filename: report-nøjsomhed-sydvej-and-three-comparator-areas_102021.pdf
Report

Implementing Human Rights Decisions: Reflections, Successes, and New Directions

This publication takes stock of the growth and change in the field of human rights implementation, and how to ensure legal decisions can be realized.

July 2021
First page of PDF with filename: implementing-human-rights-decisions-20210721.pdf
Report

The Recording of Police Stops and Toolkit for the Analysis of Police Identifications

These toolkits seek to provide an overview of best practices regarding the recording of police stops, routine interactions between officers and the public, and the analysis of this data to improve policing.

March 2020
First page of PDF with filename: toolkit-for-the-analysis-of-police-identifications-20200302.pdf
Fact Sheet

Regulating Police Stop and Search: An Evaluation of the Northamptonshire Police: Reasonable Grounds Panel—Fact Sheet

This fact sheet outlines how unique initiative between police and community members in Northamptonshire, UK has resulted in a more lawful and effective use of stop and search.

November 2019
First page of PDF with filename: regulating-police-stop-and-search-fact-sheet-20191106.pdf
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