TAG: human rights
Summerschool on Health Law and Ethics 2017
Summerschool on Health Law and Ethics 2017 28 June – 7 July 2017 The Erasmus Observatory on Health Law / Institute of Health Policy & Management (Erasmus University Rotterdam) announces the annual Summer school on Health Law and Ethics, providing students, academics, professionals and practitioners, with an opportunity for intensive training in various aspects of […]
Read moreResource: Islamophobia is racism
Resource for Teaching & Learning about anti-Muslim Racism in the United States Home #IslamophobiaIsRacism Syllabus Race, Empire, Islam The Production and Reproduction of Anti-Muslim Racism Anti-Muslim Racism Impact Policing, Security, Surveillance, and Anti-Muslim Racism Resisting Anti-Muslim Racism Further Reading and Resources #IslamophobiaIsRacism Syllabus #IslamophobiaIsRacism Syllabus Preface Inspired by the #FergusonSyllabus, the #StandingRockSyllabus, the #BlackIslamSyllabus and […]
Read moreThe Smart Sex Worker’s Guide to Addressing the Failure of Anti-Sex Work Organisations
Sex workers and their allies face significant obstacles in the fight to improve the health and wellbeing of sex workers globally. In the Smart Sex Worker’s Guide: The Failure of Anti-Sex Work Organisations to Protect the Human Rights of Sex Workers, NSWP explore the effects of anti-sex work programming and anti-trafficking initiatives that deny sex […]
Read moreCrackdown against women’s rights activists in Jamaica and Uganda
In March and early April, two grave cases of crackdowns against women’s rights activists have been registered worldwide. In Jamaica, activist Latoya Nugent was detained and charged for cybercrime under an anti-terrorist law, an action widely condemned by human rights groups and organizations. In Uganda, the feminist scholar Stella Nyanzi was arrested also on the […]
Read moreRecent human violations related to abortion in Brazil
In February, in Curitiba, a woman was arrested when searching for care for incomplete abortion in an Evangelical hospital. In early March, in Pauí, a 11 yeard old girl who was pregnant after having been submitted to systematic rape by her stepfather was denied the termination by the health service (read more). In Campo Grande, […]
Read moreSexual Politics in March and early April 2017
In March and early April, the abortion frontline in Latin America has been remarkably eventful, in positive ways. In Bolivia, the proposed revision of abortion law, which is part of the broader reform of the country’s Penal Code, ignited an intense public debate. More relevant yet, in El Salvador, where the criminalization of abortion is […]
Read moreChimananda Adichie comments on transwomen sparked a fiercedebate
The Nigerian feminist and writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was plunged into a noisy row after remarks that distinguish experiences of transgender women from those who are born female. The comments fueled widespread reactions in the identity politics debate. SPW has collected articles on the row. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on transgender row: ‘I have nothing to apologise […]
Read moreLatin America’s Gender Ideology Explosion
While it would be nice to report that the phrase is merely a malapropism, it is a very deliberate concept spawned by conservative religious groups. “Gender ideology” is becoming the catch-all metonym of a growing global movement opposing gender equality, abortion,
Read moreAnnual news release about LGBT situation in Kyrgyzstan
The Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic states «individual, her/his rights, freedoms and guarantees for their implementation are the highest value and purpose of the society and the state», despite the fundamental statement in the country’s main legal document, representatives of the LGBT community are systematically discriminated and face all kinds of violence from the side […]
Read morePunitive laws, key population size estimates, and Global AIDS Response Progress Reports: an ecological study of 154 countries
UN global plans on HIV/AIDS have committed to reducing the number of countries with punitive laws criminalizing key populations. This study explores whether punitive laws are associated with countries’ performance on targets set in the global plans.
Read moreCall for articles: Pambazuka News Special issue on activism in Africa
What is the state of activism in Africa today? How effective is activism in bringing about the transformations that are needed to improve the lives of the African people? What should be done better? Pambazuka News invites articles exploring different perspectives on this theme. There is a protest march taking place somewhere in Africa right […]
Read moreSexual Politics in February and early March 2017
There are many events to be reported in regard to abortion rights in February and early March 2017. The most important comes from Brazil where potential regressions on abortion rights have been registered in recent years. A lawsuit was filed at the Supreme Court, on March 7th, by a political party (PSOL) and the feminist […]
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