The safeguard of journalist source protection in times of war
SIMON LEVETT
The journalist and source relationship and the right to receive information
Human rights through the lens: Locating the dignity of the vulnerable subjects of atrocity photographs
TAIF ALKHUDARY
Understanding the relationship between dignity and vulnerability through the eye of the camera
Religious pluralism and the European Court of Human Rights: An assessment through the looking glass of Article 9 ECHR
NATALIE ALKIVIADOU
A comparative assessment of the Court’s treatment of Islamic and Christian dress and symbols.
Unpacking the Gambia’s transition to democracy: Coalition ruled but can they govern?
PA SAKO DARBOE
Democracy won, but it remains to be seen how the new government will work
Interview with Prof. Manfred Nowak
ANGELA MELCHIORRE
We have to be more self-confident, skilful and proactive to defend human rights in times of ‘evil forces’.
Bridging the Gap: Refugees, Rights and a Place in the World
JANA LOEW
The experience of Refugee Radio Network
Contextualizing Muslim communities’ integration processes in the European Union: Current challenges and the ways forward
CARLOTTA GIORDANI
On developing new shared roots and identity patterns in European societies
The Emergence of Sub-National Human Rights Institutions and their Role in the International Human Rights Regime
ANDREW WOLMAN
A discussion of the development of sub-national institutions and their relationship with other actors
Change through Collaboration: Fostering Healthy Food Systems and Protecting the Right to Food
LAURA SCHUBERT
A reflection on alternative food systems jointly devised by the State and civil society
Impact of local communities’ resilience strategies on the occurrence of natural disasters: Practical experiences in Mozambique
SOFIA VASCO, ALBERTO ABDUL LATIFO LOIOLA, MIGUEL NATHA
The fight against floods in Cariaco through the voices of people
The Urgenda decision of the Dutch District Court: Using tort law to urge the State to do more in combating climate change
OTTO SPIJKERS
A landmark case on the relationship between human rights and climate change
United Nations Human Rights Council: What about climate change?
DYANTHA BOXUM
Improving the institutional protection of human rights from climate change
The Human Right to a Healthy Environment and International Jurisprudence
FERNANDA BARBOSA LOSS
How international law responds to the interconnection between the environment and human life
Symposium: Human Rights, the Environment and Climate Change
Four contributions that explore the human rights dimension of the environment and climate change
Call for Contributions: 2017 – A Year in Elections
The right to participate in public affairs is a fundamental human right. We are launching “2017 – A Year in Elections”. Are you an election practitioner or academic? Share your assessment and experience with us!
Child Labour and Education: Towards Participative Agency of Working Children in Paraguay
ANGELA BERTOCCO
Exploring the active and participative role of working children as social, political and economic subjects
Call for Contributions: Human Rights, the Environment and Climate Change
Are you interested in human rights, environmental protection and climate justice? Write for Rights!
Stand up for someone’s rights today
Human rights are a compelling response to the uncertainty, hatred and violence of our time. We stand up for everyone’s human rights and you?
The Colombian Peace Deal: War is dying but peace has not yet been born
JORGE ENRIQUE FORERO and SARA TUFANO
The roots of the Colombian conflict and how the Peace Agreement addresses them
Join Rights!
Have you got the energy, commitment and ideas to help develop a digital community of human rights commentators? The Rights! Editorial Team invites new volunteers.
The Paradigm Shift on Disability and its Particularities to Persons with Mental Illness
M.ÀNGELS PORXAS ROIG
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities sets a new paradigm based on autonomy and equality
The Rights of Juvenile Suspects under International Law
MILENA STERIO
How international norms and standards aim to protect the rights of children subject to criminal proceedings
International Health Emergencies and Human Rights: An (Un)easy Relationship?
ANDRAŽ ZIDAR
The build-up of global health security should go hand in hand with the strengthening of the human rights capacities in health and law enforcement sectors, internationally and domestically
On Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: The Case of Wartime Male Rape
ELLEN GORRIS
Three challenges to the exclusive focus on women and girls as victims of conflict-related sexual violence
Can human rights law achieve real and meaningful equality for all? The case of same-sex marriage
MOANA GENEVEY
The trajectory of the protection of LGBT rights in Europe discloses the potential of deploying human rights law to achieve real and meaningful equality for all
Europe or Death
LAURA PASQUERO
Most get on the rubber boat thinking that they are going to die, but their desperation and determination are stronger than anything – “When you get on the boat it’s Europe or death”…
The human rights responsibilities of commercial vessels when rescuing migrants at sea
NIKOLAS FEITH TAN
Shipping companies play a significant role in rescuing migrants on the Mediterranean, while the extent of their responsibilities remains unclear
Is the UN Security Council’s Resolution 2235 a positive step towards accountability in the conflict in Syria?
AURIANNE BOTTE
Assessing whether the Joint Investigative Mechanism on the use of chemical weapons in Syria could be a first step towards accountability for crimes against humanity and war crimes
Where after all do universal human rights begin? Taking a sociological approach to children’s work in India
KIRRILY PELLS
Towards a better understanding of the multiple interconnecting processes that may impede or facilitate the realisation of children’s rights
Approving force without authorising it: UN Security Council resolution 2249 on the fight against ISIL
VITO TODESCHINI
The resolution gives political support to military action against ISIS, yet fails to provide States with a mandate to use force
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