Categoies
International Updates
US Court Of Appeals hold that Companies cannot discriminate Against LGBTI persons
The full 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago recently ruled that Companies cannot discriminate against their LGBT employees because of their sexual orientation. The Court observed that discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation amounts to sexual discrimination, and therefore is covered under existing federal law known as the Civil Rights Act. The […]
African Union officially endorses Pan African Women’s Charter on Land Rights
The 9th Annual African Union (AU) Gender Pre-Summit held in Addis Abba officially endorsed the charter of demands initiated from the mass assembly of rural women. The charter, which includes 15 specific demands addresses women’s access to use, control, own, inherit and dispose of their land and natural resources. The move has been welcomed by women’s […]
Sweden to Compensate Trans persons forced to undergo Sterilization
The Swedish Minister for Public Health announced that the Swedish government has agreed to financially compensate forcibly sterilised trans people with the amount of $26000 each. The compensation will be available for anyone who was forcibly sterilised by the Swedish state from 1972-2013 in order to comply with the previous requirements in the Swedish legal […]
European Court of Human Rights ends Forced Sterilisation
The European Court of Human Rights found that sterilisation requirement in legal gender recognition violates human rights. Setting the legal precedent for Europe, the decision will force 22 European countries using the infertility requirement from a person seeking legal gender recognition, to change their laws. This historic decision is delivered in three joined cases against France […]
European Union court allows religious symbol bans
The European Court of Justice has ruled that companies may bar staff from wearing Islamic headscarves and other visible religious symbols under certain conditions, setting off a storm of complaint from rights groups and religious leaders. In its first ruling on a volatile political issue across Europe, the Court of Justice (ECJ) found a Belgian […]
Report on Women’s Rights in Africa launched
The United Nations Human Rights office, together with African Union and UN Women, released a report on women’s rights in Africa. This is the first report in a series of analytical reports on the situation of women human rights on the continent that will be issued periodically and is to be read in conjunction with […]
UK Companies must Declare Gender Pay Gap
New Regulations under the UK Equality Act make it compulsory for any organisation that has 250 or more employees to publish and report specific figures about their gender pay gap from 2017. Companies have been asked to submit their reports by 2018 and if they fail to do so they will be contacted by the […]
Utah Repeals No Promo Homo Law
Utah has repealed “no promo homo” laws restricting discussions of homosexuality in schools, recognising that the laws are discriminatory and harmful. The provision prohibiting “advocacy of homosexuality” in schools was vague in its description and was applied in many schools to silence any discussion of LGBT topics. The law discouraged school personnel from intervening to stop […]
Nepal Releases Draft Bill on Rights of LGBTI persons
Nepal has constituted a five-member board to identify the issues and problems of gender and sexual minorities, and make the necessary recommendations to government. The draft bill has provisions for legally changing gender identity, same-sex marriage, adoption and enumeration in national census. It ensures the right to participate in political affairs, right to access, right to […]
Hindu Marriage Act, 2017 enacted by Pakistan
A bill to regulate marriages of minority Hindu population has become a law in Pakistan after getting approval from the President and being unanimously passed by the National Assembly. The landmark law aims to protect marriages, families, mothers and their children while safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of Hindu families. It provides for procedures […]