Equality and Human Rights Commission

In most cases of human rights abuses, it’s easy to identify the problem, but it’s infinitely more difficult to find viable solutions. What’s difficult about the Roma rights crisis is that it’s difficult to convince people that a problem even exists in the first place. The question for the average French citizen isn 't "How do we solve the problem?"; it more closely resembles “Is there a problem?” or “Should we fix it?” This is not unprecedented: those who benefit from a system of oppression…

Political crimes suspects are therefore at a particular risk of arbitrary treatment, and left without protection. Even more concerning is the fact that, according to the testimonies of numerous defectors, the existing provisions supposed to uphold the right to liberty and security are very often not followed in the DPRK, leaving the alleged criminals without any guarantees to have a fair trial, and in arbitrary detention. Moreover, detainees in short-term prisons are commonly imprisoned without…

According to Russ, (2017) “the United Nation’s Economic and Social Council voted by secret ballot to put Saudi Arabia on the Commission on the Status of Women. It is an international organization responsible for the “promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women,” Even with the stigma of the Islamic law in Saudi Arabia, domestic violence against women needs to come to an end completely. If people around the world would…

According to Aristotle “Rule of law is better than rule of any man”. The rule of law is fundamental to a well-functioning society. It ensures fairness in society and formal equality for all its citizens. In Canada, the Constitution is the supreme law of the land. Any laws or actions of government not in accordance with the constitution are unlawful. This ensures that public officials do not abuse their powers. Historically, Courts have been at the forefront of holding public officials…

acquire the right to be equal to men in the eyes of society and government, which is still the goal today. A starting point for the Women’s Liberation Movement was the 1969 Miss America Pageant. Protesters said that the pageant was a “Cattle Parade.” It degraded women to just images…

Maasai girls as young as thirteen years are offered for marriage usually to men older than them. Low socio-economic status and culture are the motivating factors behind the practice of early marriage (Bunting, 2005) According to the African Union Commission on the campaign to End Child Marriage, child marriage refers to any marriage where at least one of the parties is below 18 years of age recognising that child marriage is a multi-faceted social-cultural and endemic harmful practice in most…

status. For example, if a women married with a men who did not have Indian status in that case she lost her status; on the other hand, if a men marries to a non-Indian women he did not lose his status. The women face many difficulties to access their rights and services for themselves and their children. The Bill C-31 was passed in 1985, to help both the native and non-native women’s. Women also experienced difficulties when applying for status or band membership. A book published by Kathleen…

discriminatory. Throughout this essay, I will first describe how this issue has arose, give detailed examples of why it has developed, predict the extent of this issue in the future and create my policy implementing that All business owners reserve the right to refuse a service based upon a person’s sexuality if the owner feels as if their religious freedom is violated. When entering a restaurant there is usually a sign that says, “no shoes, no shirt, no service.” Is it fair for a business…

Where cosmopolitanism in all its various forms and delineations can generally come to be seen as the universalisation of culture and identity, the rejection of nationalist principles, and the prioritisation of equality in all domains of life; cultural relativism emphasises that the values of any given culture are regarded as important to the citizens who identify with that culture (Herskovits 1972;8). Herskovits explains that the central philosophical tenet of cultural relativism is a…

In terms of customary international law, Heads of States are entitled to immunity ratione personae (absolute personal immunity) for their acts during their tenure in office. This customary rule is based on State sovereignty and sovereign equality. In the case Democratic Republic of Congo v Belgium (“DRC Case”), the International Criminal Court of Justice (“ICJ”) examined absolute personal immunities that Heads of State are entitled to under customary international law before domestic court…