Freedom of Religion and Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Religion: Banning the Full-Face Veil Sarah H. Cleveland* What is, or should be, the relationship between claims of violations of the right to manifest one’s religion as a result of a generally applicable law or policy, and claims of indirect discrimination on grounds of religion? […]
Indirect religious discrimination: a European perspective
Indirect religious discrimination: a European perspective Christopher McCrudden* In this brief note on legal measures addressing indirect religious discrimination, I draw from the experience of the development and use of indirect religious discrimination in several European jurisdictions: the United Kingdom (including the somewhat different legal position in Northern Ireland), the European Union, and the […]
Decriminalising Homosexuality: Reshaping the Landscape in Botswana and a Missed Opportunity in Kenya
Decriminalising Homosexuality: Reshaping the Landscape in Botswana and a Missed Opportunity in Kenya Zanele Nyoni[1] Keywords: African Law and Society; Gender and Sexuality; Discrimination; Human Rights; International Human Rights; Equality; Sexual Orientation Legislation: Laws of Kenya Penal Code 81 of 1948; Botswana Penal Code Law No.2 of 1964 —————————————————– Introduction Less than a month […]
What’s in a name? Juxtaposing Indirect Discrimination and Reasonable Accommodation on the basis of Religion in the European Workplace
What’s in a name? Juxtaposing Indirect Discrimination and Reasonable Accommodation on the basis of Religion in the European Workplace Prof. Katayoun Alidadi, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies Bryant University, Smithfield, Rhode Island kalidadi@bryant.edu Harvard Human Rights Journal Online February 2020 —- This note was written in preparation for the April 18, 2020 Workshop convened by […]
What is the Right against Discriminatory Impact Based on Religion? – Symposium Introduction
The Harvard Law School Human Rights Program is exploring in a comparative and cross-disciplinary manner the concept of indirect discrimination on the basis of religion through a workshop in April 2020, hosted in cooperation with the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, and the Harvard Human Rights Journal. […]
Congressional Recognition of the Armenian Genocide – 104 years of Denial
Congressional Recognition of the Armenian Genocide – 104 years of Denial By: Anoush Baghdassarian[1] On December 12th, 2019, the United States Senate unanimously passed Senate Resolution 150 (S. Res 150)[2] recognizing the Armenian genocide. This is the first time in history that both chambers of the US Congress have officially recognized the Ottoman Empire’s […]