By Nahiyan Helal Imagine not having access to healthcare, not being able to work, not having the right to rent, … More
Category: Europe
‘For richer or for poorer’ – Could your marriage disentitle you to an inheritance?
by Conor Courtney Ireland’s approach to marriage has made substantial strides in the last few decades. In 1996 divorce became … More
Does ‘Fitting in’ trump ‘la Liberté’ in France?
By Nahiyan Helal Liberté (liberty) is a concept often difficult to define, especially in terms of the boundaries by which it … More
Journal: March 2019
There is No Honour in Honour-Based Abuse
ELLEN CHAN From 2014 to 2016, the Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation revealed 3,546 reports of forced marriage[1]. In … More
The Path to “Safety” is Littered with Sexual Violence
SURABHI VANALIA By the end of 2017, there were 68.5 million forcibly displaced people in the world, including 25.4 million refugees.[1] … More
Digital Rights #1: An Introduction
HANNAH TSANG Digital rights are a broad set of rights which primarily concern copyrighted digital works, user permissions, and rights … More
Slaves But Not Refugees? Echoes of Afro-Pessimism And A ‘Tiers Mondiste’ Response
MANSHA MOHEE In November last year, a CNN investigation unveiled slave markets auctioning African migrants in one of the North … More
Does Catalonia have a human right to independence?
The Catalonia crisis is the culmination of the Catalan government’s 10 year move towards independence from the central Spanish government. … More
Panel Event: Modern Slavery in the Corporate World
On Tuesday, our UCL team held its first event of the academic year. The event- ‘Modern Slavery in the Corporate … More