Child Marriage Banned in Guatemala Guatemala has raised the minimum age for marriage to 18. However, women’s rights campaigners claim that implementing the law would prove […]
Nepalese Parliament Elects First Female President
Nepalese Parliament Elects First Female President Bidhya Devi Bhandari is now deputy leader of the ruling Communist party in Nepal who has long campaigned to secure […]
Protection of Women’s Rights in Pakistan – A Practitioner’s Perspective
Protection of Women’s Rights in Pakistan – A Practitioner’s Perspective I was invited to speak briefly at a seminar organized by the Law and Politics Society, […]
The Much-Needed Anti-Rape Bills
The Much-Needed Anti-Rape Bills In contradistinction to the legislature’s characteristic stalling on critical legal reforms, the Senate, last week, adopted the Anti-rape Bill proposed (over a year back) […]
Stand Against Harassment
Stand Against Harassment Harassment is a word we hear often and typically disregard it as if it is insignificant, despite of the fact that this word […]
Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Threat To Democracy?
Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Threat To Democracy? “To the extent that we are privatising public civil dispute resolution systems, we are essentially privatising a significant part […]
Combating Online Misogyny
Team CTL recently attended a discussion on How To Combat Online Misogyny in Pakistan, organized by The Last Word bookshop in collaboration with Susan Benesch of The […]
Uganda Supreme Court Bans Dowry Refund on Divorce
Uganda Supreme Court Bans Dowry Refund on Divorce Uganda’s Supreme Court ruled that the practice of refunding the price of the bride upon the dissolution of a […]