Gender, Sexuality & the Law
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Publications
Abortion and ‘conscientious objection’ in South Africa
September 7, 2021
New book chapter: The 1996 Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act of South Africa is hailed as one of the most exemplary liberal laws on abortion. …
LGBT rights in Africa
September 23, 2020
Across the African continent, homosexuality has since the late 1990s become an issue of political contestation and conflict. When Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe castigated the …
Queer Realness: In Pursuit of Freedom
May 7, 2020
How are lives of transgender and intersex people in India affected by the momentous legal changes for LGBTIQ+ people that has taken place in the …
Den gode «fiende»: Fra flyktninger til seksuelle minoriteter
April 16, 2019
Hvorfor kjører Polens nasjonal-konservative regjeringsparti LHBT-motstand som viktigste valgkamptema foran Europaparlamentsvalget i mai? Under slagordet «Ikke rør barna» har regjeringspartiet «Lov og rettferdighetspartiet» (PiS) i …
Love in Law – The Indian Supreme Court decides in favour of LGBT persons
November 14, 2018
On 6 September 2018, the Indian Supreme Court delivered a 493-page-long verdict on LGBT rights and love.“Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India” is arguably …
Projects
LawTransform: Effects of Rights & Law
August 27, 2018
The project aims to consolidate the Centre on Law & Social Transformation (LawTransform) as a leading hub for scholarship on the use of law as …
Political determinants of sexual and reproductive health: Criminalisation, health impacts and game changers
November 7, 2017
Why is homosexuality (encompassing lesbian, gay, bi, trans*/LGBT) more politicized and criminalized in Africa than elsewhere? Can similar politicization of abortion be prevented? And …
Abortion Rights Lawfare in Latin America
August 18, 2014
Abstract: The project analyses the strategic use of rights and law in battles over abortion rights in Latin America – and the various effects of …
Sexual and Reproductive Rights Lawfare: Global battles
August 15, 2014
Sexual and Reproductive Rights (SRR) are controversial in most societies. Political polarization has been particularly pronounced on to abortion rights and rights of sexual minorities (LGBTIQ …
Gender (in)justice – Pakistan
November 29, 2013
The report review steps taken by the Musharraf government to combat honour killings through an examination of legal reforms in the years between 2003- 2006. …
News
Video: Constitutional reform process in Gambia
November 27, 2019
Satang Nabaneh is a doctoral candidate at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria and LawTransform PhD scholar as part of the research project …
Article: Trans Legalities – Preliminary Study of Files on the Recognition of Trans* Identities in Peru
October 1, 2019
By Carlos J. Zelada and Carolina Neyra-Sevilla This is a summary of the article, which was published in The Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and …
Events
Looking for dialogue and recognition: transgender persons’ rights
February 26, 2021
Date: 8 March 2021 Time: 17:00-18:00 Venue: Zoom Relevant issues for transgender persons, such as the change of name and gender marks on birth certificates …
Filmmaking and intersectionality – “The Art of Fallism”
September 23, 2019
A Norwegian film production team follows the South-African movement #FeesMustFall, documenting the women, queer people and trans people that played a central part in the …