London, 23 August 2011
Today, The Equal Rights Trust published Volume Seven of The Equal Rights Review (ERR), an interdisciplinary biannual journal intended as a forum for the exchange of legal, philosophical, sociological and other ideas and practical insights for those who are promoting equality. This issue contains a special section on immigration detention and discrimination, as well as an interview on the same issue with Wilder Tayler, Secretary-General of the International Commission of Jurists and an expert on the UN Sub-Committee on the Prevention of Torture, and Professor Mads Andenas, Professor of Law at the University of Oslo and a member of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.
The volume is available in print as well as online.
To read The Equal Rights Review, Volume Seven please click here .
Contents of Volume Seven (2011):
Editorial
Dimitrina Petrova: Detained but Equal
Articles
Lauri Sivonen: Gender Identity Discrimination in European Judicial Discourse
Rosaan Kruger: Small Steps to Equal Dignity: The Work of the South African Equality Courts
Isidora Stakic: Homophobia and Hate Speech in Serbian Public Discourse: How Nationalist Myths and Stereotypes Influence Prejudices against the LGBT Minority
Special
Stefanie Grant: Immigration Detention: Some Issues of Inequality
Amal De Chickera: Draft Guidelines on the Detention of Stateless Persons: An Introductory Note
The Equal Rights Trust: Guidelines on the Detention of Stateless Persons: Consultation Draft
Alice Edwards: Measures of First Resort: Alternatives to Immigration Detention in Comparative Perspective
Testimony
The Mak Nyahs of Malaysia: Testimony of Four Transgender Women
Interview
Equality and Detention: Experts’ Perspectives: ERT talks with Mads Andenas and Wilder Tayler
Activities
The Equal Rights Trust Advocacy
Update on Current ERT Projects
ERT Work Itinerary: January – June 2011
The Equal Rights Review is also available in print format. To order your copy please donate £15 online by clicking here and send your postal address to info@equalrightstrust.org titled “ERR order”. Alternatively, you can post a cheque made payable to “The Equal Rights Trust” and your address to us at The Equal Rights Trust, 126 North End Road, London, W14 9PP, United Kingdom.
