Equal Rights Trust

Joint Communique on Equality Provisions in draft Kenyan Constitution

The Equal Rights Trust (ERT) joined the Kenyan Human Rights Commission (KHRC) and the Federation of Women Lawyers Kenya (FIDA) to issue a statement calling on Kenya’s parliamentarians to put the rights to equality and non-discrimination at the heart of the country’s new Constitution. The three organisations issued a joint communiqué amid fears that the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) appointed to resolve controversial issues in the draft Constitution might remove or amend key equality provisions in the search for compromise.

ERT Expert Opinion on Article 16 of the Moldovan Constitution sent to Acting President Ghimpu

This is an expert opinion on Article 16 (Equality of Rights) of the Moldovan Constitution which was sent to the Acting President Ghimpu of the Republic of Moldova. This opinion urges the Commission on Constitutional Reform to amend Article 16 of the Constitution to make it consistent with Moldova's international human rights obligations.

From Mariel Cubans to Guantanamo Detainees: Stateless Persons Detained under U.S. Authority

This report is one of the outputs of a global research and advocacy project of the Equal Rights Trust (ERT) on stateless persons in detention. It highlights some of the key challenges faced by the U.S. Administration pertaining to the detention of stateless persons both in the context of immigration and national security.

Trapped in a Cycle of Flight: Stateless Rohingya in Malaysia

This report is one of the outputs of a global research and advocacy project of the Equal Rights Trust (ERT) on stateless persons in detention. It draws attention to the plight of Rohingya who have successfully made the hazardous journey to Malaysia – a present focus, and ‘hotspot’, for Rohingya migration. It focuses on detention practices in Malaysia and the cycle of deportation and trafficking, which must be broken.

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