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Multiple discrimination
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Multiple discrimination
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April 26, 2022
DISCRIMINATION can take many different forms. Amongst other things, discrimination can be direct, indirect, multiple, intentional, unintentional, base...
Indirect discrimination
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Indirect discrimination
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April 5, 2022
Discrimination can take many different forms. Amongst other things, discrimination can be direct, indirect, intersectional, intentional, unintentional...
Direct discrimination
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Direct discrimination
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March 29, 2022
DISCRIMINATION can take many different forms. Amongst other things, discrimination can be direct, indirect, intersectional, intentional, unintentional...
The right to non-discrimination
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The right to non-discrimination
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March 8, 2022
The right to non-discrimination is an important human right. Like the right to equality, the right to non-discrimination is mentioned in numerous inte...
Formal and substantive equality
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Formal and substantive equality
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March 1, 2022
The right to equality is a fundamental human right belonging to all human beings. As we learned in my previous article, article 1 of the Declaration o...
The right to equality
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The right to equality
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February 22, 2022
The right to equality is a fundamental human right belonging to all human beings. No matter who you are or where you come from, you were born with thi...
Human Rights: Majority vs Minority
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Human Rights: Majority vs Minority
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February 1, 2022
Today, we live in a world where different groups of people exist. These different groups of people may have different beliefs and come from different ...
Respecting the rights of others
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Respecting the rights of others
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January 25, 2022
Today, we live in a world with many people from different backgrounds and beliefs. It is not unusual for persons who are different from each other to ...
Can males be raped in SVG?
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Can males be raped in SVG?
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January 11, 2022
Rape is a very serious crime that has affected and continues to affect the lives of many persons living in St Vincent and the Grenadines (“SVG”). It c...
End child sexual abuse and exploitation in SVG!
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End child sexual abuse and exploitation in SVG!
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January 4, 2022
According to the World Health Organization, child maltreatment “is the abuse and neglect that occurs to children under 18 years of age. It includes al...
God and SVG’s Constitution
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God and SVG’s Constitution
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December 7, 2021
The Preamble of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ Constitution (“SVG’s Constitution”) states the following: “WHEREAS the Peoples of the Island of Sain...
The Preamble and SVG’s Constitution
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The Preamble and SVG’s Constitution
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November 30, 2021
The Constitution of St Vincent and the Grenadines (“SVG’s Constitution”) has what is known as a preamble. This preamble is located before the Bill of ...
Guardians of fundamental rights and freedoms
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Guardians of fundamental rights and freedoms
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November 23, 2021
In St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), we have what is known as the doctrine of separation of powers. This is a principle of good governance which i...
The Constitution and the Bill of Rights in SVG
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The Constitution and the Bill of Rights in SVG
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November 16, 2021
The Constitution of St Vincent and the Grenadines (“SVG’s Constitution”), which is the supreme law in SVG, outlines many fundamental rights and freedo...
The three generations of human rights
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The three generations of human rights
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November 9, 2021
Human rights are indivisible, interrelated, and interdependent. Nevertheless, in order to better appreciate and understand human rights, various perso...
Human rights in SVG
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Human rights in SVG
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November 2, 2021
Due to its rapid development after World Wars I and II, most, if not all States have been influenced in one way or another by contemporary internation...
History of human rights
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History of human rights
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October 19, 2021
WHERE DID THE idea of human rights come from? The true origin and history of human rights is largely debateable. However, what we do know from the ear...
Defining human rights
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Defining human rights
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October 12, 2021
“What are human rights?”, “Who do they belong to?”, and “Where did they come from?”, are just a few questions that one may ask, when they hear the phr...
Empowerment!
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Empowerment!
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October 5, 2021
You are special, you are worthy, you are amazing, you are powerful,… From the day that you were born into this world, you were born with dignity, reas...