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Special Tribunal for Lebanon Announces New Terrorism Charges Against Ayyash

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) announced new charges on September 16, 2019 against Salim Jamil Ayyash relating to his alleged involvement in the 2004 and 2005 attacks targeting Lebanese
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African Commission Seeks Comments on Revised Rules of Procedure

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) is calling on State and non-State actors, including civil society, to provide input on the most recent draft of its revised
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Committee Against Torture Decides First Complaint on Sexual Violence in Conflict

The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) issued its first decision against the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, finding that rape and other acts of sexual violence constitute torture under
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September 2019: UN Treaty Bodies, Human Rights Council, And Regional Bodies in Session

In September, universal and regional human rights bodies and experts will review States’ compliance with their human rights obligations through the consideration of State and civil society reports and country
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IACHR Publishes Guidelines on Internal Displacement in the Northern Triangle

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has launched a report on internally displaced people in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras; it analyzes a years-long increase in internal migration due
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