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Recent Developments Highlight Increased Collaboration Among Human Rights Bodies

Over the past several months, supranational human rights bodies have announced a flurry of joint events and agreements, highlighting some specific rights challenges and the increasing importance of technical collaboration.
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IACHR Announces Results and Changes in Efforts to Reduce Backlog

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), which has long faced a significant backlog in its resolution of individual complaints, has announced developments in the implementation of its Special Procedural
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November 2019: UN Treaty Bodies, UPR Working Group & Regional Bodies In Session

In November, universal and regional human rights bodies and experts will assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations through the consideration of State and civil society reports and country
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UN Expert Releases Principles to Protect Workers from Toxic Substances

In a new report, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and hazardous substances has laid out 15 principles to guide States and businesses in preventing and remedying workers’
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European Court Holds Secret Surveillance Did Not Violate Employees’ Privacy

Overturning a previous chamber decision, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held that employees’ right to privacy was not violated when a Spanish supermarket used
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