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African Commission Seeks Input for Revised Freedom of Expression Declaration

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) is revising its Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa to address new technological advances, online activity, and internet
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Inter-American Court to Determine State Responsibility for Trans Woman’s Murder

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has, for the first time, referred a case involving an alleged extrajudicial killing of a transgender woman to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
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European Court of Human Rights Issues First Ever Advisory Opinion

In its first advisory opinion, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) considered the parental rights, under French law, of intended mothers to children born abroad through a surrogacy arrangement.
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June 2019: UN Treaty Body, Human Rights Council, and Regional Bodies in Session

In June, several 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
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UN Human Rights Bodies May Curtail Work Amid Funding Shortage

Governments’ failure to fully fund the United Nations now threatens the work of the UN human rights treaty bodies that review States’ compliance with their human rights obligations, making it
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June 2019: UN Treaty Body, Human Rights Council, and Regional Bodies in Session

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