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UN Human Rights Committee Recognizes Environmental Harm as Rights Violation

In a landmark decision, the United Nations Human Rights Committee has found Paraguay responsible for failing to protect individuals from severe environmental contamination by large-scale farms’ use of illegal chemicals,
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Belém do Pará Follow-up Mechanism Issues Recommendations on Missing Women

On August 8, 2019, the Follow-up Mechanism to the Belém do Pará Convention (MESECVI) presented a new general recommendation providing guidance to States in addressing “the high number of missing
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Former Khmer Rouge Leader Dies as Cambodia Tribunal Cases Continue

Nuon Chea, a former high-ranking official in the Khmer Rouge, died on August 4, 2019 while serving a life sentence imposed by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
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European Court Rejects Complaint of Man Who “Insulted” the Court

On July 16, 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) rejected a complaint by Nikolay Alekseyev, a well-known Russian lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activist, due to posts
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August 2019: UN Treaty Bodies & Regional Body In Session

In August, 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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New Report: Civil Society Access to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

May 20, 2019

The International Justice Resource Center (IJRC) has published its second report in an ongoing series examining the barriers to civil society’s engagement with supranational human

Forced Sterilization as a Human Rights Violation: Recent Developments

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August 2019: UN Treaty Bodies & Regional Body In Session

July 31, 2019

In August, universal and regional human rights bodies and experts will review States’ compliance with their human rights obligations through the consideration of State and

July 2019: UN Treaty Bodies, Human Rights Council, & Regional Bodies in Session

June 26, 2019

June 2019: UN Treaty Body, Human Rights Council, and Regional Bodies in Session

May 28, 2019

May 2019: UN Treaty Bodies And Regional Bodies In Session

May 1, 2019