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UN Special Rapporteurs Highlight Forced Sterilization of Indigenous Women in Canada

In their latest reports to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health and the Special Rapporteur on violence against women addressed the
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UN Treaty Bodies Announce New Measures to Synchronize Their Work

In a new position paper, the chairpersons of the 10 United Nations human rights treaty bodies have shared their plans to increase the accessibility and efficiency of their work monitoring
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OAS Elects Four Commissioners to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

On June 28, 2019, the 49th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) re-elected Commissioners Margaret May Macaulay (Jamaica) and Esmeralda Arosemena de Troitiño (Panama) to serve a
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ILO Adopts First Convention Addressing Workplace Violence and Harassment

The International Labour Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted an “unprecedented Convention and accompanying Recommendation” during its June 2019 meeting, setting new global obligations and outlining measures for
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July 2019: UN Treaty Bodies, Human Rights Council, & Regional Bodies in Session

In July, a number of 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
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New Report: Civil Society Access to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

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

June 26, 2019

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

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

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May 2019: UN Treaty Bodies And Regional Bodies In Session

May 1, 2019

April 2019: UN Treaty Bodies & Regional Body in Session

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