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Four Members Join African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

On June 29, during its virtual 28th Extraordinary Session, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) swore in four new Commissioners who will begin six-year terms. They are:
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Human Rights Bodies: Schedule and Procedural Changes Amid COVID-19 Pandemic (July 2020)

Universal and regional human rights oversight bodies are beginning to hold virtual sessions, following postponements and cancellations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since mid-March 2020, almost all human
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New Council of Europe Guidance on Rights of Trafficking Victims

The Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has published new guidance for States on the entitlement of victims of trafficking, and persons
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Registration Open: The Human Right to Housing (June 23)

The International Justice Resource Center is pleased to announce an upcoming webinar on efforts to advance the right to housing in California, including through engagement with international human rights oversight
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IACHR Launches Searchable Database of Recommendations, to Track Implementation

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has launched an online database of recommendations it has issued to States in friendly settlement agreements, published merits reports, annual reports, country reports,
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