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  • IACHR Addresses Children’s Right to Education in the Pandemic

    The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has published a new practical guide on access to education in the context of COVID-19, the latest in

  • The UPR of Jamaica in November 2020.Credit: UN Web TV

    Human Rights Bodies’ Sessions & Hearings: January 2021

    In January, regional and United Nations bodies will convene – mostly virtually – to continue their oversight of States’ implementation of their human rights commitments.

  • Human Rights Day 2020

    On this day in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, recognizing the inherent dignity and fundamental rights of

  • African Rights Court Issues Landmark Advisory Opinion Rejecting Vagrancy Laws

    On December 4, 2020, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) published and delivered an advisory opinion declaring national laws that criminalize vagrancy

  • Human Rights Bodies’ Sessions & Hearings: December 2020

    In December 2020, various regional and United Nations bodies will convene, virtually, to continue their oversight of States’ implementation of their human rights commitments. The bodies in session will include the African, European, and Inter-American human rights oversight bodies; the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent; and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 

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The UPR of Jamaica in November 2020.Credit: UN Web TV

Human Rights Bodies’ Sessions & Hearings: January 2021

January 6, 2021

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December 1, 2020

Human Rights Bodies’ Sessions & Hearings: November 2020

October 30, 2020

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See human rights bodies' COVID-19 guidance on our dedicated webpage, organized by mechanism and theme, and updated regularly.

For human rights bodies' schedule and activity changes due to the pandemic, see our Monthly Overview posts or the IJRC Hearings & Sessions Calendar.

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