On Tuesday, November 22, the European Court of Human Rights will hold a Chamber hearing in the case Fernández Martínez v. Spain (Application no. 56030/07) and release a number of decisions in applications against Georgia, Malta, Turkey, Azerbaijan, the United Kingdom, Spain, Montenegro and Estonia. The Fernández Martínez v. Spain case concerns the decision not to renew a Spanish priest’s
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Marking 30 Years of the African Charter – Where Next?
Iain Byrne contributes this post reflecting on the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights most recent session and the 30th anniversary of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. ___________________________ by Iain Byrne The October 2011 session of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights marked a watershed in the history of the institution and the regional
Read moreAfrican Court Judge Ouguergouz Reviews History of African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights at 30th Anniversary
In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, one of the first judges of the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights and a participant in the Charter’s drafting, Judge Fatsah Ouguergouz gave a thoughtful and illuminating speech reviewing the document’s history and its place among other regional and international human rights instruments. With regard
Read moreUruguay: Moving closer toward accountability?
Lisl Brunner contributes this post on recent developments in Uruguay’s compliance with the Gelman v. Uruguay judgment of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, in follow-up to her article, Is Uruguay Foundering on the Path to Accountability?: The Aftermath of the Gelman decision of the Inter-American Court, published this summer in the American Society of International Law newsletter Accountability. ___________________________ by Lisl Brunner Uruguay has
Read moreLive Webcast of UN Committee Against Torture Sessions on Germany, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Belarus and Greece
Five non-governmental organizations (Alkarama, Amnesty International, the Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF), the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) and the World Organisation against Torture (OMCT)) have collaborated to jointly webcast the 47th session of the Committee Against Torture (CAT), a United Nations treaty body. [OMCT press release] The Committee, which is charged with monitoring State compliance with the Convention against Torture and Other
Read moreBoston Conference to Examine Economic, Social & Cultural Rights Advocacy Strategies in the U.S. on November 3, 2011
The public sessions of the Institute on Framing Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for Mobilization and Advocacy: Towards a Strategic Agenda in the United States, to be held at Northeastern University on November 3rd, will bring together academics and advocates in discussing and developing strategies for advancing the ESCR agenda in the United States. See the flyer with panel description
Read moreA Milestone in Human Rights Protection in the Americas: 1st witness to use Legal Assistance Fund Testifies
Santiago Canton tweeted earlier this week that the first witness to use the Legal Assistance Fund would be testifying before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights during its current period of sessions. The witness appeared to provide testimony in a case involving the plight of the Buzos Miskitos, indigenous fishermen divers who work in dangerous conditions in a remote area
Read moreIACHR Hearings – Thursday, October 27
On Thursday, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will hold hearings on a range of human rights topics and cases. Hearings to be held in the Padilha Vidal Room (webcast here) will address: various topics concerning Colombia (violence against women, peasant land control, labor unions, and the general human rights situation), rights to territory and self-governance of the indigenous peoples in
Read moreIACHR, ACHPR, HRC, UNGA in Session this Week
In Geneva, the 103rd Session of the Human Rights Committee (the treaty body charged with monitoring compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights) is underway; it will examine the compliance of Jamaica, Kuwait, Norway, Iran, Malawi (no report submitted), and convene Country Task Forces regarding Armenia, Lithuania, Kenya, Cape Verde (no report submitted), Uruguay, Cameroon, Monaco, Denmark,
Read moreCampaign 501: Become 1 of 501 to Support IJRC's Efforts to Empower Rights Defenders
To celebrate its launch as a public charity, IJRC is conducting Campaign 501 to gain 501 supporters over the next 50 days, ending December 10 (Human Rights Day). Please make a contribution today; no amount is too small. Every dollar raised will help us inform, advise and support human rights defenders. The International Justice Resource Center (ijrcenter.org) is a new non-profit focused on empowering social justice
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