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News Clips- July 21, 2017

July 21, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, corporate accountability, democracy & political rights, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental rights, human rights defenders, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, News Clips, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, torture, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

Civil Society Around the world, people went to the ocean this week to commemorate the death of Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese dissident who recently died in custody, after his ashes were spread in the sea. [Guardian] A journalist in Russia reported this week that he received threatening text messages demanding he halt his current work. [CPJ] A court in Turkey

News Clips- July 14, 2017

July 14, 2017 IJRC African System, armed conflict, assembly and association, civil society, democracy & political rights, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental rights, health, human rights defenders, international human rights, News Clips, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

Civil Society Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese dissident who previously won the Nobel Peace Prize, died from cancer on Thursday. [New York Times] On Wednesday, protesters in Zimbabwe demonstrated in favor of fair elections but were met with tear gas and water cannons. [Al Jazeera] Last weekend, tens of thousands of protesters in Istanbul, Turkey demonstrated against the state of emergency

African Commission Declaration Recommends Expanded Protections for Human Rights Defenders

July 10, 2017 IJRC African System, assembly and association, civil society, discrimination, enforced disappearance, health, human rights defenders, international human rights, liberty & security of person, regional human rights protection, reproductive and sexual rights, right to life, thought, expression & association, torture, Universal system, women's rights

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) recently published the Cotonou Declaration on strengthening and expanding the protection of all Human Rights Defenders in Africa that recommends repealing harmful and discriminatory laws, ensuring compliance with existing international standards that impact human rights defenders, and developing standards on women human rights defenders, among other recommendations. Adopted earlier this year during the 2nd

News Clips- July 7, 2017

July 7, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, democracy & political rights, discrimination, human rights defenders, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, liberty & security of person, News Clips, right to life, Universal system, women's rights

Civil Society On Thursday, Turkish police arrested nine human rights activists, including Amnesty International’s Turkey director, Idli Eser. [BBC News] On Thursday, a student activist in Hong Kong pleaded guilty to a contempt of court charge related to his participation in pro-democracy protests in 2014. [Al Jazeera] On Sunday, anti-G20 summit protesters clashed with local police in Hamburg, Germany. [Guardian]

News Clips- June 30, 2017

June 30, 2017 IJRC armed conflict, assembly and association, children, civil society, discrimination, education, European System, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, international human rights, LGBTI rights, migrants, News Clips, regional human rights protection, Universal system

Civil Society On Tuesday, Amnesty International joined a boycott protesting the mandatory reporting rules for foreign-funded groups recently put into force in Hungary. [Washington Post] On Monday, Mexican reporter Salvador Adame was found dead in Mexico; seven journalists have been murdered in the country this year. [Guardian] Over the weekend, police forces in Istanbul, Turkey detained 44 people attending LGBT

European Court Rules Russia’s Gay Propaganda Law Violates Right to Non-discrimination

June 28, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, discrimination, European System, international human rights, LGBTI rights, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association

On June 20, 2016, a chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that legislation in Russia banning the promotion of homosexuality, especially to minors, violated three gay activists’ rights to the freedom of expression and the prohibition of discrimination, enshrined in articles 10 and 14, respectively, of the European Convention on Human Rights. See ECtHR, Bayev and

News Clips- June 23, 2017

June 23, 2017 IJRC armed conflict, assembly and association, civil society, corporate accountability, democracy & political rights, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental rights, European System, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, international human rights, LGBTI rights, migrants, News Clips, regional human rights protection, reproductive and sexual rights, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN General Assembly, Universal system, women's rights

Civil Society On Thursday, several civil society organizations urged for the prompt and independent investigation into the “barrage of assaults and threats” against human rights lawyers in Pakistan. [ICJ] On Saturday, thousands of protesters in Madrid, Spain marched to demand that the government fulfill its pledge to take in 17,000 refugees. [Al Jazeera] Violence & Humanitarian Crises On Thursday, the

News Clips- June 16, 2017

June 16, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, children, European System, human rights defenders, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, migrants, News Clips, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Security Council, Universal system, women's rights

Civil Society On Monday, courts in Russia began sentencing anti-corruption demonstrators arrested during protests led by an opposition leader. [Guardian] On Tuesday, the parliament of Hungary approved regulations requiring certain foreign-funded civil society groups to register with the government. [Al Jazeera] International Criminal Law On Thursday, the International Criminal Court unanimously affirmed its jurisdiction over the charges of war crimes

Despite Venice Commission Review, Hungary Passes Foreign-Funded NGO Law

June 13, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, European System, human rights defenders, international human rights

On June 2, upon the request of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) issued a preliminary opinion on Hungary’s draft law regarding foreign-funded non-governmental organizations (NGOs), concluding that while the law serves the legitimate aim of achieving transparency within civil society, its requirements and penalties are too strict.

News Clips- June 9, 2017

June 9, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, conditions of detention, democracy & political rights, environmental rights, equal protection, European System, freedom of religion, health, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, News Clips, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, torture, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

Activities of International Human Rights Bodies and Experts Independent experts from the United Nations and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights issued a joint statement condemning recent attacks in Brazil on indigenous peoples’ rights and on environmental rights. [OHCHR Press Release] This week the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances announced its first visit to the Gambia