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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 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

News Clips – May 12, 2017

May 12, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, democracy & political rights, discrimination, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, LGBTI rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, News Clips, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association

Civil Society On Thursday, five LGBT activists in Russia were detained while trying to submit a petition, requesting an investigation into the crackdown against gay men in Chechnya. [Guardian] On Monday, Xie Yang, a human rights lawyer in China, was tried for inciting state subversion. [Guardian] This week, the President of Tunisia deployed the army to protect businesses from sit-ins,

News Clips – May 5, 2017

May 5, 2017 IJRC armed conflict, Asia, assembly and association, children, civil society, democracy & political rights, economic, social & cultural rights, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, international human rights, labor rights, migrants, News Clips, thought, expression & association, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

Civil Society Hundreds of people protested in Belarus on Monday in opposition to the current government, despite officials banning the demonstration. [Washington Post] On Tuesday, an estimated 2,000 students demonstrated outside of the West Rand campus in Johannesburg, South Africa in protest of alleged nepotism, racism, and intimidation tactics on campus. [IOL] On Monday, May Day marches took place all

Council of Europe Body to Monitor Turkey on Human Rights, Rule of Law

May 1, 2017 IJRC civil society, crime & impunity, democracy & political rights, European System, immigration & asylum, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association

Due to “serious concerns” about Turkey’s compliance with its human rights obligations and the erosion of democratic institutions and functions, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) decided in a resolution issued last week to reinstate Turkey into its monitoring procedure, a process by which PACE ensures Council of Europe Member States are in compliance with their human

News Clips- April 21, 2017

April 21, 2017 IJRC African System, armed conflict, assembly and association, civil society, crime & impunity, democracy & political rights, immigration & asylum, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, labor rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, News Clips, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Universal system

Civil Society On Wednesday, anti-government protesters marched in the streets of Caracas, Venezuela amid riot police while the government held counter-demonstrations. [Washington Post] On Tuesday, the Human Rights Commission in Ethiopia reported 669 deaths resulting from anti-government protests in the country. [BBC News] On Saturday, a United States aid worker was released from pretrial detention in Egypt after three years.

Venezuelan Court Consolidates Power, Prompts International Call to Ensure Democracy

April 10, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, democracy & political rights, economic, social & cultural rights, health, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Universal system

Recently, Venezuela’s Supreme Court made strides towards consolidating authority by claiming legislative power, prompting Venezuelans to protest and regional and universal stakeholders to condemn the actions of the Venezuelan government and offer their visions for response efforts. The Chief Justice later announced that the Supreme Court’s initial March 29, 2017 decision does not strip the legislature – which is seen as

News Clips- April 7, 2017

April 7, 2017 IJRC armed conflict, Asia, assembly and association, civil society, corporate accountability, democracy & political rights, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental rights, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, LGBTI rights, News Clips, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN Security Council, Universal system, women's rights

Civil Society This week, authorities in Chechnya, Russia initiated an anti-gay campaign that resulted in more than 100 detentions and three deaths. [Guardian] On Friday, two women’s rights activists in China, who were originally detained in 2014 for supporting pro-democracy protests, were convicted of inciting subversion of state power. [Washington Post] Thousands participated in protests in Serbia this week to

News Clips- March 31, 2017

March 31, 2017 IJRC armed conflict, assembly and association, democracy & political rights, discrimination, European System, human rights defenders, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, labor rights, migrants, News Clips, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, Universal system

Civil Society This week, hundreds of people in Johannesburg, South Africa protested recent xenophobic attacks. [Al Jazeera] On Tuesday, 17 anti-deportation protesters locked themselves to an aircraft due to remove asylum seekers from the United Kingdom to Nigeria and Ghana. [Guardian] Lawyers and activists allege Russian authorities in Crimea are detaining and abusing human rights activists in psychiatric hospitals. [Guardian]

African Union: Despite Progress Women Still Lack Equality, Basic Rights

March 13, 2017 IJRC African System, children, democracy & political rights, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, education, equal protection, family, health, international human rights, labor rights, liberty & security of person, property, regional human rights protection, reproductive and sexual rights, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Universal system, women's rights

Ahead of International Women’s Day, the African Union in conjunction with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and UN Women launched the inaugural report of a planned series concerning the human rights of women in Africa; the report indicates that while women’s participation in politics has increased, women’s rights and equality are severely lacking