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CRPD Considers 7 States’ Disability Rights Records

April 8, 2015 IJRC children, civil society, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, family, health, international human rights, persons with disabilities, reproductive and sexual rights, UN treaty bodies, women's rights

The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD Committee) is holding its 13th session from March 25 to April 17 in Geneva, Switzerland to review the State reports of Cook Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Germany, Mongolia, and Turkmenistan. During the session, representatives from each State will engage in a dialogue with Committee members based on

European Committee of Social Rights Reviews Collective Complaints

April 1, 2015 IJRC children, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, European System, family, international human rights, labor rights, persons with disabilities, women's rights

The European Committee of Social Rights held its 277th Session from March 16 to March 20, 2015 in Strasbourg, France. The Committee, which is made up of 15 independent experts, is charged with overseeing State compliance with the European Social Charter, which protects economic and social rights. The agenda for this session included reviewing 16 collective complaints, examining national reports,

ECtHR: Refusal to Authorize Gender Reassignment Surgery Violates Convention

March 23, 2015 IJRC discrimination, European System, family, international human rights, LGBTI rights, privacy, reproductive and sexual rights

On March 10, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) released its judgment in Y.Y. v. Turkey, where it unanimously held that the State’s refusal to authorize gender reassignment surgery for the transsexual applicant violated the right to respect for private life under the European Convention of Human Rights. See ECtHR, Y.Y. v. Turkey, no. 14793/08, Judgment of 10

ECtHR Finds Violation of Respect for Family Life in Surrogacy Case

February 9, 2015 IJRC children, domestic courts, due process & judicial protection, European System, family

On January 27, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights issued its judgment in Paradiso and Campanelli v. Italy, reaffirming the State obligation to prioritize the best interest of the child when determining guardianship arrangements. See ECtHR, Paradiso and Campanelli v. Italy, no. 25358/12, Judgment of 27 January 2015 (French only). The Court held that the State had violated Article

New Advisory Opinion and Country Visit by the Inter-American Human Rights Bodies Clarify the Rights of Migrant Children

October 8, 2014 IJRC children, due process & judicial protection, family, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, liberty & security of person

Last month, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights released an Advisory Opinion defining the scope of States’ obligations to protect the rights of migrant children and families. See I/A Court H.R., Rights and Guarantees of Children in the Context of Migration and/or in Need of International Protection, Advisory Opinion OC-21/14, 19 August 2014. State Parties to the American Convention on

Women’s Human Rights Training: Videos and Summary Report Now Available

August 25, 2014 IJRC Commission on the Status of Women, crime & impunity, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, family, IJRC Updates, Inter-American System, international human rights, LGBTI rights, regional human rights protection, reproductive and sexual rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, women's rights

In follow-up to the International Justice Resource Center’s most recent training, Protecting Women’s Rights: International Law & Advocacy, we are pleased to announce that the video recordings and summary report are now available online. The conference, held at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco on June 19, 2014, featured some of the most distinguished human rights and women’s rights

European Court of Human Rights Upholds Finnish Marital Restriction on Trans Gender Identity Recognition

July 21, 2014 IJRC discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, European System, family, LGBTI rights, reproductive and sexual rights, women's rights

In a high profile new ruling, the European Court of Human Rights has held that requiring a transsexual woman to convert her marriage into a civil partnership in order to gain full legal recognition of her gender identity does not violate the European Convention on Human Rights (Convention). ECtHR, Hämäläinen v. Finland [GC], no. 37359/09, ECHR 2014, Judgment of 16 July

ECtHR Finds Mandatory Transmission of Father’s Surname to Child is Discriminatory

January 15, 2014 IJRC children, European System, family, privacy

Last week, the European Court of Human Rights released a decision in favor of Italian parents whose attempts to give their child her mother’s surname were frustrated by the State’s adherence to traditional naming practices. ECtHR, Cusan and Fazzo v. Italy, no. 77/07, Judgment of 7 January 2014 (French only). The Court found the State’s refusal to allow a mother

European Committee of Social Rights Hears Complaints Involving Trade Union Rights, Access to Abortion, Social Security, and Discrimination during its 263rd Session

March 19, 2013 IJRC discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, education, European System, family, health, international human rights, labor rights, reproductive and sexual rights

The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) will hold its 263rd Session from March 18-23, 2013, during which it will hear thirteen collective complaints and examine States’ reports on compliance with certain articles of the European Social Charter. [ECSR Agenda] Additionally, the Committee will hold a meeting about non-accepted provisions of the Charter and exchange views with the Commissioner for

In X and Others v. Austria, ECtHR Finds Discriminatory Restriction on Same-Sex Couple Adoption Violates Convention

February 20, 2013 IJRC children, discrimination, European System, family, international human rights, LGBTI rights

This week, the European Court of Human Rights announced the Grand Chamber’s judgment in X and Others v. Austria [GC], app. no. 19010/07, Judgment of 19 February 2013, in which the court considered whether a restriction on a lesbian woman’s ability to adopt her partner’s child violated the European Convention on Human Rights. In finding a violation of Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination)