IJRC Updates – International Justice Resource Center

New Report: Civil Society Access to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

May 20, 2019 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, human rights defenders, IJRC Updates, Inter-American System, international human rights, publications and resources, regional human rights protection

The International Justice Resource Center (IJRC) has published its second report in an ongoing series examining the barriers to civil society’s engagement with supranational human rights oversight bodies. See IJRC, Civil Society Access to International Oversight Bodies: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (2019). This edition analyzes the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), a principal autonomous organ of the Organization

Forced Sterilization as a Human Rights Violation: Recent Developments

March 21, 2019 IJRC Commission on the Status of Women, equal protection, health, IJRC Updates, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, reproductive and sexual rights, UN treaty bodies, women's rights

In recent years, international advocacy has contributed to increased awareness of forced sterilization as a human rights violation, including as a result of our work at the International Justice Resource Center (IJRC). Around the world, healthcare providers and others continue to sterilize people without their informed consent, most often targeting those who are Indigenous, living with HIV, are persons with

Human Rights Day 2018: Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70

December 10, 2018 IJRC human rights defenders, IJRC Updates, international human rights, regional human rights protection, UN treaty bodies, Universal system

Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the seminal proclamation adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948. See UN General Assembly, Resolution 217 A(III), Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 10 December 1948. The UDHR’s adoption followed that of the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, making it

Help Us Improve: A Four-Question Survey for Our Readers

July 25, 2018 IJRC IJRC Updates, publications and resources

As the International Justice Resource Center (IJRC) works to build an Online Resource Hub that is useful to our global audience, our readers’ feedback is invaluable. We would appreciate it if you took a moment to answer the four questions in the below form or at this link. Loading… Thank you for sharing your thoughts with the IJRC team, and check

IJRC Newsletter: May 2018

May 2, 2018 IJRC African System, civil society, environmental rights, extrajudicial executions, human rights defenders, IJRC Newsletter, IJRC Updates, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, reproductive and sexual rights, UN Special Procedures, women's rights

We are pleased to share our latest newsletter. It details the newest additions to the Online Resource Hub, recent engagement with the universal and Inter-American human rights systems, and upcoming events. If receiving this update via email, you can also read the May 2018 newsletter online, or open the PDF directly. For the latest in human rights developments, visit the News

IACHR Holds Colombia Responsible for Unsolved Killing of Human Rights Defender

February 27, 2018 IJRC children, crime & impunity, due process & judicial protection, human rights defenders, IJRC Updates, Inter-American System, international human rights, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) recently published its merits report in a case concerning the 1988 extrajudicial killing of Colombian human rights defender Valentín Basto Calderón, which has gone unsolved. See IACHR, Merits Report No. 45/17, Case 10.455, Valentín Basto Calderón et al. (Colombia), 25 May 2017. Bystanders Pedro Vicente Camargo, who was also killed, and his daughter

February 2018: United Nations and Regional Human Rights Bodies in Session

January 30, 2018 IJRC armed conflict, children, civil society, conditions of detention, corporate accountability, crime & impunity, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, enforced disappearance, equal protection, European System, human rights defenders, IJRC Updates, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, monthly overview, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, right to life, torture, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

In February 2018, several universal and regional human rights bodies and experts will assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations through the consideration of State and civil society reports, country visits, interactive dialogues, and hearings on individual complaints. Four United Nations treaty bodies will be holding sessions throughout February on issues related to children’s rights, prevention of torture, the

Happy Human Rights Day 2017!

December 10, 2017 IJRC IJRC Updates, Universal system

Happy Human Rights Day from the International Justice Resource Center! On this day, we celebrate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the fundamental values it recognizes. At IJRC, we believe justice is borderless, but as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights enters its 70th year, much work remains to realize its vision. For nearly seven years now, IJRC