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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

November 2017: UN Treaty Bodies, UPR, and Regional Bodies in Session

October 30, 2017 IJRC African System, civil society, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, European System, IJRC Updates, Inter-American System, international human rights, monthly overview, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal Periodic Review, Universal system, women's rights

In November, several universal and regional bodies will assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations, through the consideration of State and civil society reports, country visits, dialogues, and hearings on individual complaints. Six United Nations treaty bodies will be holding sessions in the month of November on issues related to civil and political rights, women, racial discrimination, and torture.

IJRC to Host Training for Advocates Attending African Commission Session

October 25, 2017 IJRC African System, IJRC Updates, international human rights, regional human rights protection, Universal system

The International Justice Resource Center (IJRC) in collaboration with the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) will hold a training from 09:00 to 10:30 on October 30, 2017 at the Kairaba Hotel in Banjul, The Gambia, ahead of the 61st Ordinary Session of the African Commission of Human

IACHR Holds Hearing on U.S. Executive Orders, U.S. Fails to Appear

March 23, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental rights, freedom of religion, IJRC Updates, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association

On March 21st, the International Justice Resource Center (IJRC) was among the civil society organizations that appeared before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington, D.C. to address the “travel ban” and two other United States executive orders in a hearing held at the IACHR’s own initiative. In a remarkable departure from recent administrations’ engagement with the region’s

New Resource: Manual on the African Human Rights System

December 1, 2016 IJRC African System, human rights defenders, IJRC Updates, international human rights, regional human rights protection

The International Justice Resource Center is thrilled to announce the launch of our latest publication, Advocacy before the African Human Rights System: A Manual for Attorneys and Advocates. This manual, which is part of our publication series Preventing and Remedying Human Rights Violations through the International Framework, is the result of several years’ work and benefits from the research and review

September 2016 News from IJRC

October 3, 2016 IJRC African System, due process & judicial protection, European System, IJRC Newsletter, IJRC Updates, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, international criminal law, international human rights, internationalized criminal tribunals, migrants, regional human rights protection, right to life, UN treaty bodies

Read our September 2016 newsletter for the latest human rights news, details of our recent training, new additions to the Online Resource Hub, and more.

News Clips- September 23, 2016

September 23, 2016 IJRC African System, armed conflict, Asia, assembly and association, children, civil society, conditions of detention, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, enforced disappearance, environmental rights, human rights defenders, IJRC Updates, immigration & asylum, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, News Clips, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN General Assembly, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

Refugees and Migrants The UN held the Summit for Refugees and Migrants on Monday and the United States President Barack Obama hosted the Leaders’ Summit on the Global Refugee Crisis on Tuesday. [IJRC; UN News Centre: Bold; UN News Centre: Integration] The International Justice Resource Center and the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies are hosting a training on the