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6 Key Takeaways on Protecting Women’s Rights through International Law and Advocacy

June 26, 2014 IJRC children, civil society, Commission on the Status of Women, discrimination, IJRC Updates, international human rights, LGBTI rights, reproductive and sexual rights, U.S. courts, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, women's rights

More than 75 people gathered last Thursday for Protecting Women’s Rights: International Law & Advocacy, a full-day conference for advocates and lawyers organized by the International Justice Resource Center (IJRC). The training, held at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, featured some of the most distinguished human rights and women’s rights practitioners in the world speaking on a variety

June 19 Women’s Rights Training: New Speakers, MCLE Approval & More

May 14, 2014 IJRC IJRC Updates, women's rights

The International Justice Resource Center is pleased to announce additional details concerning Protecting Women’s Rights: International Law & Advocacy, our June 19, 2014 human rights training for lawyers, advocates, and students working on women’s rights issues. New Speakers Lisa Davis has joined the incredible lineup of expert presenters, to share her experience and insights on using international human rights advocacy to

Join the Conversation: Engaging with Regional Human Rights Mechanisms

April 18, 2014 IJRC African System, civil society, European System, human rights defenders, IJRC Updates, Inter-American System, regional human rights protection

Join the International Justice Resource Center and the New Tactics community for an online conversation on Engaging Regional Human Rights Mechanisms from April 21 to 25, 2014. IJRC’s executive director, Lisa Reinsberg, will join experts and practitioners from around the world in discussing the practical details of seeking justice, accountability, and reform through the regional human rights systems.

Training Registration Now Open: Protecting Women’s Human Rights through International Law and Advocacy

April 3, 2014 IJRC children, Commission on the Status of Women, economic, social & cultural rights, human rights defenders, IJRC Updates, Inter-American System, reproductive and sexual rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal Periodic Review, women's rights

The International Justice Resource Center (IJRC) is pleased to announce an upcoming training seminar on women’s human rights. See the draft agenda for additional details. WHEN: Thursday, June 19, 2014 WHERE: UC Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California WHO: Experts in international human rights law and women’s rights will share insights and examples with advocates and attorneys whose work

New Educational Videos and Handbooks on the Inter-American Human Rights System

April 1, 2014 IJRC IJRC Updates, Inter-American System

IJRC is pleased to share some new informational tools for advocates and individual complainants in the Americas, which can now be found in the Online Resource Hub. Our popular animated video and legal handbook on the Inter-American human rights system have been revised to reflect important changes in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights’ Rules of Procedure and the Inter-American Court

On #GivingTuesday, We're Working to Fill the Human Rights Gap

December 3, 2013 IJRC human rights defenders, IJRC Updates, international human rights

On this international day of giving back, we are especially grateful for you: the donors, partners, online visitors, and volunteers who are helping make human rights a reality, instead of just a promise. With our #GivingTuesday campaign Let’s Go Global: Filling the Human Rights, we are working to ensure that advocates have the information, legal advice, and tools they need to defend fundamental