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September 2017: United Nations and Regional Human Rights Bodies in Session

August 29, 2017 IJRC African System, children, civil society, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, enforced disappearance, environmental rights, European System, extrajudicial executions, freedom of religion, health, human rights defenders, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, monthly overview, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

In the month of September, several regional bodies and universal bodies and experts will assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations by engaging in interactive dialogues, considering State and civil society reports, conducting country visits, holding hearings, and reviewing individual complaints. Five United Nations treaty bodies will meet throughout September to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related

News Clips- August 18, 2017

August 18, 2017 IJRC African System, Asia, assembly and association, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, News Clips, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, torture, Universal system, women's rights

Civil Society On Thursday, three young activists in Hong Kong, China were sentenced to six to eight months in prison for their participation in the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests. [Washington Post] On Wednesday, the president of the Philippines encouraged police officers to shoot activists who obstruct justice. [Guardian] Last week, Amnesty International reported that at least 66 people detained during

News Clips- August 11, 2017

August 11, 2017 IJRC armed conflict, Asia, civil society, democracy & political rights, European System, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, international criminal law, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, News Clips, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, torture, UN Security Council, Universal system

Civil Society In Kenya, five people have been killed since Raila Odinga, an opposition leader, declared the recent presidential election fraudulent. [Al Jazeera] On Thursday, authorities in Turkey issued 35 detention warrants for journalists and other individuals connected to Fethullah Gulen, who has been accused of involvement in the attempted coup last year. [Washington Post] On Sunday, Russia passed a

UN Experts Warn of Continued Rights Violations in the Philippines

August 7, 2017 IJRC children, conditions of detention, due process & judicial protection, extrajudicial executions, human rights defenders, indigenous communities, international human rights, liberty & security of person, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system

Last week, three United Nations independent experts – the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions; the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders; and the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children – made an urgent appeal to the government of the Philippines concerning grave human rights violations, including murder; threats against human

UN Senior Official Visits Honduras Following Threats to Human Rights Defenders

August 1, 2017 IJRC civil society, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental rights, human rights defenders, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, regional human rights protection, right to life, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Special Procedures, Universal system, women's rights

The United Nations Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights, Andrew Gilmour, visited Honduras last week to assess the human rights situation in the country – particularly regarding the protection of human rights defenders and indigenous peoples – a visit that took place in the context of continued threats to human rights defenders in the country. [OHCHR Press Release: Honduras; IACHR

News Clips- July 28, 2017

July 28, 2017 IJRC armed conflict, assembly and association, civil society, democracy & political rights, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental rights, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, international criminal law, international human rights, LGBTI rights, migrants, News Clips, thought, expression & association, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Universal system

Violence & Humanitarian Crises On Wednesday, several international aid organizations in the Central African Republic halted operations due to violence between armed groups and the targeting of aid workers. [Reuters] On Monday, suicide attacks targeted two camps for internally displaced persons in Nigeria resulting in the deaths of at least eight people. [UN News Centre] On Monday, at least 24

States’ Corporate Oversight Obligations Extend Beyond Borders, CESCR Concludes

July 5, 2017 IJRC children, corporate accountability, economic, social & cultural rights, indigenous communities, migrants, persons with disabilities, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

In a recently released General Comment, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) stated that States parties have an obligation to protect, respect, and fulfill rights implicated by the activities of businesses based in their territory, even when those businesses are operating abroad, to stay in compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

July 2017: United Nations and Regional Human Rights Bodies in Session

June 27, 2017 IJRC civil society, corporate accountability, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, European System, health, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, monthly overview, regional human rights protection, torture, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

In the month of July, various universal and regional bodies will assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations by engaging in interactive dialogues, considering State and civil society reports, conducting country visits, and reviewing individual complaints. Four United Nations treaty bodies will meet to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related to the rights of women, civil and

African Court Issues First Ruling on Violations Against Indigenous Peoples

June 7, 2017 IJRC African System, cultural rights, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, freedom of religion, indigenous communities, international human rights, property, regional human rights protection, right to life

In its first judgment on the treatment and rights of indigenous people, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) held that Kenya violated the Ogiek peoples’ rights to land, religion, culture, development, and non-discrimination. See AfCHPR, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v. Kenya, App. no. 006/2012, Judgment of 26 May 2017. Specifically, the African Court held

Despite 10th Anniversary of Indigenous Rights Declaration, Challenges Remain

May 9, 2017 IJRC Asia, assembly and association, civil society, cultural rights, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, education, environmental rights, health, human rights defenders, ILO, indigenous communities, international human rights, labor rights, property, thought, expression & association, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

While celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) at the recently concluded sixteenth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), participants also discussed the particular issues that continue to affect indigenous populations around the globe, including land dispossession and violence. During the recent session, regional and universal