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November 2016: UN Treaty Bodies, UPR, Regional Bodies in Session

November 1, 2016 IJRC African System, children, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, European System, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, monthly overview, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN General Assembly, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal Periodic Review, Universal system, women's rights

In the month of November, various universal and regional bodies will assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations through debates, the consideration of State and civil society reports, country visits, and the review of individual complaints. Six United Nations treaty bodies will meet throughout November to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related to civil and political rights,

ECtHR: Imprisonment in Under 3 Square Meters May Violate Rights

October 31, 2016 IJRC conditions of detention, European System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, regional human rights protection, torture

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) unanimously held on October 20 that Croatia violated a prisoner’s right to be free from inhuman or degrading treatment when it confined him in a cell measuring 2.62 square meters for 27 consecutive days. See ECtHR, Muršić v. Croatia [GC], no. 7334/13, ECHR 2016, Judgment of 20 October 2016,

News Clips – October 28, 2016

October 28, 2016 IJRC armed conflict, Asia, assembly and association, civil society, conditions of detention, crime & impunity, death penalty, discrimination, domestic courts, economic, social & cultural rights, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, News Clips, persons with disabilities, reproductive and sexual rights, right to life, security & rule of law, thought, expression & association, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Special Procedures, Universal system, women's rights

Civil Society After recent protests in Argentina over the murder and rape of a teenage girl, two women who participated in the protest were murdered this week, causing civil society to argue that femicides and gender-based violence are on the rise. [Guardian] The police in South Africa this week used water canons, tear gas, and stun grenades against students protesting

News Clips- October 21, 2016

October 21, 2016 IJRC African System, assembly and association, civil litigation, civil society, conditions of detention, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, LGBTI rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, News Clips, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN General Assembly, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Universal system, women's rights

Activities of International Bodies The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights started its 59th Ordinary Session this week and will review draft guidelines on the rights to freedom of association and assembly, as well as conduct reviews of States parties and hold additional discussions. [IJRC: Guidelines; IJRC: Sessions] The United Nations General Assembly recognized the 50th anniversary of the

ACHPR Considers Draft Guidelines on Freedom of Association and Assembly

October 19, 2016 IJRC African System, assembly and association, human rights defenders, international human rights, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has prepared a draft of its forthcoming Guidelines on Freedom of Association as Pertaining to Civil Society and Guidelines on Peaceful Assembly (Draft Guidelines) to be presented at its 59th Ordinary Session, which began this week in Banjul, the Gambia. [ACHPR: Explanatory Note; ACHPR Press Release] The Study Group on Freedom

ECtHR: Russia Violated Prominent Activist’s Rights in Airport Detention

October 18, 2016 IJRC assembly and association, due process & judicial protection, European System, human rights defenders, international human rights, liberty & security of person, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association

On October 11, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) unanimously held that the government of Russia violated the rights of Garri Kasparov, a political activist and well-known chess player, to liberty and security of person and to freedom of assembly under articles 5 and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights. See ECtHR, Kasparov v. Russia, no.

UN Experts, ACHPR Call for Investigation into Violence in Ethiopia

October 17, 2016 IJRC African System, assembly and association, civil society, democracy & political rights, extrajudicial executions, international human rights, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

In response to the continued suppression of protests in Ethiopia, international and regional human rights bodies as well as political figures have voiced their concerns and called for investigations into the government’s use of force. These observers question police tactics against anti-government peaceful protesters, who have been demonstrating during the last year against the expansion of the capital’s borders and

News Clips- October 14, 2016

October 14, 2016 IJRC armed conflict, Asia, assembly and association, democracy & political rights, discrimination, domestic courts, economic, social & cultural rights, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, migrants, News Clips, right to life, thought, expression & association, U.S. courts, UN General Assembly, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Special Procedures, Universal system, women's rights

Civil Society The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concern over intimidation of human rights defenders in Kyrgyzstan. [United Nations in the Kyrgyz Republic] Demonstrators in Colombia are demanding that the peace deal between the government and FARC is upheld. [BBC] The Ethiopian government this week denied the use of extreme force against protesters in the country.

Inter-American Commission: Funds Secured to Temporarily Mitigate Financial Crisis

October 12, 2016 IJRC civil society, due process & judicial protection, Inter-American System, international human rights

After a severe financial crisis threatened to effectively shut down major operations at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) this year, the IACHR recently announced that the immediate crisis is now over. Many States and other entities have agreed to donate funds, allowing the IACHR to salvage its budget and continue operating. Because the IACHR has overcome the crisis,

Colombians Reject Peace Deal Heralded by International Community, Negotiations Continue

October 11, 2016 IJRC armed conflict, enforced disappearance, extrajudicial executions, human rights defenders, Inter-American System, international human rights, international humanitarian law, massacres, security & rule of law, torture, transitional justice, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

On Sunday, October 2, 2016 Colombians headed to the polls to vote on a peace agreement to end the 52-year war with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerillas. [The Guardian: Voters] Contrary to what the polls had predicted, the peace deal referendum was rejected by a 0.4 percent margin. [The Guardian: Voters] The deal was the result of