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News Clips- June 9, 2017

June 9, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, conditions of detention, democracy & political rights, environmental rights, equal protection, European System, freedom of religion, health, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, News Clips, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, torture, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

Activities of International Human Rights Bodies and Experts Independent experts from the United Nations and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights issued a joint statement condemning recent attacks in Brazil on indigenous peoples’ rights and on environmental rights. [OHCHR Press Release] This week the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances announced its first visit to the Gambia

June 2017: UN Treaty Bodies, Human Rights Council in Session

May 30, 2017 IJRC children, civil society, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, European System, international human rights, monthly overview, regional human rights protection, torture, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

In the month of June, several United Nations bodies and experts as well as a regional court will hold sessions, conduct country visits, or convene a hearing. Three United Nations treaty bodies will meet throughout June to review States’ compliance with their treaty obligations related to the rights of the child; economic, social, and cultural rights; and torture. The United

African Commission Launches General Comment on Torture Victims’ Right to Redress

May 23, 2017 IJRC African System, children, health, international human rights, regional human rights protection, reparations, reproductive and sexual rights, torture, transitional justice, women's rights

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) recently launched General Comment No. 4 on the right to redress for victims of torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading punishment or treatment, which was previously adopted during the 21st Extra-Ordinary Session of the ACHPR. See ACommHPR, General Comment No. 4 on the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights:

Tunisia Allows Individuals and NGOs Direct Access to African Court

April 26, 2017 IJRC African System, assembly and association, conditions of detention, LGBTI rights, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, torture, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

Tunisia formally agreed last week to allow individuals and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to directly access the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) with complaints of human rights violations against Tunisia. Tunisia joins seven other countries that also currently grant the Court the same jurisdiction. [AfCHPR Press Release] The government of Tunisia hosted a delegation of the AfCHPR in

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

April 25, 2017 IJRC children, corporate accountability, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental rights, health, liberty & security of person, monthly overview, privacy, property, torture, women's rights

In May, various universal bodies and experts will assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations by conducting country visits, engaging in interactive dialogues, and reviewing reports from States and civil society, and human rights bodies in the African, Inter-American, and European human rights systems will hold sessions or hearings on individual complaints. Four UN treaty bodies will meet to

April 2017: Eight UN Working Groups, Treaty Bodies in Session

April 3, 2017 IJRC discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental rights, health, indigenous communities, international human rights, labor rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, monthly overview, persons with disabilities, torture, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system

In the month of April, various universal bodies will assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations by conducting country visits, engaging in interactive dialogues, and reviewing reports from States and civil society. Four United Nations treaty bodies will meet to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations pertaining to the rights of persons with disabilities, the rights of migrants,

UN Finds Libyan Trial Violated Rights of Gaddafi Regime Members

February 28, 2017 IJRC African System, domestic courts, due process & judicial protection, international criminal law, international human rights, liberty & security of person, regional human rights protection, torture, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Universal system

In a report published on February 21, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) concluded that the trial of 37 former members of the Gaddafi regime, including Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, failed to meet international due process standards. See UNSMIL & OHCHR, Report on the Trial of

European Court: Syrian Migrant Faces Threat to Life Upon Return

February 22, 2017 IJRC armed conflict, due process & judicial protection, European System, immigration & asylum, liberty & security of person, migrants, regional human rights protection, right to life, torture

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued a unanimous decision on Tuesday, February 14 preventing Russian authorities from removing a Syrian national to his home country because the security and humanitarian situation in Syria poses a threat to the rights to life and prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment. [ECtHR: Press Release] In addition to finding violations of

OHCHR Reports Unprecedented Violence Against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar

February 15, 2017 IJRC Asia, children, crime & impunity, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, education, enforced disappearance, equal protection, extrajudicial executions, family, freedom of religion, health, immigration & asylum, international criminal law, liberty & security of person, migrants, reproductive and sexual rights, right to life, torture, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Universal system, women's rights

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recently published its findings from over 200 interviews with Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh that described severe human rights violations against Rohingya in Myanmar since an October 9, 2016 attack on the police in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. See OHCHR, Report of the OHCHR mission to Bangladesh: Interviews with Rohingyas fleeing from

Following Three Decades of Isolation, Morocco Rejoins African Union

February 6, 2017 IJRC African System, assembly and association, civil society, democracy & political rights, discrimination, international human rights, LGBTI rights, privacy, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, torture, women's rights

After more than 30 years of separation, Morocco has officially been admitted back in to the African Union (AU), the continent’s largest intergovernmental organization. [New York Times; Reuters] Morocco quit the African Union’s predecessor, the Organization of African Unity, in 1984 after the regional bloc officially recognized Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara) as a member. [BBC: Morocco] After a