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June 2018: Human Rights Council, UN Treaty Bodies, and Regional Human Rights Bodies in Session

May 28, 2018 IJRC children, civil society, corporate accountability, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, enforced disappearance, environmental rights, equal protection, European System, human rights defenders, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, monthly overview, regional human rights protection, right to life, 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 June, several universal and regional bodies will be in session to assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations through interactive dialogues, the consideration of State and civil society reports, country visits, and the review of individual complaints. Two United Nations treaty bodies will meet in June to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related

Inter-American Court Judge Resigns Amid Domestic Violence Allegations

May 22, 2018 IJRC Inter-American System, international human rights, regional human rights protection, women's rights

On May 15, 2018, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) accepted the resignation of Judge Roberto F. Caldas, whose appointment to the Court will terminate immediately. [IACtHR Press Release] Caldas submitted his letter of resignation on May 14, following the revelation of allegations of domestic violence against him. [IACtHR Press Release] Caldas had served on the Inter-American Court since

Nicaragua’s Response to Protests Raise Human Rights Concerns

May 8, 2018 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, democracy & political rights, economic, social & cultural rights, extrajudicial executions, Inter-American System, international human rights, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and United Nations experts have expressed concern over Nicaragua’s response to protests that began in opposition to President Ortega’s proposed social security reforms and led to violence, deaths, and the suppression of media attention. [NY Times: Protests; OHCHR Press Release; IACHR Press Release: Concern] The demonstrations started in Managua after President Ortega proposed changes

IJRC Newsletter: May 2018

May 2, 2018 IJRC African System, civil society, environmental rights, extrajudicial executions, human rights defenders, IJRC Newsletter, IJRC Updates, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, reproductive and sexual rights, UN Special Procedures, women's rights

We are pleased to share our latest newsletter. It details the newest additions to the Online Resource Hub, recent engagement with the universal and Inter-American human rights systems, and upcoming events. If receiving this update via email, you can also read the May 2018 newsletter online, or open the PDF directly. For the latest in human rights developments, visit the News

May 2018: UN Treaty Bodies, UPR, and Regional Human Rights Bodies in Session

April 30, 2018 IJRC African System, armed conflict, children, civil society, corporate accountability, discrimination, enforced disappearance, equal protection, European System, health, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, monthly overview, 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 Periodic Review, Universal system

In the month of May, several universal and regional bodies will be in session to assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations through interactive dialogues, the consideration of State and civil society reports, country visits, and the review of individual complaints. Four United Nations treaty bodies will meet throughout May to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related

April 2018: United Nations and Regional Human Rights Bodies in Session

April 2, 2018 IJRC African System, children, civil society, conditions of detention, corporate accountability, cultural rights, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, equal protection, European System, freedom of religion, health, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, monthly overview, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, torture, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

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

CEDAW Committee Recommends a Gender-Based Approach to Environmental Disasters

March 20, 2018 IJRC children, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, education, environmental rights, health, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, international human rights, labor rights, migrants, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW Committee) recently published a general recommendation on the adoption of a gender-based approach on the prevention of and response to climate change and environmental disasters. See Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, General Recommendation No. 37: Gender-related dimensions of disaster-risk reduction in the context of climate change, UN

IACHR Holds Colombia Responsible for Unsolved Killing of Human Rights Defender

February 27, 2018 IJRC children, crime & impunity, due process & judicial protection, human rights defenders, IJRC Updates, Inter-American System, international human rights, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) recently published its merits report in a case concerning the 1988 extrajudicial killing of Colombian human rights defender Valentín Basto Calderón, which has gone unsolved. See IACHR, Merits Report No. 45/17, Case 10.455, Valentín Basto Calderón et al. (Colombia), 25 May 2017. Bystanders Pedro Vicente Camargo, who was also killed, and his daughter

March 2018: United Nations and Regional Human Rights Bodies in Session

February 26, 2018 IJRC African System, civil society, corporate accountability, democracy & political rights, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, equal protection, European System, Inter-American System, international human rights, monthly overview, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

In March 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 March on the rights of persons with disabilities; the rights of

ICC, Human Rights Experts Take Steps to Expose Rights Abuses in Venezuela

February 20, 2018 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, democracy & political rights, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, extrajudicial executions, health, Inter-American System, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, judicial independence, liberty & security of person, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

This month, the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), and United Nations special procedures mandate holders all took steps to expose Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s regime’s responsibility for human rights violations and international crimes committed against the Venezuelan population. On February 8, the prosecutor of the ICC announced that she opened a preliminary examination into the situation in Venezuela. The preliminary