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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

News Clips- May 26, 2017

May 26, 2017 IJRC armed conflict, assembly and association, civil society, crime & impunity, discrimination, Inter-American System, international human rights, LGBTI rights, migrants, News Clips, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Universal system

Civil Society On Wednesday, after eight weeks of protests, the death toll in Venezuela rose to 56 people. [LA Times] On Wednesday, anti-government protesters in Brazil set fire to a ministry building, and in response, President Michel Temer gave the army policing power to restore order. [Reuters] Violence & Humanitarian Crises On Wednesday, a bombing in Somalia, claimed by al-Shabaab,

Luis Ernesto Vargas Silva Elected as New IACHR Commissioner

May 22, 2017 IJRC civil society, Inter-American System, regional human rights protection

On May 10, 2017, Luis Ernesto Vargas Silva was elected by the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) to be one of seven Commissioners of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), replacing former Commissioner Enrique Gil Botero, who resigned on March 9. [IACHR Press Release: Election; IACHR Press Release: Resignation] Vargas Silva will fulfill the remainder

News Clips- May 19, 2017

May 19, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, discrimination, domestic courts, environmental rights, human rights defenders, Inter-American System, international human rights, LGBTI rights, News Clips, property, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

Civil Society On Friday, an estimated 11 activists were detained in Moscow while reading aloud Russia’s constitution. [Guardian] On Wednesday, the government in Venezuela announced it will deploy 2,000 soldiers in response to the hundreds of thousands of demonstrators that have been protesting the government since April. [Guardian] Freedom of Expression & Access to Information On Thursday, independent experts from

News Clips – May 12, 2017

May 12, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, democracy & political rights, discrimination, 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, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association

Civil Society On Thursday, five LGBT activists in Russia were detained while trying to submit a petition, requesting an investigation into the crackdown against gay men in Chechnya. [Guardian] On Monday, Xie Yang, a human rights lawyer in China, was tried for inciting state subversion. [Guardian] This week, the President of Tunisia deployed the army to protect businesses from sit-ins,

Venezuelan Court Consolidates Power, Prompts International Call to Ensure Democracy

April 10, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, democracy & political rights, economic, social & cultural rights, health, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Universal system

Recently, Venezuela’s Supreme Court made strides towards consolidating authority by claiming legislative power, prompting Venezuelans to protest and regional and universal stakeholders to condemn the actions of the Venezuelan government and offer their visions for response efforts. The Chief Justice later announced that the Supreme Court’s initial March 29, 2017 decision does not strip the legislature – which is seen as

News Clips- March 24, 2017

March 24, 2017 IJRC African System, armed conflict, assembly and association, civil society, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental rights, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, international human rights, LGBTI rights, migrants, News Clips, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, Universal system

Civil Society On Thursday, a civil society organization called for an end to the targeting, prosecuting, and detention of journalists in Belarus. [Committee to Protect Journalists] On Wednesday, activists, politicians, and religious leaders protested unfair elections in Zimbabwe. [Fox News] This week in Macedonia, an estimated 50,000 individuals protested a potential coalition government, which includes Social Democrats and ethnic Albanians. [DW

IACHR Holds Hearing on U.S. Executive Orders, U.S. Fails to Appear

March 23, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental rights, freedom of religion, IJRC Updates, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association

On March 21st, the International Justice Resource Center (IJRC) was among the civil society organizations that appeared before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington, D.C. to address the “travel ban” and two other United States executive orders in a hearing held at the IACHR’s own initiative. In a remarkable departure from recent administrations’ engagement with the region’s

News Clips – March 17, 2017

March 17, 2017 IJRC Asia, assembly and association, civil society, discrimination, domestic courts, economic, social & cultural rights, education, European System, freedom of religion, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, international criminal law, international human rights, labor rights, LGBTI rights, migrants, News Clips, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, reproductive and sexual rights, thought, expression & association, U.S. courts, UN treaty bodies, universal jurisdiction, Universal system, women's rights

International Criminal Law The Colombian Senate voted to approve the establishment of a court with jurisdiction over war crimes, fulfilling one part of the recent peace deal with the FARC. [VOA] A court in Poland issued an arrest warrant for a man living in the United States for war crimes committed during World War II. [Washington Post] Civil Society After

News Clips- March 10, 2017

March 10, 2017 IJRC armed conflict, Asia, assembly and association, children, civil litigation, civil society, discrimination, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, labor rights, migrants, News Clips, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, U.S. courts, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Universal system, women's rights

Civil Society On Wednesday, to mark International Women’s Day, women demonstrated around the world for equality. [Reuters] On Tuesday, in Argentina tens of thousands joined in a march protesting job cuts and other policies initiated under President Mauricio Macri. [Al Jazeera] On Monday, Israel passed a law denying entry visas to foreign nationals who support boycotts against Israel or its