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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

European Human Rights Body Reviews Four Countries, Finds Discriminatory Practices

March 7, 2017 IJRC children, cultural rights, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, education, equal protection, European System, health, immigration & asylum, international human rights, migrants, regional human rights protection

In recently published country reports on Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, and Luxembourg, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) found several areas in which migrants, Roma communities, LGBTI persons, and other minorities are susceptible to discrimination and unequal treatment. [COE Press Release: ECRI] In each report, the ECRI – an independent human rights body of the Council of Europe

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

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

February 27, 2017 IJRC African System, children, civil society, cultural rights, economic, social & cultural rights, European System, health, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, judicial independence, LGBTI rights, liberty & security of person, monthly overview, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, reproductive and sexual rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

In the month of March 2017, various universal and regional bodies and experts will assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations through consideration of State and civil society reports, country visits, review of individual complaints, and deliberation over thematic reports. Five United Nations treaty bodies will meet to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related to economic, social,

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

Refugee Crisis Reaches New Peak amid Ongoing Conflicts, Islamophobic Policies

February 7, 2017 IJRC discrimination, freedom of religion, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, regional human rights protection, UN treaty bodies, Universal system

In 2016, more than 65 million people were estimated to be refugees or internally displaced persons – the highest number in history. [World Economic Forum] Many of the migrants who are fleeing their countries are unable to permanently resettle for a number of reasons, including the global underfunding of refugee support programs and national policies motivated by Islamophobia or isolationism.

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

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

February 1, 2017 IJRC children, corporate accountability, democracy & political rights, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, European System, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, international human rights, labor rights, migrants, monthly overview, persons with disabilities, right to life, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal Periodic Review, women's rights

In the month of February 2017, various 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 this month to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related to economic, social,

ECtHR: U.K. “Whole Life Sentences” Now Compatible with ECHR

January 23, 2017 IJRC European System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, regional human rights protection

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) held on January 17 that a United Kingdom prisoner’s “whole life” sentence does not violate Article 3 (the prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) where the Secretary of State’s discretion to reduce the sentence is bound by domestic law that recognizes