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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

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

Inter-American Commission Refers Four Cases to Inter-American Court

October 4, 2016 IJRC assembly and association, children, crime & impunity, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, health, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, massacres, regional human rights protection, right to life, women's rights

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has referred four cases over the last two months to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) involving Mexico, Chile, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. Two of the cases, against Mexico and Nicaragua, involve sexual violence against women and girls. The case against Chile concerns the need to obtain informed consent prior to medical proceedings

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

October 3, 2016 IJRC African System, children, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, enforced disappearance, European System, Inter-American System, international human rights, monthly overview, regional human rights protection, right to life, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal Periodic Review, Universal system, women's rights

During the month of October 2016, numerous universal and regional human rights bodies will assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations, visit countries, and hold hearings on individual complaints. Five UN treaty bodies meeting this month will engage in dialogues with States regarding their implementation of treaty obligations related to civil and political rights; economic, social, and cultural rights;

September 2016 News from IJRC

October 3, 2016 IJRC African System, due process & judicial protection, European System, IJRC Newsletter, IJRC Updates, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, international criminal law, international human rights, internationalized criminal tribunals, migrants, regional human rights protection, right to life, UN treaty bodies

Read our September 2016 newsletter for the latest human rights news, details of our recent training, new additions to the Online Resource Hub, and more.

News Clips- September 30, 2016

September 30, 2016 IJRC armed conflict, Asia, assembly and association, children, civil society, cultural rights, death penalty, democracy & political rights, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental rights, extrajudicial executions, human rights defenders, Inter-American System, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, News Clips, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system

Civil Society A court in China sentenced three activists to three years imprisonment in one case and over a year for the other two individuals. [Jurist] The Facebook accounts of Palestinian journalists who work in occupied Palestinian territories were frozen last week. [Al Jazeera] United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association called