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

September 27, 2017 IJRC children, civil society, corporate accountability, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, European System, extrajudicial executions, freedom of religion, health, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, monthly overview, persons with disabilities, privacy, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, torture, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

In October, 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, interactive dialogues, country visits, seminars, and hearings. Five UN treaty bodies will meet throughout October to assess States’ compliance with their treaty obligations related to civil and political rights; economic, social,

IACHR Applauds Bolivia’s Efforts to End Impunity Through Truth Commission

September 26, 2017 IJRC extrajudicial executions, Inter-American System, regional human rights protection, reparations, reproductive and sexual rights, torture, transitional justice

On September 14, 2017, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued a press release, applauding the Bolivian government’s establishment of a Truth Commission on August 21, 2017. [IACHR Press Release: Bolivia] The Truth Commission will investigate allegations of grave human rights violations and crimes against humanity that occurred between November 4, 1964 through October 10, 1982, during the military

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

August 29, 2017 IJRC African System, children, civil society, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, enforced disappearance, environmental rights, European System, extrajudicial executions, freedom of religion, health, human rights defenders, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, monthly overview, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, 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 September, several regional bodies and universal bodies and experts will assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations by engaging in interactive dialogues, considering State and civil society reports, conducting country visits, holding hearings, and reviewing individual complaints. Five United Nations treaty bodies will meet throughout September to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s Controversial Election Prompts Violence, International Reactions

August 8, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, democracy & political rights, extrajudicial executions, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Universal system

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, condemned last week the recent violence and arrests that occurred in response to demonstrations around Venezuela’s election for a National Constituent Assembly – a powerful entity intended to replace the current legislature and rewrite the Venezuelan constitution. The election was reportedly tampered with by the Venezuelan government, prompting

UN Experts Warn of Continued Rights Violations in the Philippines

August 7, 2017 IJRC children, conditions of detention, due process & judicial protection, extrajudicial executions, human rights defenders, indigenous communities, international human rights, liberty & security of person, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system

Last week, three United Nations independent experts – the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions; the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders; and the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children – made an urgent appeal to the government of the Philippines concerning grave human rights violations, including murder; threats against human

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

News Clips – December 23, 2016

December 23, 2016 IJRC armed conflict, Asia, assembly and association, civil society, conditions of detention, crime & impunity, democracy & political rights, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, extrajudicial executions, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international criminal law, international human rights, internationalized criminal tribunals, liberty & security of person, migrants, News Clips, privacy, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, torture, UN General Assembly, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Security Council, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

Civil Society This week, Human Rights Watch reported that police officers regularly mistreat prisoners in India through the use of torture and the failure to bring detainees before a judge soon after arrest. [Washington Post] On Wednesday, a civil society organization reported escalated violence against human rights defenders in Guatemala, including 14 murders and seven attempted murders this year. [FIDH]

ICC Releases Annual Report on Progress of Preliminary Examinations

December 6, 2016 IJRC armed conflict, extrajudicial executions, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international humanitarian law, massacres, torture, transitional justice

On November 14, the International Criminal Court (ICC) released its 2016 annual report on its pending preliminary investigations into alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide. [ICC Press Release] The report details the Court’s progress on the 10 situations being evaluated for possible investigation, including two examinations initiated during the reporting period of November 1, 2015 to October 31, 2016

News Clips- December 2, 2016

December 2, 2016 IJRC African System, armed conflict, Asia, assembly and association, civil society, democracy & political rights, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, enforced disappearance, environmental rights, extrajudicial executions, human rights defenders, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, News Clips, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN Security Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system

Civil Society Reports indicate that Facebook has developed a censorship software to use in the Chinese market. [Guardian] The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders denounced the numerous travel bans imposed on human rights activists in Egypt. [OHCHR Press Release] Ahead of elections in Gambia that took place on Thursday, President Jammeh banned international phone calls,

UN Commission Urges Security Council Referral of Eritrea to ICC

November 9, 2016 IJRC assembly and association, children, enforced disappearance, extrajudicial executions, freedom of religion, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, liberty & security of person, right to life, thought, expression & association, torture, UN Human Rights Council, UN Security Council, Universal system, women's rights

The United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea has again called on the UN Security Council to refer the situation in Eritrea to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for adjudication of possible crimes against humanity committed by State officials since 1991. Speaking on behalf of the former three-member commission, whose mandate ended in June 2016, Sheila Keetharuth