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News Clips- July 29, 2016

July 29, 2016 IJRC armed conflict, assembly and association, children, civil society, conditions of detention, economic, social & cultural rights, Inter-American System, international criminal law, international human rights, LGBTI rights, liberty & security of person, military and humanitarian intervention, News Clips, regional human rights protection, reparations, right to life, torture, UN General Assembly, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

Human Rights Defenders and Civil Society UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Maina Kiai, recently stated that the rights to freedom of association and of assembly are hindered by racial inequality in the United States. [OHCHR Press Release] Experts on freedom of expression from both the United Nations and the Organization for

Experts Discuss Landmark Conviction of Radovan Karadžić, Following Appeal Announcement

July 26, 2016 IJRC armed conflict, crime & impunity, ICTY, international criminal law, right to life

On July 28, experts will provide an inside look at the conviction of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić, who announced this week he will appeal the March 2016 ruling finding him guilty of genocide and other crimes before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). [Justice Info] On Thursday, the Bar Association of San Francisco will host

News Clips- July 22, 2016

July 22, 2016 IJRC African System, armed conflict, Asia, assembly and association, children, civil society, domestic courts, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental rights, European System, extrajudicial executions, family, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, international criminal law, international human rights, migrants, News Clips, regional human rights protection, right to life, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Security Council, Universal system

Human Rights Defenders and Civil Society A car bomb in Kiev killed a journalist who was often critical of the government leaders in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. [The Guardian] Four Kenyan police officers were charged with the murder of human rights defender, Willie Kimani. [The Jurist] In the midst of anti-government demonstrations, several armed men have been holding policemen as

Attacks on South Sudanese Civilians, Humanitarian Workers Prompt International Response

July 20, 2016 IJRC African System, armed conflict, children, extrajudicial executions, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, international humanitarian law, military and humanitarian intervention, property, regional human rights protection, right to life, torture, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system

In South Sudan, opposing armed forces backing President Kirr and Vice President Machar may have committed war crimes by attacking civilians and humanitarian personnel and facilities in recent weeks, according to UN representatives, prompting a decision by the African Union to send additional troops to join the UN peacekeeping force there. [NPR; UN News Centre: Juba; OHCHR Press Briefing] Renewed

News Clips – July 8, 2016

July 8, 2016 IJRC African System, armed conflict, Asia, civil society, crime & impunity, democracy & political rights, domestic courts, extrajudicial executions, human rights defenders, Inter-American System, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international humanitarian law, internationalized criminal tribunals, massacres, military and humanitarian intervention, News Clips, regional human rights protection, security & rule of law, thought, expression & association, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Security Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, universal jurisdiction

Human Rights Bodies’ Activities The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution supporting online users’ human rights and criticizing internet shutdowns. [Access Now; TechCrunch] The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women met with civil society representatives from the Philippines, Myanmar, and France ahead of those States’ interactive dialogues with the CEDAW Committee, which also took place this week as it

ACHPR Finds Botswana’s Secret Hanging of Prisoner Was Cruel Treatment

July 6, 2016 IJRC African System, conditions of detention, death penalty, due process & judicial protection, interim measures, international human rights, progressive development of law

A recent case involving capital punishment in Botswana required the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) to consider the adequacy of appointed counsel and clemency procedures, hanging as a method of execution, the death row phenomenon, and whether notice is required prior to imposition of the death penalty. See ACommHPR, Interights & Ditshwanelo v. Botswana, Communication No. 319/06,

News Clips- June 24, 2016

June 24, 2016 IJRC armed conflict, civil society, conditions of detention, economic, social & cultural rights, freedom of religion, human rights defenders, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, internationalized criminal tribunals, labor rights, LGBTI rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN General Assembly, Universal system

Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Nobel Laureate, Auun San Suu Kyi, arrived in Thailand on Thursday where she is expected to lobby for the rights of migrant workers. [The Guardian] Over 2,000 police have been deployed in Paris in preparation of protests over new labour legislation. Extra precautions have been taken in light of the last set of protests on

AfCHPR: Gaddafi’s Son’s Rights Violated by Secret Detention in Libya

June 22, 2016 IJRC African System, due process & judicial protection, International Criminal Court, international human rights, liberty & security of person, right to life

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) has held that Libya violated the rights to liberty and fair trial by holding Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, in secret detention since 2011. See AfCHPR, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v. Libya, App. No. 002/2013, Judgment of 3 June 2016. These breaches, the Court

Human Rights Bodies Address Homophobia, Gun Violence after Orlando Attack

June 20, 2016 IJRC European System, Inter-American System, international human rights, LGBTI rights, right to life, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Security Council

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), UN Security Council, and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) have urged States to address homophobia, gun violence, and terrorism in the wake of the recent nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida. [OHCHR Press Release; UN Press Release; IACHR Press Release] Early Sunday morning on June 12, 2016 Omar

News Clips- June 17, 2016

June 17, 2016 IJRC armed conflict, children, civil society, conditions of detention, crime & impunity, discrimination, domestic courts, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, human rights defenders, ICTY, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, labor rights, LGBTI rights, liberty & security of person, military and humanitarian intervention, regional human rights protection, right to life, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN treaty bodies, Universal system

Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) heard from civil society organizations on adherence to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by the United Kingdom, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Angola. [OHCHR Press Release] As the French government debated a new labor bill that would ease restrictions on