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OAS Examines Situation in Venezuela for Possible Crimes Against Humanity

November 7, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, crime & impunity, democracy & political rights, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, extrajudicial executions, international criminal law, liberty & security of person, right to life, thought, expression & association, torture

In the last two months, the Organization of American States (OAS) held unprecedented hearings to gather witness testimony on the situation in Venezuela to determine whether to refer the State to the International Criminal Court (ICC). [OAS Press Release: First Session; OAS Press Release: Second Session] In the sessions of hearings held so far, the OAS has heard testimony from

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

UN Experts: Italy’s Rules for NGOs May Result in Death for Migrants

August 22, 2017 IJRC civil society, immigration & asylum, international human rights, migrants, right to life, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

Three United Nations Special Rapporteurs issued a warning last week in response to Italy’s new code of conduct that would limit the ability of signatory nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to rescue refugees and migrants at sea; the Special Rapporteurs cautioned that it threatens lives and breaches international standards. [OHCHR Press Release; UN News Centre] Italy drafted the code of conduct, with

Violence Following Kenya’s Presidential Election Prompts International Responses

August 21, 2017 IJRC African System, assembly and association, democracy & political rights, international human rights, 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, last week urged Kenyan leaders to “calm a volatile political climate” while ensuring the right to peaceful assembly; his statement followed reports of the use of live ammunition against protesters in the wake of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s August 8th re-election. Reports indicate 24 people died due to the

News Clips- August 18, 2017

August 18, 2017 IJRC African System, Asia, assembly and association, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, News Clips, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, torture, Universal system, women's rights

Civil Society On Thursday, three young activists in Hong Kong, China were sentenced to six to eight months in prison for their participation in the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests. [Washington Post] On Wednesday, the president of the Philippines encouraged police officers to shoot activists who obstruct justice. [Guardian] Last week, Amnesty International reported that at least 66 people detained during

African Union Assembly Adopts 2040 Agenda for Children

August 14, 2017 IJRC African System, assembly and association, children, economic, social & cultural rights, education, health, international human rights, liberty & security of person, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association

The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) announced earlier this month that the African Union Assembly adopted the 2040 Agenda for Children, which lays out goals related to the rights of children set to be achieved across the continent by 2040. [ACERWC Press Release] The agenda was developed in consideration of conclusions drawn during

News Clips- August 11, 2017

August 11, 2017 IJRC armed conflict, Asia, civil society, democracy & political rights, European System, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, international criminal law, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, News Clips, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, torture, UN Security Council, Universal system

Civil Society In Kenya, five people have been killed since Raila Odinga, an opposition leader, declared the recent presidential election fraudulent. [Al Jazeera] On Thursday, authorities in Turkey issued 35 detention warrants for journalists and other individuals connected to Fethullah Gulen, who has been accused of involvement in the attempted coup last year. [Washington Post] On Sunday, Russia passed a