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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

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

UN Holds Public Dialogues to Begin Selecting New Secretary General

April 18, 2016 IJRC UN General Assembly, Universal system

The United Nations has embarked on the process to elect a new Secretary General to replace Ban Ki-Moon, who will end his 10-year tenure on December 31, 2016. In dramatic contrast to the selection of the current and earlier secretaries general, the public has the opportunity to engage with candidates through a series of open dialogues. Candidates were invited to

New Recommendations Address Sexual Exploitation by United Nations Peacekeepers

March 21, 2016 IJRC UN General Assembly, women's rights

The United Nations is struggling to appear responsive to allegations of serious sexual misconduct by UN peacekeepers, who have been accused in recent years of raping or abusing women and children in a number of countries, where they were deployed to foster security and provide assistance to communities affected by conflict and natural disasters. On March 10, 2016 UN Secretary

Mandela Rules Adopted: Landmark Revisions Made to UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners

June 3, 2015 IJRC children, civil society, crime & impunity, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, international human rights, liberty & security of person, persons with disabilities, privacy, progressive development of law, UN Economic and Social Council, UN General Assembly

On May 22, 2015, the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) gathered in Vienna and adopted the Mandela Rules, which are revisions to the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (SMR), the leading international principles on the treatment of prisoners, which had not been updated since they were drafted in 1955. The Mandela Rules honor

UN Human Rights Council Creates Special Rapporteur on Right to Privacy

April 22, 2015 IJRC civil society, democracy & political rights, human rights defenders, international human rights, privacy, thought, expression & association, UN General Assembly, UN Human Rights Council

On March 26, 2015, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution which establishes a mandate on the right to privacy in the digital age and creates a new Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy. See UN Human Rights Council, Resolution 28/L.27, Resolution on the right to privacy in the digital age, UN Doc. A/HRC/28/L.27, 24 March 2015. [OHCHR Press

UN Launches International Decade for People of African Descent

January 27, 2015 IJRC discrimination, international human rights, UN General Assembly, Universal system

January 1, 2015 marked the beginning of the International Decade for People of African Descent, a United Nations-initiated framework for strengthening national, regional, and international cooperation in pursuit of the full enjoyment of civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, and equal participation in all aspects of society by people of African descent. [UN: Plan of Action] The UN General

UNGA Sixth Committee Advances Discussion of Universal Jurisdiction

November 17, 2014 IJRC UN General Assembly, universal jurisdiction

On November 7, 2014, the Sixth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly wrapped up discussions of universal jurisdiction with an oral report and informal working paper presented by the Chairwoman of the Working Group on the scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction, during the 69th regular session of the General Assembly. [UN Press Release] The principle

UN Climate Summit 2014 Yields Mass Public Mobilization, Political Commitments as Participants Hope to Lay Groundwork for Global Climate Change Treaty

September 24, 2014 IJRC civil society, corporate accountability, environmental rights, UN General Assembly

The much anticipated one-day Climate Summit 2014 took place this Tuesday, September 23 at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, marking the international community’s latest effort to address climate change. Hosted by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Climate Summit 2014 aimed to engage world leaders and encourage international action to slow climate change. Governments at the Summit were expected