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Guatemala and Nicaragua Reject UN Human Rights Monitors Amid Turmoil

September 12, 2018 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, crime & impunity, extrajudicial executions, health, human rights defenders, Inter-American System, international human rights, security & rule of law, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Security Council

Two Central American governments ended their cooperation with the United Nations on specific human rights initiatives and sought to exclude UN representatives from their territories in late August 2018. In Guatemala, President Jimmy Morales announced on August 31 he would not renew the mandate of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) when it expires in 2019 and barred

September 2018: Human Rights Council, UN Treaty Bodies, and Regional Human Rights Bodies in Session

September 3, 2018 IJRC African System, children, civil society, cultural rights, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, enforced disappearance, European System, Inter-American System, international human rights, judicial independence, LGBTI rights, migrants, monthly overview, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system

In the month of September, several universal and regional bodies will be in session to assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations through the consideration of State and civil society reports, country visits, and the review of individual complaints. Five United Nations treaty bodies will meet in September to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related to the

August 2018: United Nations and Regional Human Rights Bodies in Session

July 30, 2018 IJRC African System, children, civil society, democracy & political rights, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, Inter-American System, international human rights, migrants, monthly overview, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, torture, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system

In the month of August, various universal and regional bodies will assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations through interactive dialogues, the consideration of State and civil society reports, and the review of individual complaints. Three United Nations treaty bodies will meet in August to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related to the prevention of torture, the

Consequences of the U.S. Departure from the Human Rights Council

July 10, 2018 IJRC civil society, human rights defenders, international human rights, UN Human Rights Council, Universal system

Civil society and other stakeholders warned of consequences to human rights defenders and victims of rights abuses when the United States formally announced last month its decision to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council. [HRW: Blame; HRW: Oppose; OHCHR Press Release: Dialogue] The decision – effective June 19, 2018, over a year before the end of the State’s

July 2018: UN Treaty Bodies, Human Rights Council, and Regional Bodies in Session

July 2, 2018 IJRC civil society, corporate accountability, democracy & political rights, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, European System, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, labor rights, migrants, monthly overview, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, torture, UN Human Rights Council, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

In the month of July, various universal and regional bodies will assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations through the consideration of State and civil society reports, country visits, and the review of individual complaints. Three United Nations treaty bodies will meet in July to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related to civil and political rights, the

June 2018: Human Rights Council, UN Treaty Bodies, and Regional Human Rights Bodies in Session

May 28, 2018 IJRC children, civil society, corporate accountability, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, enforced disappearance, environmental rights, equal protection, European System, human rights defenders, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, monthly overview, regional human rights protection, right to life, 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 June, several universal and regional bodies will be in session to assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations through interactive dialogues, the consideration of State and civil society reports, country visits, and the review of individual complaints. Two United Nations treaty bodies will meet in June to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related

May 2018: UN Treaty Bodies, UPR, and Regional Human Rights Bodies in Session

April 30, 2018 IJRC African System, armed conflict, children, civil society, corporate accountability, discrimination, enforced disappearance, equal protection, European System, health, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, monthly overview, regional human rights protection, right to life, torture, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal Periodic Review, Universal system

In the month of May, several universal and regional bodies will be in session to assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations through interactive dialogues, the consideration of State and civil society reports, country visits, and the review of individual complaints. Four United Nations treaty bodies will meet throughout May to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related

March 2018: United Nations and Regional Human Rights Bodies in Session

February 26, 2018 IJRC African System, civil society, corporate accountability, democracy & political rights, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, equal protection, European System, Inter-American System, international human rights, monthly overview, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

In March 2018, 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, country visits, interactive dialogues, and hearings on individual complaints. Four United Nations treaty bodies will be holding sessions throughout March on the rights of persons with disabilities; the rights of

February 2018: United Nations and Regional Human Rights Bodies in Session

January 30, 2018 IJRC armed conflict, children, civil society, conditions of detention, corporate accountability, crime & impunity, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, enforced disappearance, equal protection, European System, human rights defenders, IJRC Updates, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, monthly overview, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, right to life, torture, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

In February 2018, 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, country visits, interactive dialogues, and hearings on individual complaints. Four United Nations treaty bodies will be holding sessions throughout February on issues related to children’s rights, prevention of torture, the

January 2018: Universal Periodic Review and Regional Bodies in Session

January 2, 2018 IJRC assembly and association, children, civil society, discrimination, equal protection, European System, extrajudicial executions, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, 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

In January 2018, 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, and hearings. One United Nations treaty body will meet throughout January to assess States’ compliance with their treaty obligations related to the rights of the child.