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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

UN Senior Official Visits Honduras Following Threats to Human Rights Defenders

August 1, 2017 IJRC civil society, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental rights, human rights defenders, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, regional human rights protection, right to life, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Special Procedures, Universal system, women's rights

The United Nations Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights, Andrew Gilmour, visited Honduras last week to assess the human rights situation in the country – particularly regarding the protection of human rights defenders and indigenous peoples – a visit that took place in the context of continued threats to human rights defenders in the country. [OHCHR Press Release: Honduras; IACHR

August 2017: United Nations Bodies and Inter-American Court in Session

July 31, 2017 IJRC children, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental 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, women's rights

Several universal bodies and experts and one regional court will review States’ compliance with their human rights obligations through the review of State reports, debates, review of individual complaints, and country visits in the month of August. Three United Nations treaty bodies will meet throughout August to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related to torture, racial discrimination, and

News Clips- July 21, 2017

July 21, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, corporate accountability, democracy & political rights, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental rights, human rights defenders, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, News Clips, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, torture, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

Civil Society Around the world, people went to the ocean this week to commemorate the death of Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese dissident who recently died in custody, after his ashes were spread in the sea. [Guardian] A journalist in Russia reported this week that he received threatening text messages demanding he halt his current work. [CPJ] A court in Turkey

News Clips- July 14, 2017

July 14, 2017 IJRC African System, armed conflict, assembly and association, civil society, democracy & political rights, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental rights, health, human rights defenders, international human rights, News Clips, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

Civil Society Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese dissident who previously won the Nobel Peace Prize, died from cancer on Thursday. [New York Times] On Wednesday, protesters in Zimbabwe demonstrated in favor of fair elections but were met with tear gas and water cannons. [Al Jazeera] Last weekend, tens of thousands of protesters in Istanbul, Turkey demonstrated against the state of emergency

Inter-American Commission Selects Soledad García Muñoz as Inaugural ESCER Special Rapporteur

July 11, 2017 IJRC cultural rights, economic, social & cultural rights, education, environmental rights, health, Inter-American System, international human rights, regional human rights protection, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system

On July 5, 2017, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) selected Soledad García Muñoz to be the first Special Rapporteur on Economic, Social, Cultural, and Environmental Rights (ESCER). [IACHR Press Release: Muñoz (in Spanish)] The mandate of the newly established Rapporteurship is to promote, protect, and defend economic, social, cultural, and environmental rights in the Americas by addressing issues

Human Rights Council Establishes Special Rapporteur on Leprosy, Renews Ten Others

July 3, 2017 IJRC corporate accountability, discrimination, education, equal protection, international human rights, persons with disabilities, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, Universal system, women's rights

The United Nations Human Rights Council created or extended 11 special procedure mandates during its 35th regular session through the adoption of resolutions, including one that created the Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members. During the session, held from June 6 to June 23, 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland, the Human Rights

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

June 27, 2017 IJRC civil society, corporate accountability, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, European System, health, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, monthly overview, regional human rights protection, torture, UN Special Procedures, 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 by engaging in interactive dialogues, considering State and civil society reports, conducting country visits, and reviewing individual complaints. Four United Nations treaty bodies will meet to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related to the rights of women, civil and

UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings: Gender-Based Killings Are Arbitrary

June 14, 2017 IJRC discrimination, health, international human rights, LGBTI rights, right to life, UN Special Procedures, Universal system, women's rights

The newly appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Agnes Callamard, presented her first report at the 35th regular session of the Human Rights Council in which she addressed the key elements of a gender-sensitive approach to the right to life, concluding that gender-based killings may constitute arbitrary execution and that systemic discrimination based on sex,

News Clips- June 9, 2017

June 9, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, conditions of detention, democracy & political rights, environmental rights, equal protection, European System, freedom of religion, health, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, News Clips, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, torture, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

Activities of International Human Rights Bodies and Experts Independent experts from the United Nations and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights issued a joint statement condemning recent attacks in Brazil on indigenous peoples’ rights and on environmental rights. [OHCHR Press Release] This week the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances announced its first visit to the Gambia