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CEDAW Committee Issues Key General Recommendation on Women’s Access to Justice

September 10, 2015 IJRC armed conflict, children, civil society, crime & impunity, democracy & political rights, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, family, freedom of religion, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, international human rights, judicial independence, liberty & security of person, persons with disabilities, privacy, property, reparations, transitional justice, UN treaty bodies, women's rights

On July 23, 2015, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW Committee) adopted a general recommendation on women’s access to justice, noting that the right of access to justice for women is essential to the realization of all the rights in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). See Committee

Migration Crisis: Recent Developments, Human Rights Standards, and European Court Decision

September 4, 2015 IJRC armed conflict, children, civil society, conditions of detention, democracy & political rights, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, European System, family, immigration & asylum, international human rights, international humanitarian law, liberty & security of person, torture, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies

Political upheaval and human rights violations in parts of Africa and the Middle East, particularly in Eritrea, Kosovo, and Syria, are increasing migration flows to Europe at an unprecedented rate. While the European Union (EU) received approximately 626,000 applications for asylum in 2014, Germany alone is expected to receive 800,000 applications this year. [Financial Times: Germany] Europe has not yet

IJRC Newsletter: August 2015

August 28, 2015 IJRC African System, European System, IJRC Newsletter, IJRC Updates, Inter-American System, international criminal law, international human rights, international humanitarian law, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal Periodic Review, Universal system

UN Committee Reviews Disability Records of 6 States and European Union

August 19, 2015 IJRC children, civil society, democracy & political rights, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, family, indigenous communities, international human rights, labor rights, LGBTI rights, liberty & security of person, persons with disabilities, reproductive and sexual rights, UN treaty bodies, women's rights

On August 17, 2015 the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) commenced its 14th session in Geneva, Switzerland. During this session, which will end on September 4, the Committee will review the reports of Brazil, the European Union, Gabon, Kenya, Mauritius, Qatar, and Ukraine and adopt concluding observations. The Committee will also review reports submitted by

IACHR Report Highlights Human Rights Violations at Guantanamo and Urges Closure

August 17, 2015 IJRC armed conflict, children, civil society, crime & impunity, democracy & political rights, discrimination, domestic courts, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, family, freedom of religion, international human rights, international humanitarian law, liberty & security of person, privacy, regional human rights protection, reparations, right to life, security & rule of law, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies

On August 5, 2015, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) published its report “Towards the Closure of Guantanamo,” which examines the human rights situation of detainees at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. See Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Towards the Closure of Guantanamo (Report), 2015. The report concludes that detainees are subject to indefinite detention; torture and

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Reviews 8 States’ Records

August 12, 2015 IJRC children, civil society, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, family, freedom of religion, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, property, reparations, security & rule of law, thought, expression & association, UN Human Rights Council, UN treaty bodies, women's rights

On August 3, 2015 the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) commenced its 87th session in Geneva, Switzerland. During this session, which will end on August 28, the Committee will review the State reports of Colombia, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Niger, Norway, and Suriname. The Committee will also review reports submitted by civil

Committee Against Torture Reviews States’ Records of Iraq, Slovakia, and Switzerland

August 10, 2015 IJRC children, civil society, crime & impunity, democracy & political rights, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, family, immigration & asylum, international human rights, liberty & security of person, persons with disabilities, privacy, right to life, security & rule of law, UN treaty bodies, women's rights

The Committee Against Torture (CAT) is currently holding its 55th Session in Geneva, which began on July 27 and will continue through August 14. According to the Committee’s agenda, CAT is considering the State reports of Iraq, Slovakia, and Switzerland. During the session, the Committee will meet with representatives from each State regarding the State’s report to CAT. The Committee will also review

Human Rights Council Adopts Landmark Resolution Regulating Private Education Providers

July 22, 2015 IJRC children, civil society, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, international human rights, reparations, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, women's rights

On July 1, 2015, the United Nations Human Rights Council met in Geneva and adopted a landmark resolution urging States to monitor and regulate private education providers. The resolution aims to address the emergence of large-scale for-profit “low cost” private school chains that target poor families in developing countries and compromise the right to education. See UN Human Rights Council, Resolution

CEDAW Committee Reviews 8 States’ Records on Discrimination against Women

July 15, 2015 IJRC children, civil society, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, family, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, international human rights, liberty & security of person, reproductive and sexual rights, UN treaty bodies, women's rights

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW Committee) is currently holding its 61st session from July 6 to July 24, 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland. During the session, the CEDAW Committee has been reviewing State reports submitted by Bolivia, Croatia, Gambia, Namibia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Spain, and Vietnam, on their implementation of the

Recent Human Rights Decisions Address Disability Discrimination, Non-Refoulement, and Juvenile Life Without Parole Sentences

July 1, 2015 IJRC children, civil society, conditions of detention, democracy & political rights, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, enforced disappearance, family, freedom of religion, immigration & asylum, international human rights, labor rights, liberty & security of person, persons with disabilities, right to life, thought, expression & association, torture, UN treaty bodies, women's rights

During the fall of 2014, at each of their respective sessions, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the Human Rights Committee, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee), and the Committee Against Torture (CAT) adopted key decisions on topics including the definition of disability; enforced disappearances; freedom of religion; freedom of expression; juvenile life imprisonment;