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IACtHR Publishes 2014 Annual Report

April 16, 2015 IJRC armed conflict, children, civil society, crime & impunity, death penalty, democracy & political rights, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, enforced disappearance, extrajudicial executions, family, freedom of religion, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, judicial independence, LGBTI rights, liberty & security of person, massacres, military and humanitarian intervention, persons with disabilities, privacy, progressive development of law, property, reparations, reproductive and sexual rights, security & rule of law, thought, expression & association, women's rights

Last month, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued its Annual Report 2014, summarizing the Court’s structure, jurisprudence, and activities throughout 2014. The Report discusses the Court’s functions, summarizes the status of cases before the Court, breaks down the Court’s budget, and describes additional activities the Court undertook in 2014. See Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Annual Report 2014. The

Inter-American Court Holds 108^th Ordinary Session and 52^nd Extraordinary Session

April 14, 2015 IJRC crime & impunity, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, extrajudicial executions, family, Inter-American System, international human rights, reparations, thought, expression & association, torture, transitional justice, women's rights

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) is currently holding its 108th Ordinary Session, which began on April 13 and will conclude on April 17, 2015 in San Jose, Costa Rica, and will be holding its 52nd Special Session from April 20 to April 24, 2015 in Cartagena, Colombia.

CRPD Considers 7 States’ Disability Rights Records

April 8, 2015 IJRC children, civil society, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, family, health, international human rights, persons with disabilities, reproductive and sexual rights, UN treaty bodies, women's rights

The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD Committee) is holding its 13th session from March 25 to April 17 in Geneva, Switzerland to review the State reports of Cook Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Germany, Mongolia, and Turkmenistan. During the session, representatives from each State will engage in a dialogue with Committee members based on

European Committee of Social Rights Reviews Collective Complaints

April 1, 2015 IJRC children, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, European System, family, international human rights, labor rights, persons with disabilities, women's rights

The European Committee of Social Rights held its 277th Session from March 16 to March 20, 2015 in Strasbourg, France. The Committee, which is made up of 15 independent experts, is charged with overseeing State compliance with the European Social Charter, which protects economic and social rights. The agenda for this session included reviewing 16 collective complaints, examining national reports,

UN Human Rights Committee Reviews 6 States’ Civil and Political Rights Records

March 30, 2015 IJRC children, civil society, conditions of detention, democracy & political rights, discrimination, freedom of religion, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, international human rights, international humanitarian law, judicial independence, labor rights, LGBTI rights, persons with disabilities, privacy, thought, expression & association, torture, UN treaty bodies, women's rights

The UN Human Rights Committee is holding its 113th session from March 16 to April 2, to consider the State reports of Cambodia, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Monaco, and Russia on their implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). During the session, representatives from each State will engage in a dialogue with members of the Human

African Commission to Review Eight States’ Human Rights Records

March 25, 2015 IJRC African System, civil society, conditions of detention, death penalty, democracy & political rights, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, international human rights, judicial independence, liberty & security of person, persons with disabilities, reproductive and sexual rights, security & rule of law, thought, expression & association, torture, women's rights

The African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) will open its 56th Ordinary Session on April 21, 2015 in Banjul, the Gambia. During this session, which continues through May 7, the Commission’s agenda includes discussion of the human rights situation in Africa, consideration of State reports, and hearing activity reports from members of the Commission and its special mechanisms. This

CSW Session Celebrates 20^th Anniversary of Beijing Platform for Action

March 17, 2015 IJRC armed conflict, children, civil society, Commission on the Status of Women, democracy & political rights, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, international human rights, women's rights

The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is holding its 59th session from March 9 to 20 in New York. During this session, representatives of United Nations Member States, civil society organizations, and United Nations bodies will gather to discuss issues affecting women and the measures necessary to empower them. In this vein, they will be assessing the implementation

March 2015 Newsletter: New Team Members, Human Rights News

March 16, 2015 IJRC economic, social & cultural rights, human rights defenders, IJRC Newsletter, IJRC Updates, international criminal law, international human rights, international humanitarian law, regional human rights protection, security & rule of law, Universal system, women's rights

Inter-American Commission to Hold 55 Human Rights Hearings in March

March 11, 2015 IJRC armed conflict, children, civil society, conditions of detention, crime & impunity, death penalty, democracy & political rights, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, international humanitarian law, judicial independence, labor rights, LGBTI rights, liberty & security of person, persons with disabilities, property, reparations, security & rule of law, thought, expression & association, transitional justice, women's rights

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is holding its 154th regular session from March 13 to 27, 2015 at IACHR headquarters in Washington, D.C. The agenda includes public hearings on March 16, 17, 19 and 20. [IACHR Press Release] The hearings allow both States and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to provide the IACHR with information and context on 55 human

CESCR Reviews 3 Countries’ Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Records

February 25, 2015 IJRC children, cultural rights, democracy & political rights, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, education, environmental rights, health, indigenous communities, labor rights, property, UN treaty bodies, women's rights

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is holding its 54th session from February 23 to March 6 in Geneva, Switzerland. During the session, this United Nations human rights treaty body will review State reports submitted by the Gambia, Paraguay, and Tajikistan concerning their implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). The CESCR