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News Clips- June 16, 2017

June 16, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, children, European System, human rights defenders, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, migrants, News Clips, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Security Council, Universal system, women's rights

Civil Society On Monday, courts in Russia began sentencing anti-corruption demonstrators arrested during protests led by an opposition leader. [Guardian] On Tuesday, the parliament of Hungary approved regulations requiring certain foreign-funded civil society groups to register with the government. [Al Jazeera] International Criminal Law On Thursday, the International Criminal Court unanimously affirmed its jurisdiction over the charges of war crimes

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,

June 2017: UN Treaty Bodies, Human Rights Council in Session

May 30, 2017 IJRC children, civil society, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, European System, international human rights, monthly overview, regional human rights protection, torture, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

In the month of June, several United Nations bodies and experts as well as a regional court will hold sessions, conduct country visits, or convene a hearing. Three United Nations treaty bodies will meet throughout June to review States’ compliance with their treaty obligations related to the rights of the child; economic, social, and cultural rights; and torture. The United

African Commission Launches General Comment on Torture Victims’ Right to Redress

May 23, 2017 IJRC African System, children, health, international human rights, regional human rights protection, reparations, reproductive and sexual rights, torture, transitional justice, women's rights

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) recently launched General Comment No. 4 on the right to redress for victims of torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading punishment or treatment, which was previously adopted during the 21st Extra-Ordinary Session of the ACHPR. See ACommHPR, General Comment No. 4 on the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights:

Tunisia Allows Individuals and NGOs Direct Access to African Court

April 26, 2017 IJRC African System, assembly and association, conditions of detention, LGBTI rights, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, torture, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

Tunisia formally agreed last week to allow individuals and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to directly access the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) with complaints of human rights violations against Tunisia. Tunisia joins seven other countries that also currently grant the Court the same jurisdiction. [AfCHPR Press Release] The government of Tunisia hosted a delegation of the AfCHPR in

May 2017: UN Treaty Bodies, UPR, and Regional Bodies in Session

April 25, 2017 IJRC children, corporate accountability, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental rights, health, liberty & security of person, monthly overview, privacy, property, torture, women's rights

In May, various universal bodies and experts will assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations by conducting country visits, engaging in interactive dialogues, and reviewing reports from States and civil society, and human rights bodies in the African, Inter-American, and European human rights systems will hold sessions or hearings on individual complaints. Four UN treaty bodies will meet to

Cuba Welcomes First Visit from UN Special Rapporteur in Nearly 10 Years

April 19, 2017 IJRC children, civil society, international human rights, labor rights, migrants, UN Special Procedures, Universal system, women's rights

First the first time in nearly 10 years, a United Nations independent expert visited Cuba on an official country visit when the UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, toured the country from April 10 to 14, 2017. The purpose of the Special Rapporteur’s visit was to assess the situation of victims of

News Clips- April 7, 2017

April 7, 2017 IJRC armed conflict, Asia, assembly and association, civil society, corporate accountability, democracy & political rights, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental rights, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, LGBTI rights, News Clips, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN Security Council, Universal system, women's rights

Civil Society This week, authorities in Chechnya, Russia initiated an anti-gay campaign that resulted in more than 100 detentions and three deaths. [Guardian] On Friday, two women’s rights activists in China, who were originally detained in 2014 for supporting pro-democracy protests, were convicted of inciting subversion of state power. [Washington Post] Thousands participated in protests in Serbia this week to

Guterres Reveals Strategy to Address Sexual Exploitation by UN Peacekeepers

March 21, 2017 IJRC crime & impunity, international human rights, reproductive and sexual rights, Universal system, women's rights

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres released a report on February 28 detailing his strategy to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse perpetrated by UN peacekeepers against vulnerable communities. See UN Secretary General, Special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and abuse: a new approach, UN Doc. A/71/818, 28 February 2017. The report comes less than three months

News Clips – March 17, 2017

March 17, 2017 IJRC Asia, assembly and association, civil society, discrimination, domestic courts, economic, social & cultural rights, education, European System, freedom of religion, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, international criminal law, international human rights, labor rights, LGBTI rights, migrants, News Clips, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, reproductive and sexual rights, thought, expression & association, U.S. courts, UN treaty bodies, universal jurisdiction, Universal system, women's rights

International Criminal Law The Colombian Senate voted to approve the establishment of a court with jurisdiction over war crimes, fulfilling one part of the recent peace deal with the FARC. [VOA] A court in Poland issued an arrest warrant for a man living in the United States for war crimes committed during World War II. [Washington Post] Civil Society After