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Venezuelan Court Consolidates Power, Prompts International Call to Ensure Democracy

April 10, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, democracy & political rights, economic, social & cultural rights, health, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Universal system

Recently, Venezuela’s Supreme Court made strides towards consolidating authority by claiming legislative power, prompting Venezuelans to protest and regional and universal stakeholders to condemn the actions of the Venezuelan government and offer their visions for response efforts. The Chief Justice later announced that the Supreme Court’s initial March 29, 2017 decision does not strip the legislature – which is seen as

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

ECJ: Employer’s Objective Rule, Not Customer Preferences May Prohibit Headscarf

March 20, 2017 IJRC European System, freedom of religion, international human rights, labor rights

In two separate opinions issued this week, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) found that while an employer may prohibit a Muslim woman from wearing a headscarf at work through a rule applied consistently to all religious beliefs, an employer may not prohibit a Muslim woman from wearing religious clothing based on a customer’s preferences. These are the first cases

UN Finds Libyan Trial Violated Rights of Gaddafi Regime Members

February 28, 2017 IJRC African System, domestic courts, due process & judicial protection, international criminal law, international human rights, liberty & security of person, regional human rights protection, torture, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Universal system

In a report published on February 21, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) concluded that the trial of 37 former members of the Gaddafi regime, including Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, failed to meet international due process standards. See UNSMIL & OHCHR, Report on the Trial of

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

February 27, 2017 IJRC African System, children, civil society, cultural rights, economic, social & cultural rights, European System, health, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, judicial independence, LGBTI rights, liberty & security of person, monthly overview, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, reproductive and sexual rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

In the month of March 2017, various universal and regional bodies and experts will assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations through consideration of State and civil society reports, country visits, review of individual complaints, and deliberation over thematic reports. Five United Nations treaty bodies will meet to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related to economic, social,

OHCHR Reports Unprecedented Violence Against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar

February 15, 2017 IJRC Asia, children, crime & impunity, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, education, enforced disappearance, equal protection, extrajudicial executions, family, freedom of religion, health, immigration & asylum, international criminal law, liberty & security of person, migrants, reproductive and sexual rights, right to life, torture, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Universal system, women's rights

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recently published its findings from over 200 interviews with Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh that described severe human rights violations against Rohingya in Myanmar since an October 9, 2016 attack on the police in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. See OHCHR, Report of the OHCHR mission to Bangladesh: Interviews with Rohingyas fleeing from

Refugee Crisis Reaches New Peak amid Ongoing Conflicts, Islamophobic Policies

February 7, 2017 IJRC discrimination, freedom of religion, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, regional human rights protection, UN treaty bodies, Universal system

In 2016, more than 65 million people were estimated to be refugees or internally displaced persons – the highest number in history. [World Economic Forum] Many of the migrants who are fleeing their countries are unable to permanently resettle for a number of reasons, including the global underfunding of refugee support programs and national policies motivated by Islamophobia or isolationism.

Rights Protests Continue Across the U.S. as Immigration Ban Implemented

January 30, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, democracy & political rights, discrimination, domestic courts, environmental rights, equal protection, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, international human rights, LGBTI rights, migrants, reproductive and sexual rights, U.S. courts, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Special Procedures, women's rights

Protesters in the United States and around the world demonstrated last week and over the weekend, calling for the protection of the rights of migrants and refugees, women, and other vulnerable groups, as a new administration assumed power in the United States following a bitterly divisive campaign in which now-President Trump denied sexual assault allegations and promised to enact a

UNODC Publishes First Handbook on Management of Violent Extremist Prisoners

January 25, 2017 IJRC conditions of detention, international human rights, liberty & security of person, security & rule of law, Universal system

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launched a Handbook on the Management of Violent Extremist Prisoners and the Prevention of Radicalization to Violence in Prisons on January 16 aimed at strengthening prison management of violent extremist prisoners while upholding prisoners’ human rights. [UN News Centre] The handbook, one in a series of UNODC resources meant to help

Migrants Detained in Libya Face Serious Rights Abuses, UN Reports

December 19, 2016 IJRC conditions of detention, education, health, immigration & asylum, international human rights, labor rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, right to life, torture, Universal system, women's rights

A new report from the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights details rights abuses against migrants held in detention in Libya. Published on December 13, 2016, “Detained and dehumanized”: Report on Human Rights Abuses Against Migrants in Libya, summarizes information gathered from migrants held in detention centers that are mostly run