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African Human Rights System

The African System is the youngest of the three judicial or quasi-judicial regional human rights systems, and was created under the auspices of the African Union (AU). Like the Inter-American System (and the European System, as originally designed), it includes a commission and a court with complementary mandates. The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), African Court on Human

Inter-American Human Rights System

The Inter-American System for the protection of human rights is a regional human rights system, and is responsible for monitoring, promoting, and protecting human rights in the 35 independent countries of the Americas that are members of the Organization of American States (OAS). The Inter-American System is composed of two principal entities: the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and Inter-American

Germany Arrests Gambian Ex-Soldiers, As Transitional Justice Efforts Continue

July 15, 2020 IJRC African System, crime & impunity, international human rights, regional human rights protection, reparations, transitional justice

Germany has arrested seven asylum seekers from The Gambia who are suspected of having committed crimes against humanity during the 22-year rule of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh. [TDN] The arrests come as The Gambia takes steps towards justice and reconciliation, primarily via its Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), which has been holding public hearings since January 2019. [JusticeInfo]

IACHR Launches Searchable Database of Recommendations, to Track Implementation

June 17, 2020 IJRC civil society, Inter-American System, international human rights, regional human rights protection

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has launched an online database of recommendations it has issued to States in friendly settlement agreements, published merits reports, annual reports, country reports, and resolutions. [IACHR Press Release] The IACHR plans to soon add recommendations from thematic reports and precautionary measures, as well. The goals of the new system, known as the Inter-American

Ireland Factsheet

Ireland is a Member State of the Council of Europe (COE) and of the United Nations (UN), and has human rights obligations at the regional and universal levels. Regional: European System As a Member of the COE, Ireland has ratified the European Convention on Human Rights and is subject to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights. Ireland

Armenia Factsheet

Armenia is a Member State of the Council of Europe (COE) and of the United Nations (UN), and has human rights obligations at the regional and universal levels. Regional: European System As a Member of the COE, Armenia has ratified the European Convention on Human Rights and is subject to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights. Armenia

UN Expert Releases Principles to Protect Workers from Toxic Substances

October 30, 2019 IJRC economic, social & cultural rights, health, international human rights, labor rights, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

In a new report, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and hazardous substances has laid out 15 principles to guide States and businesses in preventing and remedying workers’ exposure to toxics. [OHCHR Press Release] In September 2019, the Special Rapporteur, Baskut Tuncak, presented the principles to the UN Human Rights Council, which adopted a resolution calling on States

IACHR Publishes Guidelines on Internal Displacement in the Northern Triangle

August 28, 2019 IJRC immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, international human rights, migrants, regional human rights protection

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has launched a report on internally displaced people in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras; it analyzes a years-long increase in internal migration due to violence and the forceful expulsion of Indigenous and farming communities, details the rights of internally displaced people, and provides human rights-based guidelines for essential policy reforms. See IACHR, Internal

African Commission Seeks Input for Revised Freedom of Expression Declaration

June 13, 2019 IJRC African System, international human rights, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) is revising its Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa to address new technological advances, online activity, and internet restrictions throughout Africa, and is requesting input from stakeholders. [ACHPR Press Release] The Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa invites comments from civil society,

Inter-American Court to Determine State Responsibility for Trans Woman’s Murder

June 6, 2019 IJRC discrimination, due process & judicial protection, Inter-American System, international human rights, LGBTI rights, regional human rights protection

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has, for the first time, referred a case involving an alleged extrajudicial killing of a transgender woman to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR). The IACHR’s referral, filed on April 30, 2019, indicates that trans activist Vicky Hernández was killed – likely by State agents – during a government-imposed curfew in 2009, amid