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News Clips- July 14, 2017

July 14, 2017 IJRC African System, armed conflict, assembly and association, civil society, democracy & political rights, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental rights, health, human rights defenders, international human rights, News Clips, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

Civil Society Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese dissident who previously won the Nobel Peace Prize, died from cancer on Thursday. [New York Times] On Wednesday, protesters in Zimbabwe demonstrated in favor of fair elections but were met with tear gas and water cannons. [Al Jazeera] Last weekend, tens of thousands of protesters in Istanbul, Turkey demonstrated against the state of emergency

Inter-American Commission Selects Soledad García Muñoz as Inaugural ESCER Special Rapporteur

July 11, 2017 IJRC cultural rights, economic, social & cultural rights, education, environmental rights, health, Inter-American System, international human rights, regional human rights protection, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system

On July 5, 2017, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) selected Soledad García Muñoz to be the first Special Rapporteur on Economic, Social, Cultural, and Environmental Rights (ESCER). [IACHR Press Release: Muñoz (in Spanish)] The mandate of the newly established Rapporteurship is to promote, protect, and defend economic, social, cultural, and environmental rights in the Americas by addressing issues

States’ Corporate Oversight Obligations Extend Beyond Borders, CESCR Concludes

July 5, 2017 IJRC children, corporate accountability, economic, social & cultural rights, indigenous communities, migrants, persons with disabilities, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

In a recently released General Comment, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) stated that States parties have an obligation to protect, respect, and fulfill rights implicated by the activities of businesses based in their territory, even when those businesses are operating abroad, to stay in compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).

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,

Despite Venice Commission Review, Hungary Passes Foreign-Funded NGO Law

June 13, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, European System, human rights defenders, international human rights

On June 2, upon the request of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) issued a preliminary opinion on Hungary’s draft law regarding foreign-funded non-governmental organizations (NGOs), concluding that while the law serves the legitimate aim of achieving transparency within civil society, its requirements and penalties are too strict.

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:

Luis Ernesto Vargas Silva Elected as New IACHR Commissioner

May 22, 2017 IJRC civil society, Inter-American System, regional human rights protection

On May 10, 2017, Luis Ernesto Vargas Silva was elected by the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) to be one of seven Commissioners of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), replacing former Commissioner Enrique Gil Botero, who resigned on March 9. [IACHR Press Release: Election; IACHR Press Release: Resignation] Vargas Silva will fulfill the remainder

IACHR Holds Hearing on U.S. Executive Orders, U.S. Fails to Appear

March 23, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, economic, social & cultural rights, environmental rights, freedom of religion, IJRC Updates, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association

On March 21st, the International Justice Resource Center (IJRC) was among the civil society organizations that appeared before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington, D.C. to address the “travel ban” and two other United States executive orders in a hearing held at the IACHR’s own initiative. In a remarkable departure from recent administrations’ engagement with the region’s

News Clips- March 10, 2017

March 10, 2017 IJRC armed conflict, Asia, assembly and association, children, civil litigation, civil society, discrimination, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, labor rights, migrants, News Clips, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, U.S. courts, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Universal system, women's rights

Civil Society On Wednesday, to mark International Women’s Day, women demonstrated around the world for equality. [Reuters] On Tuesday, in Argentina tens of thousands joined in a march protesting job cuts and other policies initiated under President Mauricio Macri. [Al Jazeera] On Monday, Israel passed a law denying entry visas to foreign nationals who support boycotts against Israel or its

Yemeni Civilians Suffer Famine, Mass Casualties in Ongoing War

February 21, 2017 IJRC armed conflict, children, crime & impunity, economic, social & cultural rights, education, health, international criminal law, international human rights, liberty & security of person, right to life, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Universal system, women's rights

Due in large part to an ongoing civil war as well as high levels of poverty, civilians in Yemen face a worsening food crisis, death and injury due to direct targeting in the conflict, and other human rights abuses, including forced displacement, sexual abuse, child marriage, and harassment of journalists and human rights defenders. [UN News Centre; OHCHR Press Release]