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IACHR Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression Issues 2014 Annual Report

May 27, 2015 IJRC armed conflict, children, civil society, crime & impunity, democracy & political rights, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, family, freedom of religion, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, international humanitarian law, LGBTI rights, liberty & security of person, military and humanitarian intervention, persons with disabilities, privacy, progressive development of law, reparations, reproductive and sexual rights, right to life, security & rule of law, thought, expression & association, women's rights

On May 7, 2015, the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) presented its 2014 Annual Report, evaluating the state of freedom of expression in the Americas, to the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Organization of American States (OAS). [IACHR Press Release] See also Executive Summary of

Committee against Torture Reviews 8 States’ Records

April 29, 2015 IJRC civil society, crime & impunity, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, family, human rights defenders, ICTY, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, international human rights, judicial independence, LGBTI rights, liberty & security of person, right to life, thought, expression & association, UN treaty bodies, women's rights

The Committee against Torture (CAT) is currently holding its 54th session in Geneva which began on April 20 and will continue through May 15. According to the agenda, CAT is considering the State reports of Colombia, the Republic of Congo, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Romania, Serbia, Spain, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on their implementation of the Convention against

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Reviews 6 States’ Records

April 27, 2015 IJRC civil society, crime & impunity, democracy & political rights, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, international human rights, UN treaty bodies

This week, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) will commence its 86th session in Geneva, Switzerland. The session will take place from April 27 to May 15, during which time CERD will review the State reports of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, France, Germany, Guatemala, and Sudan. The Committee will also review reports submitted by civil society

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

Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons

MANDATE OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, MIGRANTS AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS The Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons is one of the special mechanisms overseen by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The Special Rapporteurship was created in 2004 during the Commission’s 35th Ordinary Session to protect the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, and internally

Fourteen States Undergo Universal Periodic Review

November 12, 2014 IJRC international human rights, international humanitarian law, Universal Periodic Review

Fourteen States had their human rights records examined during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group’s 20th session in Geneva, Switzerland from October 27 to November 7. [OHCHR Press Release] At the 20th session, Italy, El Salvador, Gambia, Bolivia, Fiji, San Marino, Kazakhstan, Angola, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Madagascar, Iraq, Slovenia, Egypt, and Bosnia and Herzegovina all reported on the challenges and successes encountered

Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity

For more information on specific rights discussed in this guide, please see the full list of IJRC’s thematic guides. OVERVIEW International and regional human rights conventions protect all persons regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights lays out this key principle of modern human rights, declaring, “All human beings are born free and

Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression

MANDATE OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON FREEDOM OF OPINION AND EXPRESSION The Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression is one of the thematic special procedures overseen by the United Nations Human Rights Council. The current mandate holder is IJRC Advisory Board member, David Kaye. The mandate holder promotes the right to freedom

Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

MANDATE OF THE WORKING GROUP ON ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCES The Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances is one of the thematic special procedures overseen by the United Nations Human Rights Council. Its central purpose is to help the relatives of disappeared persons ascertain the whereabouts of their disappeared family members. The Working Group communicates with governments regarding individual cases

Media & Publications

In addition to the other explanations, analysis, and research aids in IJRC’s Online Resource Hub, IJRC regularly produces stand-alone publications and videos to help individual complainants and advocates understand and use international human rights protections. These include the following: our guide to Researching International Human Rights Law our Country Factsheet series of two-page summaries of countries’ human rights obligations guides