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January 2019: United Nations and Regional Human Rights Bodies in Session

In January, several universal and regional human rights bodies and experts will assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations through the consideration of State and civil society reports, country visits, and the review of individual complaints. One United Nations treaty body will hold a session to review States’ progress regarding children’s rights. The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will also

Ethiopia: Mass Arrests Seen as Setback Amid Recent Progress

October 3, 2018 IJRC assembly and association, international human rights, liberty & security of person, security & rule of law

In recent weeks, the Ethiopian government has retreated from democratic reforms by arresting more than 1,200 individuals, killing several dozen, sending arrestees to “rehabilitation” camps, and shutting off mobile internet access as violence and protests reached the capital. [NYTimes: Arrests; Quartz] Among other reforms, new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had welcomed previously-outlawed opposition groups to return to Ethiopia and reopened

September 2018: Human Rights Council, UN Treaty Bodies, and Regional Human Rights Bodies in Session

September 3, 2018 IJRC African System, children, civil society, cultural rights, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, enforced disappearance, European System, Inter-American System, international human rights, judicial independence, LGBTI rights, migrants, monthly overview, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system

In the month of September, several universal and regional bodies will be in session to assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations through the consideration of State and civil society reports, country visits, and the review of individual complaints. Five United Nations treaty bodies will meet in September to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related to the

African Commission Bows to Political Pressure, Withdraws NGO’s Observer Status

August 28, 2018 IJRC African System, civil society, discrimination, human rights defenders, international human rights, regional human rights protection

On August 8, 2018, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) stripped the Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) of its observer status following decisions by the African Union Executive Council that called on the ACHPR to consider “African values” when reviewing applications for observer status. [CAL: Denied] The ACHPR’s decision to withdraw CAL’s observer status comes after years

July 2018: UN Treaty Bodies, Human Rights Council, and Regional Bodies in Session

July 2, 2018 IJRC civil society, corporate accountability, democracy & political rights, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, European System, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, labor rights, migrants, monthly overview, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, torture, UN Human Rights Council, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

In the month of July, various universal and regional bodies will assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations through the consideration of State and civil society reports, country visits, and the review of individual complaints. Three United Nations treaty bodies will meet in July to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related to civil and political rights, the

May 2018: UN Treaty Bodies, UPR, and Regional Human Rights Bodies in Session

April 30, 2018 IJRC African System, armed conflict, children, civil society, corporate accountability, discrimination, enforced disappearance, equal protection, European System, health, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, monthly overview, regional human rights protection, right to life, torture, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal Periodic Review, Universal system

In the month of May, several universal and regional bodies will be in session to assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations through interactive dialogues, the consideration of State and civil society reports, country visits, and the review of individual complaints. Four United Nations treaty bodies will meet throughout May to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related

April 2018: United Nations and Regional Human Rights Bodies in Session

April 2, 2018 IJRC African System, children, civil society, conditions of detention, corporate accountability, cultural rights, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, equal protection, European System, freedom of religion, health, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, monthly overview, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, torture, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

In the month of April, several universal and regional bodies will assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations through interactive dialogues, the consideration of State and civil society reports, country visits, and the review of individual complaints. Four United Nations treaty bodies will meet throughout April to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related to civil and political

Country Factsheets: E-H

IJRC’s two-page country factsheets summarize the regional and universal human rights commitments of United Nations (UN) Member States, including the treaties each State has ratified, the complaints mechanisms it has accepted, examples of significant human rights complaints against the State, and whether it has extended a standing invitation to UN special procedures. The factsheets are listed in alphabetical order below (with

Country Factsheets: Africa

Human Rights Council Establishes Special Rapporteur on Leprosy, Renews Ten Others

July 3, 2017 IJRC corporate accountability, discrimination, education, equal protection, international human rights, persons with disabilities, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, Universal system, women's rights

The United Nations Human Rights Council created or extended 11 special procedure mandates during its 35th regular session through the adoption of resolutions, including one that created the Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members. During the session, held from June 6 to June 23, 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland, the Human Rights