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March 2020: UN Treaty Bodies, Human Rights Council, and Regional Bodies in Session

In March, 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 and country visits. Five United Nations treaty bodies and two pre-sessional working groups will be in session to assess States’ progress regarding economic, social and cultural rights; children’s rights; civil and political

European Court Allows Spain’s “Push Back” of Undocumented African Migrants

February 21, 2020 IJRC European System, immigration & asylum, international human rights, regional human rights protection

Overturning a previous chamber decision, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has held that Spain’s summary expulsion of two would-be migrants from Africa did not violate the European Convention on Human Rights because they were part of a large group that scaled the Melilla border fence between Morocco and Spanish territory. See ECtHR, N.D. and

Ongoing Atrocities in Myanmar Highlighted by ICJ Ruling, UN Expert

January 29, 2020 IJRC armed conflict, International Court of Justice, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, regional human rights protection, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

Evidence of past and ongoing mass atrocities against the Rohingya in Myanmar took central focus in two significant developments last week, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered the government to act to prevent genocide and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Myanmar issued her final end-of-mission statement. [UN News: ICJ; OHCHR Press Release: Statement] Also last week, the

UN Finds Evidence of Crimes Against Humanity in Ituri, DRC

January 16, 2020 IJRC armed conflict, crime & impunity, international criminal law, international human rights, international humanitarian law, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

In a new report, a United Nations entity asserts that violent attacks, including sexual violence, between members of the Lendu and Hema community in the Democratic Republic of Congo since late 2017 may constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes. In January 2020, the Human Rights Division of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the

Recent Developments Highlight Increased Collaboration Among Human Rights Bodies

November 14, 2019 IJRC African System, civil society, discrimination, European System, Inter-American System, international human rights, regional human rights protection, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Universal system

Over the past several months, supranational human rights bodies have announced a flurry of joint events and agreements, highlighting some specific rights challenges and the increasing importance of technical collaboration. Between September and November 2019, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), the Inter-American

UN Special Rapporteurs Highlight Forced Sterilization of Indigenous Women in Canada

July 18, 2019 IJRC indigenous communities, international human rights, reproductive and sexual rights, UN Special Procedures, Universal system, women's rights

In their latest reports to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health and the Special Rapporteur on violence against women addressed the ongoing issue of forced or coerced sterilizations of Indigenous women in Canada’s public healthcare institutions. See Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of

UN Human Rights Bodies May Curtail Work Amid Funding Shortage

May 23, 2019 IJRC international human rights, UN treaty bodies, Universal system

Governments’ failure to fully fund the United Nations now threatens the work of the UN human rights treaty bodies that review States’ compliance with their human rights obligations, making it likely that six of the 10 bodies will have to skip the sessions they have planned for later this year. [OHCHR Press Release; IPS] The chairs of the human rights

African Rights Court Orders Tanzania to Limit Body Cavity Searches

April 10, 2019 IJRC African System, conditions of detention, due process & judicial protection, immigration & asylum, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, reparations

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) recently issued its judgment in the case of Lucien Ikili Rashidi v. Tanzania, finding the State violated a non-citizen’s rights when its agents detained him, subjected him to an anal search, and did not resolve his legal claims for seven years after he was arrested for not having his passport and

Commission of Inquiry: Israeli Response to Gaza Demonstrations Violated Rights

April 3, 2019 IJRC armed conflict, civil society, international human rights, international humanitarian law, Universal system

In a new 252-page report, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (CoIOPT or Commission), established by the UN Human Rights Council, presents detailed findings related to its investigation of the demonstrations that took place in Gaza between March 30 and December 31, 2018, the Israeli security forces’ response, and the impact on

Ntaganzwa

This case summary is part of a collection of summaries describing the cases before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). See the Online Resource Hub pages on the ICTR and International Criminal Law, and table of ICTR case summaries for additional information. Ntaganzwa (ICTR-96-9) Transferred to National Courts: 8 May 2012 Ladislas Ntaganzwa, the former Bourgmestre of Nyakizu