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News Clips- November 28, 2011

November 28, 2011 IJRC thought, expression & association, transitional justice

Today, elections will be held in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Egypt. In both countries, rights groups have warned of restrictions on freedom of assembly and expression, as well as violence. [HRW; Washington Post; MONUSCO] This week, States will convene for the Durban Climate Change Conference, with the UN urging countries to finally come to an agreement on

Online Resource Hub

Learn about human rights law and mechanisms Overview of the Human Rights Framework, explaining the relationship between, and motivations behind, the various human rights tribunals and oversight mechanisms Human Rights Courts & Monitoring Bodies, including in the: Universal System, describing the United Nations mechanisms relevant to human rights, with sub-sections on the International Court of Justice, UN Treaty Bodies, UN Special

IACHR Hearings – Thursday, October 27

October 27, 2011 IJRC civil society, Inter-American System

On Thursday, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will hold hearings on a range of human rights topics and cases. Hearings to be held in the Padilha Vidal Room (webcast here) will address: various topics concerning Colombia (violence against women, peasant land control, labor unions, and the general human rights situation), rights to territory and self-governance of the indigenous peoples in

IJRC Interview Series

The IJRC Interview Series highlights the work and strategies of human rights defenders and organizations around the world. For more on civil society organizations engaged in human rights advocacy, see the Civil Society Actors page of the Research Aids section of the Online Resource Hub. ______________________________ Cesare Romano, founding Director of the International Human Rights Clinic at Loyola Law

Articles and Other Commentary: July 2011

August 1, 2011 IJRC publications and resources

A new 100-page publication by Margaret Sekaggya, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, explains the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (Declaration on Human Rights Defenders), the rights it protects, and how they may be implemented. UN Special Rapporteur on the

Lisa Reinsberg

Lisa Reinsberg is the Executive Director of the International Justice Resource Center (IJRC), an organization she founded with the goal of making human rights protections more accessible and transparent for advocates and victims. She holds a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego; a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center; and an LL.M. from the University of California, Berkeley

News Clips – October 3, 2010

October 3, 2010 IJRC children, civil litigation, crime & impunity, democracy & political rights, discrimination, domestic courts, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, internationalized criminal tribunals, massacres, security & rule of law, thought, expression & association, U.S. courts, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Special Procedures

In Ecuador, a state of emergency remains in place following last week’s uprising of members of the military against President Correa’s government, prompting human rights defenders to call for a quick restoration of full civil liberties. [CEJIL] The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights condemned the attack against Correa. [IACHR] Germany today commemorates 20 years of reunification and will use its

News Clips – September 20, 2010

September 20, 2010 IJRC ATCA litigation, crime & impunity, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, environmental rights, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, massacres, security & rule of law, thought, expression & association, U.S. courts, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Special Procedures

In a heartbreaking blow to Afghan hopes for peace, several U.S. soldiers are under investigation for murdering at least three Afghan civilians last year as part of a rogue “kill team” that was allegedly formed when a staff sergeant who had served in Iraq in 2004 joined the platoon stationed in Kandahar province. [Washington Post] The French Senate has approved

News Clips – through Sept. 14, 2010

September 14, 2010 IJRC ATCA litigation, crime & impunity, democracy & political rights, discrimination, domestic courts, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, ICJ, ICTR, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, interim measures, International Criminal Court, internationalized criminal tribunals, liberty & security of person, massacres, security & rule of law, thought, expression & association, torture, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Syria welcomes its first visit from a UN special rapporteur, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, in a showing of increased participation with the UN Human Rights Council’s monitoring mechanisms, including its upcoming Universal Periodic Review. [The National; OHCHR] The Special Rapporteur estimates that 2 to 3 million people face food insecurity in

News Clips – June 1, 2010

June 1, 2010 IJRC ATCA litigation, crime & impunity, democracy & political rights, enforced disappearance, environmental rights, European System, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, interim measures, thought, expression & association, transitional justice, U.S. courts, Universal system

Protocol 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights enters into force today, introducing a number of changes to decrease the Court’s backlog, strengthen enforcement in order to reduce repetitive applications, concentrate its efforts on cases where applicants have suffered a “significant disadvantage”, and allow the European Commissioner for Human Rights to intervene as a third party [ECHR] Amnesty International