Join the International Justice Resource Center for a panel discussion on local advocates’ efforts to protect migrants’ rights amid the many developments of the past 20 months. The event will run from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with the panel discussion and Q&A beginning at 6:00 p.m. and ending by 7:30 p.m. You are invited to mingle and connect with fellow
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Forced Sterilization of Indigenous Women in Canada
The International Justice Resource Center (IJRC) provides technical assistance to Indigenous rights lawyers working to stop the forced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada and to secure redress for victims. Since November 2017, we have partnered to secure and pursue multiple international human rights advocacy opportunities. By engaging with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, United Nations Committee against Torture,
Read moreIACHR Report Examines Pervasive Discrimination Against Indigenous Women
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) recently published a report identifying the perpetual and systemic forms of discrimination suffered by indigenous women in the Americas. See IACHR, Indigenous Women and Their Human Rights in the Americas (2017). The IACHR composed the report in response to the regular information it has received on the pervasiveness of discrimination against indigenous women
Read moreCESCR Reviews Burundi, Greece, Guyana, Iraq, Italy, Morocco & Sudan
On September 21, 2015, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (CESCR) commenced its 56th session in Geneva, Switzerland. During the session, which ended October 9, the Committee considered the reports of Burundi, Greece, Guyana, Iraq, Italy, Morocco, and Sudan regarding their implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). [OHCHR Press Release:
Read moreCEDAW Committee Issues Key General Recommendation on Women’s Access to Justice
On July 23, 2015, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW Committee) adopted a general recommendation on women’s access to justice, noting that the right of access to justice for women is essential to the realization of all the rights in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). See Committee
Read moreCEDAW Committee Reviews 8 States’ Records on Discrimination against Women
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW Committee) is currently holding its 61st session from July 6 to July 24, 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland. During the session, the CEDAW Committee has been reviewing State reports submitted by Bolivia, Croatia, Gambia, Namibia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Spain, and Vietnam, on their implementation of the
Read moreCEDAW Committee Reviews 8 States’ Women’s Rights Records
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) is holding its 60th session from February 16th to March 6th in Geneva, Switzerland. The Committee is reviewing State reports from Azerbaijan, Denmark, Ecuador, Eritrea, Gabon, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, and Tuvalu regarding their implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
Read moreCommittee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Focuses on Women and Conditions in Belgium, Denmark, Ecuador, Mexico, New Zealand, and South Korea during its 12th Session
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) held its twelfth session from September 15 to October 3, 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Committee reviewed State reports from Belgium, Denmark, Ecuador, Mexico, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea regarding their implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Additionally, the agenda included the Committee’s review
Read moreSexual 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
Read moreWomen’s Human Rights
For more information on specific rights discussed in this guide, please see the full list of IJRC’s thematic guides. OVERVIEW Women are entitled to enjoy the same human rights and fundamental freedoms as other individuals. International human rights treaties require State parties to take proactive steps to ensure that women’s human rights are respected by law and to eliminate discrimination,
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