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Ten Human Rights Standards Implicated by U.S. Immigration Policy Changes

June 27, 2018 IJRC children, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, family, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, right to life, U.S. courts, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies

Recent changes in the United States’ immigration policies have drawn fresh condemnation from human rights experts and civil society, particularly as news spread that authorities had separated approximately 2,000 children from their parents at the country’s southern border. [IACHR Press Release; OHCHR Press Release; UNHCR Press Release] These changes include automatic criminal prosecution and detention of adults – including asylum

OAS Elects Three Judges to Inter-American Court of Human Rights

June 19, 2018 IJRC Inter-American System, international human rights, regional human rights protection

On June 5, 2018, the Organization of American States (OAS) elected three judges to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), consisting of Judge Humberto Sierra Porto (Colombia), Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor (Mexico), and Ricardo Pérez Manrique (Uruguay). [OAS Press Release] Judges Sierra Porto and Ferrer Mac-Gregor were re-elected after serving one full term on the IACtHR, while Judge-elect Pérez Manrique

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,

European Court Delivers Landmark Judgment on Universal Jurisdiction & Torture

March 27, 2018 IJRC due process & judicial protection, European System, international human rights, regional human rights protection, torture, UN treaty bodies, universal jurisdiction

On March 15, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued a landmark decision finding that States are not required to allow victims of torture to sue perpetrators in civil proceedings, in the absence of criminal proceedings, for compensation when the act of torture occurred outside of the territory of the State and the perpetrators are not nationals and are

ACERWC: Mauritania Failed to Protect Against and Punish Child Labor

February 7, 2018 IJRC African System, children, crime & impunity, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, education, international human rights, regional human rights protection, torture

The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) recently published its holding that Mauritania violated the rights to protection from child labor and from child abuse, among other rights and obligations, established in the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (African Children’s Charter), due to the enslavement of two children.

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

January 30, 2018 IJRC armed conflict, children, civil society, conditions of detention, corporate accountability, crime & impunity, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, enforced disappearance, equal protection, European System, human rights defenders, IJRC Updates, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, monthly overview, persons with disabilities, 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 system, women's rights

In February 2018, 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, interactive dialogues, and hearings on individual complaints. Four United Nations treaty bodies will be holding sessions throughout February on issues related to children’s rights, prevention of torture, the

Pardon of Former Peruvian President Fujimori Raises Legal Questions

January 10, 2018 IJRC civil litigation, crime & impunity, due process & judicial protection, enforced disappearance, extrajudicial executions, Inter-American System, international criminal law, international human rights, liberty & security of person, regional human rights protection, right to life, torture, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), two United Nations special rapporteurs, and one UN working group recently condemned Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s decision to issue a humanitarian pardon on December 24, 2017 to former President Alberto Fujimori, who was convicted and sentenced in 2009 to 25 years in prison for murder, kidnapping, and crimes against humanity during his

African Court Holds Rwanda Violated Victoire Ingabire’s Freedom of Expression

December 12, 2017 IJRC African System, due process & judicial protection, international human rights, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association

On November 24, 2017, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) held that Rwanda violated Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza’s right to freedom of opinion and expression, as well as her right to an adequate defense. See AfCHPR, Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza v. The Republic of Rwanda, App. No. 003/2014, Judgment of 24 November 2017, paras. 173(viii)-(ix). Specifically, the African Court held

After Contested Election, UK Withdraws ICJ Candidate

November 21, 2017 IJRC International Court of Justice, UN General Assembly, UN Security Council, Universal system

The United Kingdom announced yesterday its withdrawal of its candidate for a spot on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, allowing Judge Dalveer Bhandari of India to be elected as the sole candidate. [UN News Centre] After ten rounds of voting, another round was due to take place yesterday but was canceled following

November 2017: UN Treaty Bodies, UPR, and Regional Bodies in Session

October 30, 2017 IJRC African System, civil society, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, European System, IJRC Updates, Inter-American System, international human rights, monthly overview, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal Periodic Review, Universal system, women's rights

In November, several universal and regional bodies will assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations, through the consideration of State and civil society reports, country visits, dialogues, and hearings on individual complaints. Six United Nations treaty bodies will be holding sessions in the month of November on issues related to civil and political rights, women, racial discrimination, and torture.