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Ukraine Factsheet

Ukraine is a Member State of the Council of Europe (COE) and of the United Nations (UN), and has human rights obligations at the regional and universal levels. Regional: European System As a Member of the COE, Ukraine has ratified the European Convention on Human Rights and is subject to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights. Ukraine

Luxembourg Factsheet

Luxembourg is a Member State of the Council of Europe (COE) and of the United Nations (UN), and has human rights obligations at the regional and universal levels. Regional: European System As a Member of the COE, Luxembourg has ratified the European Convention on Human Rights and is subject to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights. Luxembourg

Italy Factsheet

Italy is a Member State of the Council of Europe (COE) and of the United Nations (UN), and has human rights obligations at the regional and universal levels. Regional: European System As a Member of the COE, Italy has ratified the European Convention on Human Rights and is subject to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights. Italy

Iceland Factsheet

Iceland is a Member State of the Council of Europe (COE) and of the United Nations (UN), and has human rights obligations at the regional and universal levels. Regional: European System As a Member of the COE, Iceland has ratified the European Convention on Human Rights and is subject to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights. Iceland

Human Rights Bodies Respond to Coronavirus, Some Suspend Scheduled Sessions

March 4, 2020 IJRC civil society, Commission on the Status of Women, discrimination, health, international human rights, regional human rights protection, UN Human Rights Council, Universal system

Various supranational human rights bodies have cancelled or limited meetings in response to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) assessment of the global risk posed by the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the increasing number of travel restrictions imposed by national governments. [NGO CSW; HRC Bureau Meeting; WHO Press Release: Feb 28] Civil society’s participation has been hardest hit, most notably by the

Finland Factsheet

Finland is a Member State of the Council of Europe (COE) and of the United Nations (UN), and has human rights obligations at the regional and universal levels. Regional: European System As a Member of the COE, Finland has ratified numerous regional treaties, including the European Convention on Human Rights, and is subject to the jurisdiction of the European Court

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

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