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Danya Nayfeh

Danya joined IJRC in 2018 as an International Human Rights Law Fellow. She holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, as well as an M.A. in Arab Studies from Georgetown University. She received her B.A. in International Studies from the University of South Carolina. During law school, Danya was a Global Law Scholar and Human Rights Associate, and obtained

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

In November, 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, and the review of individual complaints. Five United Nations treaty bodies will meet to review States’ progress with regard to civil and political rights, women’s rights, enforced disappearances, torture,

Australia Urged to Act as Health Conditions of Asylum Seekers Worsen

October 23, 2018 IJRC children, immigration & asylum, international human rights, migrants

International pressure on Australia is mounting as concerns grow regarding the conditions in its offshore facilities in Papua New Guinea and Nauru, where thousands of asylum seekers and refugees have been detained since 2012. Those monitoring the situation at the facilities warn of a dire health emergency as people, many of them children, remain without access to the critical physical

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

International Community Questions Fairness of Election As Hungary Re-elects Orbán

April 17, 2018 IJRC civil society, democracy & political rights, discrimination, European System, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, international human rights, migrants, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, UN treaty bodies

International election observers, civil society, and protesters have raised concerns over the fairness of Hungary’s April 8 parliamentary elections in which the incumbent prime minister, Viktor Orbán, and his Fidesz party secured a strong majority, winning 133 of 199 parliamentary seats; media bias and intimidation of independent journalists as well as xenophobic and intimidating rhetoric, civil society and election observers

Committee Against Torture Issues New General Comment on Non-Refoulement

March 13, 2018 IJRC immigration & asylum, international human rights, migrants, torture, UN treaty bodies, Universal system

The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) recently published its General Comment 4 on the implementation of Article 3 (non-refoulement, or not deporting or extraditing an individual to a country where they are at risk of torture) of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Convention against Torture), replacing the CAT’s first general comment

Human Rights Bodies – One Page Explanations

IJRC’s one-page explanations provide a quick snapshot of supranational human rights bodies’ powers, membership, and jurisdiction. Click on the acronym next to each body name to access the one-pager. For more detailed information, click on the regional heading. AFRICA African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC)

Sarah Abraham

Sarah joined IJRC in 2017 as an International Human Rights Law Fellow. She received her J.D. from Harvard Law School, and her B.A in Political Science and International Relations from the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to joining IJRC, Sarah worked as an intern with the Global Justice Center in New York, focusing on gender justice, and with the United

News Clips- September 1, 2017

September 1, 2017 IJRC civil society, crime & impunity, due process & judicial protection, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, international human rights, migrants, News Clips, UN Security Council, Universal system

Civil Society On Friday, the German government shut down a left-wing extremist website connected to violence at the Group of 20 summit meeting in July. [New York Times] On Wednesday, human rights groups called for the establishment of an independent inquiry into alleged abuses taking place in Yemen. [Guardian] Corruption On Sunday, the Constitutional Court in Guatemala issued a temporary

September 2017: United Nations and Regional Human Rights Bodies in Session

August 29, 2017 IJRC African System, children, civil society, discrimination, economic, social & cultural rights, enforced disappearance, environmental rights, European System, extrajudicial executions, freedom of religion, health, human rights defenders, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, monthly overview, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, thought, expression & association, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

In the month of September, several regional bodies and universal bodies and experts will assess States’ compliance with their human rights obligations by engaging in interactive dialogues, considering State and civil society reports, conducting country visits, holding hearings, and reviewing individual complaints. Five United Nations treaty bodies will meet throughout September to engage with States regarding their treaty obligations related