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Committee on Enforced Disappearances Issues its First Concluding Observations, on State Reports from Uruguay and France

May 2, 2013 IJRC civil society, crime & impunity, due process & judicial protection, enforced disappearance, international human rights, judicial independence, liberty & security of person, UN treaty bodies

The United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) held its fourth session from April 8 to 19, 2013 and reviewed State reports for the first time. Uruguay and France were the first States to be reviewed by the CED, which has now issued its “concluding observations” on those governments’ compliance with the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from

Expanded U.S. Program Includes Rewards for Information Leading to Arrest of ICC Suspects

April 22, 2013 IJRC international criminal law, international humanitarian law, transitional justice

Earlier this month, the United States announced an expansion of its program offering monetary incentives for information leading to the arrest or conviction of designated non-U.S. nationals wanted on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity, genocide or war crimes. The program had previously been limited to individuals indicted by three international or internalized criminal tribunal tribunals: the Special Court for Sierra

Open Letter from Venezuelan Human Rights Advocates on the Election

April 19, 2013 IJRC civil society, democracy & political rights, human rights defenders, international human rights

The below letter, directed at Latin American human rights organizations, was published on April 18, 2013 by Venezuelan human rights coalition Foro Por la Vida and signed by a group of well-known Venezuelan advocates. It should be noted, the National Electoral Council has since granted a full recount over the next 30 days, although the scheduled swearing-in of President Nicolas Maduro nonetheless

Open for Comments: Draft UN Principles on Remedies for Trafficked Persons

April 2, 2013 IJRC children, international human rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures

The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, recently released the Draft Basic Principles on the Right to an Effective Remedy for Trafficked Persons. The Principles address both legal and procedural measures that States should take to support and assist survivors of trafficking, with attention to the particular vulnerability of trafficked children.

UN Commission on the Status of Women Concludes with Recommendations to Eradicate Violence against Women and Girls

March 20, 2013 IJRC children, civil society, discrimination, international human rights, reproductive and sexual rights, UN Economic and Social Council, women's rights

The fifty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) concluded last week with its adoption of a historic set of conclusions, agreed to by 131 States, on the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls. [UN News Centre] The agreed conclusions, which were drafted with the participation of civil society, urge governments and

ICC Prosecutor Withdraws Charges against Muthaura: Background and Implications for Kenya Cases

March 13, 2013 IJRC International Criminal Court, international human rights

In a written and video statement made public on Monday, March 11, 2013, International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced she would be withdrawing all charges against Francis Muthaura arising out of Kenya’s 2007 and 2008 post-election violence. Muthaura, Kenya’s former civil service chief, was accused of committing crimes against humanity, including murder and rape. Bensouda’s decision marks the first time charges have been withdrawn

UN Launches the Rabat Plan of Action

February 25, 2013 IJRC civil society, discrimination, international human rights, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Universal system

On 21 February 2013, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) launched the Rabat Plan of Action on the prohibition of advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence. The Rabat Plan aims to provide guidance on how to balance between Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and

Mali Conflict: Concerns Persist for Protection of Human Rights, Displaced Populations, Minority Groups

February 5, 2013 IJRC African System, crime & impunity, democracy & political rights, International Criminal Court, international human rights, military and humanitarian intervention, right to life, security & rule of law, thought, expression & association, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Council, UN Security Council, Universal Periodic Review

The West African nation of Mali, previously hailed as a democratic model for other regional governments, has become engulfed in a human rights and political crisis that is now the target of international attention and military intervention. Government and foreign forces are attempting to reclaim territory from separatist rebel groups, while the International Criminal Court and UN and African human rights

Nicholas Rosen

Nicholas Rosen received a Juris Doctor from Southwestern Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from Sonoma State University, where he majored in political science. He is a member of the State Bar of California. In college, Nicholas focused on global policymaking with a concentration in Third World political systems and was active in the National Model United Nations Club, serving as an