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Asylum & the Rights of Refugees

OVERVIEW States have been granting protection to individuals and groups fleeing persecution for centuries; however, the modern refugee regime is largely the product of the second half of the twentieth century. Like international human rights law, modern refugee law has its origins in the aftermath of World War II as well as the refugee crises of the interwar years

IACHR to Begin Hearings Today – Rights of Women, Indigenous Communities, Sexual Minorities and Human Rights Defenders on Today's Agenda

March 25, 2011 IJRC crime & impunity, democracy & political rights, discrimination, domestic courts, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, human rights defenders, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, interim measures, labor rights, liberty & security of person

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights begins holding hearings today in its 141st Period of Sessions. The forty-four scheduled hearings will be held on March 25 (today), 28 and 29 at the OAS General Secretariat Building at 1889 F Street, N.W. in Washington, D.C. and are open to the public (with the exception of two closed hearings on Venezuela). No

Jurisprudence & Document Databases

Download our guide to Researching International Human Rights Law for a full overview of the available international human rights law databases and websites, for accessing treaty texts, judgments, decisions, resolutions, and other interpretations. The links below identify just a few of these tools. Use the International Justice Resource Center’s custom Google search form to search the websites of the African, European,

African Rights Court Issues Landmark Advisory Opinion Rejecting Vagrancy Laws

December 9, 2020 IJRC African System, children, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, equal protection, family, international human rights, liberty & security of person, women's rights

On December 4, 2020, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) published and delivered an advisory opinion declaring national laws that criminalize vagrancy to be incompatible with human rights standards. [AfCHPR Press Release] The opinion concludes that laws that essentially criminalize homelessness, poverty, or unemployment are overly broad and allow for abuse. The Court held that such laws

Four Members Join African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

July 2, 2020 IJRC African System, civil society, international human rights, regional human rights protection

On June 29, during its virtual 28th Extraordinary Session, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) swore in four new Commissioners who will begin six-year terms. They are: Marie Louise Abomo (Cameroon), Mudford Zachariah Mwandenga (Zambia), Ndiamé Gaye (Senegal), and Alexia Gertrude Amesbury (Seychelles). [ACHPR Press Release; ISHR] The Commissioners were appointed during the 33rd Ordinary Session of the

Human Rights Bodies: Schedule and Procedural Changes Amid COVID-19 Pandemic (July 2020)

June 29, 2020 IJRC international human rights, monthly overview

Universal and regional human rights oversight bodies are beginning to hold virtual sessions, following postponements and cancellations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since mid-March 2020, almost all human rights bodies started suspending their meetings and travel through at least June, with the United Nations treaty bodies postponing all in-person meetings through August 2020. Quarantine measures in many of

IACHR Launches Searchable Database of Recommendations, to Track Implementation

June 17, 2020 IJRC civil society, Inter-American System, international human rights, regional human rights protection

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has launched an online database of recommendations it has issued to States in friendly settlement agreements, published merits reports, annual reports, country reports, and resolutions. [IACHR Press Release] The IACHR plans to soon add recommendations from thematic reports and precautionary measures, as well. The goals of the new system, known as the Inter-American

COVID-19 Guidance from Supranational Human Rights Bodies

This webpage collects the resolutions, press releases, and other statements from human rights bodies and their parent intergovernmental organizations on States’ obligations to respect human rights in mitigating COVID-19. The “Thematic Overview” section organizes the most significant of these statements by issue area. Statements are then organized by body or organization, beginning with United Nations entities and then regional human

Portugal Factsheet

Portugal 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, Portugal has ratified the European Convention on Human Rights and is subject to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights. Portugal

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