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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

IACHR Recommends a Human Rights-Based Approach to Address Poverty

December 27, 2017 IJRC discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, education, health, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, international human rights, LGBTI rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, persons with disabilities, regional human rights protection, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) presented a report on December 5, 2017 that, for the first time in the region, details Member States’ human rights legal obligations to address the situation of poverty and extreme poverty in the Americas through a human rights perspective. See IACHR, Poverty and Human Rights in the Americas (2017), para. 18 (in Spanish

IJRC to Host Training for Advocates Attending African Commission Session

October 25, 2017 IJRC African System, IJRC Updates, international human rights, regional human rights protection, Universal system

The International Justice Resource Center (IJRC) in collaboration with the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA) will hold a training from 09:00 to 10:30 on October 30, 2017 at the Kairaba Hotel in Banjul, The Gambia, ahead of the 61st Ordinary Session of the African Commission of Human

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

September 27, 2017 IJRC children, civil society, corporate accountability, discrimination, due process & judicial protection, economic, social & cultural rights, European System, extrajudicial executions, freedom of religion, health, Inter-American System, international human rights, liberty & security of person, migrants, monthly overview, persons with disabilities, privacy, regional human rights protection, right to life, thought, expression & association, torture, UN Human Rights Council, UN Special Procedures, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

In October, 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, interactive dialogues, country visits, seminars, and hearings. Five UN treaty bodies will meet throughout October to assess States’ compliance with their treaty obligations related to civil and political rights; economic, social,

Supreme Court of India Declares Privacy Is a Fundamental Right

September 13, 2017 IJRC domestic courts, European System, Inter-American System, international human rights, privacy, regional human rights protection

At the end of August, the Supreme Court of India unanimously held that the Constitution of India specifically protects the right to privacy, which it concluded is inherent to constitutional guarantees of life and liberty pursuant to its Article 21 and, therefore, already exists as a fundamental freedom enshrined in the Constitution. See Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd) vs. Union of

Guatemalan Court Blocks President’s Attempt to Expel Anticorruption Panel Leader

September 5, 2017 IJRC due process & judicial protection, European System, Inter-American System, international human rights, regional human rights protection, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Human Rights Council, Universal system

On August 29, Guatemala’s Constitutional Court issued a temporary injunction to block President Jimmy Morales’ expulsion order against Iván Velásquez, head of a United Nations anticorruption panel, who just days earlier announced his intent to investigate Morales for alleged campaign finance violations in 2015. [Al Jazeera; New York Times] The UN International Committee against Impunity in Guatemala (known by its

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

News Clips- August 25, 2017

August 25, 2017 IJRC assembly and association, civil society, democracy & political rights, discrimination, domestic courts, economic, social & cultural rights, human rights defenders, ILO, international criminal law, international human rights, internationalized criminal tribunals, labor rights, LGBTI rights, liberty & security of person, News Clips, privacy, reproductive and sexual rights, thought, expression & association, torture, UN treaty bodies, Universal system, women's rights

Civil Society Protesters in Hong Kong demonstrated last weekend to call for the release of three pro-democracy activists who were imprisoned last week. [Guardian] Maina Kiai, a former United Nations Special Rapporteur and a human rights activist, was detained at the Nairobi airport for two hours before allowed to leave the country last Sunday. [Guardian] A Chinese human rights lawyer

UN Experts: Italy’s Rules for NGOs May Result in Death for Migrants

August 22, 2017 IJRC civil society, immigration & asylum, international human rights, migrants, right to life, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

Three United Nations Special Rapporteurs issued a warning last week in response to Italy’s new code of conduct that would limit the ability of signatory nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to rescue refugees and migrants at sea; the Special Rapporteurs cautioned that it threatens lives and breaches international standards. [OHCHR Press Release; UN News Centre] Italy drafted the code of conduct, with