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15 Apr 2022, 10:15 am
The U.S. remains the only country in the world that hasn’t ratified it, the most comprehensive universal human rights treaty on children’s rights. [read post]
14 Nov 2020, 6:53 am
The post UN rights chief calls for protection of Mozambique civilians amid escalating conflict appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. [read post]
17 Feb 2009, 6:54 am
Though it is not technically a law, many argue that it has attained the status of international customary law through its universal adoption.International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Annex B) is the first treaty to elaborate the civil and political rights contained in the UDHR.International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Annex C) is the first treaty to elaborate the ESC rights contained in the UDHR.Other… [read post]
6 Feb 2007, 1:02 am
[JURIST] The Canadian government has violated native Canadian children's human rights by underfunding child-welfare services for native peoples, according to the Canadian Assembly of First Nations (AFN) [advocacy website]. [read post]
24 Sep 2009, 7:22 am
[JURIST] Protesters took to Pittsburgh's streets Thursday in peaceful demonstrations calling attention to a range of global human rights issues on the first day of the Group of 20 (G-20) Summit [official websites]. [read post]
25 Oct 2007, 12:44 pm
[JURIST] UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Paulo Sergio Pinheiro [official profile] said Wednesday that he will investigate alleged human rights abuses [press release] during his November visit to Myanmar. [read post]
13 Dec 2006, 12:55 am
Interesting article from Editor and Publisher: For the first time ever, an international court has declared that access to government information is a human right. [read post]
2 Dec 2008, 12:02 am
Today, the American University Washington College of Law and the American Society of International Law will host a one-day conference on "Realizing the Promise of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Examining the First 60 Years and Beyond. [read post]
11 Jun 2013, 7:16 am
Human Error Even with these computer glitches, first responders got to their destinations quickly. [read post]
28 Jun 2010, 4:37 pm
What do human rights bring to the fight against child labor? [read post]
27 Apr 2010, 9:34 am
Silence in the face of so many serious human rights concerns. [read post]
16 May 2020, 6:34 pm
To that end, this article develops two interlinked arguments: First, it shows doctrinally how the recent developments in the global governance of business and human rights, notably the UNGP, have led to corporate governance structures becoming instrumentalised as the core and central means for corporate human rights protection at the expense of state-based human rights protection. [read post]
10 Sep 2019, 8:35 am
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday opened the 42nd session of the Human Rights Council with an update on various human rights situations and the role of climate change. [read post]
18 May 2012, 7:17 am
[JURIST] Brazil President Dilma Rousseff [official profile, in Portuguese] on Wednesday swore in seven members of a truth commission [press release, in Portuguese] who will investigate alleged human rights violations that occurred under the country's military dictatorship. [read post]
15 Jan 2021, 8:26 am
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said Thursday that it will hear a case by Ukraine alleging human rights violations by Russia in the Crimean Peninsula. [read post]
24 Jul 2016, 9:51 am
Serious violations of human rights often accompany emergency situations. [read post]
21 Nov 2008, 3:17 pm
Here’s another great way to celebrate Human Rights Day this year! [read post]
28 May 2019, 9:48 am
The UN Human Rights Office published a report detailing the People’s Republic of Korea’s ongoing human rights violations. [read post]
22 Mar 2021, 8:03 am
Over the past decade, human rights groups such as Human Rights Watch have reported the forced displacement of thousands of individuals due to illegal armed groups. [read post]
19 Sep 2018, 9:17 pm
By the end of the first decade after the end of the Cold War, debates around the legitimacy and origins of human rights took on new urgency, as human rights emerged as an increasingly influential rubric in international law, transnational development policy, social activism, and ethical discourse. [read post]
