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26 Apr 2008, 12:19 pm
Furthermore, he found that the European Convention on Human Rights was relevant and that European precedents called for recognizing the relationship of B and C as a family, for which respect was required. [read post]
4 Dec 2017, 8:30 am
Beyond Borders: How to Make the Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees Work for Uprooted Children (Unicef, Nov. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]Children Must be Top of Global Migration Agenda, UN Experts Say [text]- Links to two general comments on the human rights of children in situations of international migration, jointly adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of… [read post]
30 Jul 2019, 6:15 am
Whereas international refugee law and international human rights law impose restrictions on states’ right to exclude nonnationals whose lives are endangered by the risk of certain forms of persecution in their countries of origin, no similar protections exist for economic migrants. [read post]
7 Feb 2007, 9:42 am
Angela King, a Jamaican diplomat who became the first woman to be appointed to the post of Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, died on Monday of breast cancer. [read post]
12 Sep 2017, 11:28 am
Vanita Gupta is the president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. [read post]
14 Dec 2010, 8:35 pm
So when I say that I'm interested in whether there are limits on taking away rights I mean I'm interested in whether there are rights such that it is harder to take them away than never to grant them in the first place; I'm not asking whether there are rights that are impossible to take away once granted. [read post]
14 Jul 2024, 10:01 pm
Some of Magna Carta’s core principles are echoed in the United States Bill of Rights (1791) and in many other constitutional documents around the world, as well as in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and the European Convention on Human Rights (1950). [read post]
10 Jan 2011, 6:46 am
I think we did this because we believed we were doing the right thing.As our first worldwide press release, the Declaration of Independence announced the separation of the thirteen colonies from Great Britain and the creation of the United States of America. [read post]
13 Jan 2021, 4:04 am
Founded in 1949, the Council of Europe has a mandate to promote and safeguard the human rights enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights. [read post]
3 Dec 2023, 7:32 pm
Addressing this shared reality will better promote human rights and civil liberties, while simultaneously holding space for free expression, creativity, and innovation than many of the issue-specific bills we’ve seen over the past decade. [read post]
19 May 2011, 6:30 pm
It appears that (current) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's home state just dodged a major bullet.One is tempted to ask, of course, why he was so gung-ho for ObamaCare© in the first place, since he must have known, from a simple reading of the bill, that this was in it.He did read the bill, right? [read post]
24 Jan 2013, 2:57 pm
Having passed the bar exam in the Philippines, Professor Diokno started his career as a human rights lawyer. [read post]
29 Jul 2022, 11:03 pm
Here's a very effective technique for analyzing claims of human rights violations: ask yourself with what more specific word the first part--"human"--could be (more) appropriately replaced in the given context.Yesterday it became public in Colombia that Apple is--I kid you not--claiming a human rights violation and invoking Article 8 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights because of Ericsson's… [read post]
20 Jan 2011, 3:22 am
Much has been written concerning yesterday’s long awaited verdict in the European Court of Human Rights concerning Naomi Campbell, privacy and CFAs. [read post]
12 Jun 2017, 5:53 am
Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) grants employees the right to form and join unions and the right to refrain from joining a union. [read post]
23 Mar 2024, 8:12 am
Ashwanee Budoo-Scholtz, deputy director of the Africa division at HRW, commented: The authorities should ensure that the judicial proceedings are conducted in line with the Seychelles constitution and international human rights laws. [read post]
7 Jul 2016, 8:06 am
The post Top 3 Uniquely Canadian Workplace Issues appeared first on Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada. [read post]
17 Sep 2022, 7:06 pm
Human rights experts across the world have accused Russia of genocide during its invasion of Ukraine. [read post]
17 May 2024, 5:49 pm
The Flemish Community’s ban on wearing any visible symbols during the educational activities does not run counter to freedom of religion, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday. [read post]
27 Jun 2024, 6:58 am
Human Rights Watch (HRW) raised alarm on Wednesday over the arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances conducted by Houthi officials in Yemen since May 31, 2024. [read post]
