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20 Jul 2016, 4:00 am by Sam Muller
Then, in 2013 and 2014, its leadership joined with the leadership of the trade unions, the employers association, and the human rights league to form the Nobel Peace Prize winning Quartet that ensured a peaceful transition to a full constitution and shared, democratic government. [read post]
19 Jul 2016, 11:17 am by Rishabh Bhandari, David Hopen
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that 11 of the 56 killed were children, while the IS-linked Aamaq news agency purported that 160 civilians were killed in Tokhar alone. [read post]
15 Jul 2016, 5:35 pm by Kenneth Anderson
  This was, as it happens, the first time I (gratefully) made the acquaintance of Claudio Grossman, then a professor and later my dean at Washington College of Law, American University, who was present on the scene on behalf of the OAS Interamerican Commission on Human Rights. [read post]
30 Jun 2016, 10:04 pm by Tessa Shepperson
There is more to life than being beset with human misery and being responsible for people’s lives. [read post]
22 Jun 2016, 11:38 pm by Tessa Shepperson
MacDonald finally put to bed the long unresolved argument of possession proceedings under section 21 being a human rights breach. [read post]
21 Jun 2016, 4:14 am by INFORRM
  The Special Rapporteur is an independent expert appointed by the Human Rights Council (“HRC”) to examine and report back on freedom of expression globally and in specific countries. [read post]
20 Jun 2016, 3:44 pm
Democracy and the rule of law at the Human Rights Council The former Commission on Human Rights adopted several landmark resolutions regarding democracy. [read post]
16 Jun 2016, 12:00 pm by Rishabh Bhandari, David Hopen
According to a report by Human Rights Watch, over 400 protestors have been killed by Ethiopian security forces since a November crackdown in the Oromia region. [read post]
8 Jun 2016, 11:03 am by Rishabh Bhandari, Cody M. Poplin
” The threat worked and according to FP, “the Saudi threat reflects a growing trend by U.N. member states to threaten retaliation against Turtle Bay for challenging their human rights records. [read post]
6 Jun 2016, 9:30 pm by David Zaring
But human rights standards are a growth industry. [read post]
3 Jun 2016, 2:22 pm by Alex R. McQuade
Reuters shares that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights indicates that “the Syrian army backed by Russian airstrikes has advanced toward Islamic State-held Raqqa province in a new offensive, nearing a region where U.S. [read post]
3 Jun 2016, 8:27 am by Michael B. Stack
When you talk about incentives, you look at some of the financial incentives being the main driver. [read post]
26 May 2016, 9:07 am by Michael B. Stack
The commission had 5 main objectives of what was found in a modern workers’ compensation system. [read post]
23 May 2016, 1:14 pm by Alex R. McQuade
 Reuters tells us that according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “148 people were killed in attacks by at least five suicide bombers and two devices planted in cars. [read post]
18 May 2016, 11:48 am by Cody M. Poplin
The group’s leader, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, is a former prime minister of the country, and is accused of widespread human rights abuses. [read post]
6 May 2016, 12:53 pm by Teresa Fernández Paredes
(To be continued in Part II.)Filed under: European Union, Gender Issues, International Human Rights Law, IntLawGrrls Tagged: European Convention on Human Rights, European Court of Human Rights, human trafficking, trafficking [read post]
6 May 2016, 12:53 pm by Teresa Fernández Paredes
(To be continued in Part II.)Filed under: European Union, Gender Issues, International Human Rights Law, IntLawGrrls Tagged: European Convention on Human Rights, European Court of Human Rights, human trafficking, trafficking [read post]
2 May 2016, 5:47 am by Bill Otis
 In 2010, Congress passed, and the US Sentencing Commission implemented, retroactively reduced sentences for crack cocaine dealers. [read post]
1 May 2016, 7:48 am by Stephen Watts
Unfortunately, nearly all of these regimes are weak, have poor human rights records, or both. [read post]