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28 Oct 2013, 4:00 am by Alex Neve
Along with all the allies who spoke out in Geneva in April the list now includes every provincial and territorial premier, every federal, provincial and territorial human rights commission, all federal opposition parties, and every UN expert or body with a relevant mandate. [read post]
20 Mar 2010, 11:59 am
And now, a human rights court has declared Mexico’s inaction to be a violation of Mexico’s international obligations to protect women and girls.Last December 10, on World Human Rights Day, the November 16 decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights was made public. [read post]
5 Feb 2010, 10:05 am by Jacob Katz Cogan
Among the groups taking notice of this Human Rights approach to Climate Change are the World Health Organization, the International Council on Human Rights, and, perhaps most notably, the United Nations, which has issued a resolution on the topic and commissioned a study. [read post]
6 Feb 2014, 12:05 am by Cecilia Marcela Bailliet
The Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law provides through this Program the unique opportunity to learn and interact with judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Special Rapporteurs of United Nations, members of the Inter-American Commission and Court on Human Rights, recognized members of NGOs and professors from all over the world. [read post]
11 Mar 2014, 6:25 pm by Katitza Rodriguez and Kimberly Carlson
” We are pleased that the Human Rights Committee has the opportunity to clarify the scope of United States legal obligations under Article 17 on the right to privacy, especially in light of the recent revelations on mass surveillance leaked by Edward Snowden. [read post]
25 Mar 2013, 5:53 am by Sean Patrick Donlan
The UNDP/Iraq program aims to promote human rights and strengthen the prevention and protection human rights mechanisms in Iraq. [read post]
1 Feb 2018, 10:52 am
The Human Rights Commission is proud of this development which shows the dedication of the Geneva Bar Association to Human Rights and looks forward to working towards the implementation of this responsibility by workshops to come soon. [read post]
10 Feb 2021, 7:57 am by Emma DiNapoli, Rifaat Makkawi
In the early days of his presidency, Biden and his team of foreign advisers have a window of opportunity to support Sudan in making meaningful inroads on needed human rights reforms. [read post]
3 Mar 2022, 3:16 pm by Katitza Rodriguez
“Just because technology is used in the commission of a crime does not make that act a cybercrime, nor should the simple use of technology in the commission of an offense be an aggravating factor. [read post]
8 Apr 2022, 1:34 pm
We appreciate the opportunity to participate in online events, and thank all of the organizers for their tremendous efforts to inform the public and policy-makers about the human rights implications of today’s global environmental crisis. [read post]
2 Dec 2012, 11:11 pm by Sam Murrant
Welcome back to the UK Human Rights Roundup, your weekly smorgasbord of human rights news. [read post]
5 Dec 2008, 3:48 pm
Lenahan's petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Jessica Gonzales v. [read post]
7 Dec 2006, 4:28 am
Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities, (CT App., official release date Dec. 12, 2006), holding that the ministerial exception applies to preclude the state's Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, as well as state courts, from exercising jurisdiction over a priest's racial discrimination claim against his diocese. [read post]
30 Jul 2015, 6:24 pm by Sophia Cope
Instead, the Second Circuit dealt a huge blow to human rights victims. [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]
29 Nov 2016, 5:37 am by Daniel Schwartz
If you don’t have plans this afternoon, I recommend joining me over at a panel discussion at the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities headquarters in downtown Hartford. [read post]
23 Aug 2012, 8:03 am
If you file a complaint with the Illinois Department of Human Rights ("IDHR") or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), they can't award punitive damages. [read post]
2 Apr 2022, 6:53 pm
  “The Chinese government’s horrific abuse of human rights and trampling of human dignity make it more important than ever that the Congressional-Executive Commission on China document abuses of human rights and the rule of law in China, as the Commission has done for the past 20 years,” said CECC Chairman Merkley. [read post]
10 Dec 2008, 9:54 am
" It was only through tenacious lobbying by women such as Hansa Mehta and Danish delegate Bodil Begtrup (center in photo at left, in 1948, as Chair of the UN Commission on the Status of Women) - as well as a message from Secretary General Trygve Lie in support of rewording proposed by the Commission on the Status of Women - that the clause was changed to begin "All human beings. [read post]
10 Mar 2016, 8:17 pm
UN Human Rights Chief ZeidThe 31st regular session of the Human Rights Council is taking place now in Geneva (29 February to 24 March 2016). [read post]