The United Arab Emirates must be held accountable for the torture and ill-treatment of human rights defenders and activists in prisons and secret detention centres, say four human rights groups on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
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26 Jun
In a significant legal intervention, ISHR calls on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to rule that Honduras has violated the American Convention on Human Rights, as well as rights elaborated in the Yogyakarta Principles and the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders.
29 Jun
From 29 June to 1 July 2020, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR or the Commission) is holding its 28th extraordinary session. The main objective of this short session is to administer the Solemn Declaration to incoming Commissioners who were elected during the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union in February 2020.
24 Jun
The 44th session of the UN Human Rights Council will take place on 30 June to 21 July 2020. The Council will consider issues including racism, sexual orientation and gender identity, violence and discrimination against women and girls, poverty, peaceful assembly and association, and freedom of expression, among others. It will also present an opportunity to address grave human rights situations in States including the Philippines, Eritrea, Nicaragua, Belarus, Venezuela, Burundi, Myanmar among many others. Here’s an overview of some of the key issues on the agenda.
24 Jun
The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has commissioned an external evaluation of nine international NGOs active in the human rights field, including ISHR. The evaluation report provides valuable insights in ISHR’s work and impact.
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By Ashley Bowe, senior human rights advisor for SPC RRRT, writing in his personal capacity. Bowe is also a founding trustee of the Impact OSS Trust; and Joshua Cooper, executive director of Hawai'i Institute for Human Rights and CEO of The GOOD Group. Cooper is a lecturer in Political Science at the University of Hawai'i.
Samoa held a ground-breaking treaty body session on child rights, evidencing the benefits of extending these sessions beyond Geneva.
This article was first published on OpenGlobalRights on 17 June 2020.
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