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ECtHR Finds Granting Civil Immunity for Torture to Foreign State Officials Does Not Violate European Convention on Human Rights

January 21, 2014

ECtHR Finds Granting Civil Immunity for Torture to Foreign State Officials Does Not Violate European Convention on Human Rights

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued a judgment […]

Nepal Supreme Court Prohibits Amnesty for Serious Human Rights Violations Committed during Armed Conflict

January 08, 2014

Nepal Supreme Court Prohibits Amnesty for Serious Human Rights Violations Committed during Armed Conflict

Last week, Nepal’s highest court released a decision prohibiting grants […]

Revision of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners to Continue at the Third Intergovernmental Expert Group Meeting

December 31, 2013

Revision of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners to Continue at the Third Intergovernmental Expert Group Meeting

From January 28 to 31, 2014, the United Nations’ open-ended […]

African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights Holds Public Hearings in Cases against Burkina Faso and Tanzania

December 09, 2013

African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights Holds Public Hearings in Cases against Burkina Faso and Tanzania

During its 31st Ordinary Session, the African Court on Human […]

ECtHR Finds Mandatory Life Imprisonment without Possibility of Review or Release Violates European Human Rights Convention

ECtHR Finds Mandatory Life Imprisonment without Possibility of Review or Release Violates European Human Rights Convention

In a highly anticipated judgment, the Grand Chamber of the […]

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Issues its First Concluding Observations, on State Reports from Uruguay and France

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Issues its First Concluding Observations, on State Reports from Uruguay and France

The United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) held its fourth […]

Extraordinary African Chambers: Hybrid Court to Try Former Chad Dictator Hissène Habré

February 13, 2013

Extraordinary African Chambers: Hybrid Court to Try Former Chad Dictator Hissène Habré

The Extraordinary African Chambers, a special criminal court, opened on […]

IACtHR Swears in New Judges, Hears Cases on Range of Issues during Ongoing 98th Session

February 06, 2013

IACtHR Swears in New Judges, Hears Cases on Range of Issues during Ongoing 98th Session

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) is holding its […]

Mali Conflict: Concerns Persist for Protection of Human Rights, Displaced Populations, Minority Groups

February 05, 2013

Mali Conflict: Concerns Persist for Protection of Human Rights, Displaced Populations, Minority Groups

The West African nation of Mali, previously hailed as a […]

Guatemala Abrogates Attempt to Limit the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Jurisdiction

January 23, 2013

Guatemala Abrogates Attempt to Limit the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Jurisdiction

On January 17, 2013, Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina announced the derogation […]

Jamaica: Inter-American Commission Reports Human Rights Concerns, Recommends Policy Changes

January 16, 2013

Jamaica: Inter-American Commission Reports Human Rights Concerns, Recommends Policy Changes

Last week, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) published […]

Syrian Opposition Coalition Formed as Human Rights Situation Continues to Deteriorate

November 16, 2012

Syrian Opposition Coalition Formed as Human Rights Situation Continues to Deteriorate

On Sunday, November 11, Syrian opposition groups signed a draft […]

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