Human Rights

United Nations Issues Revised Rules on Treatment of Prisoners (October 7, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On October 7, 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued revised standard minimum rules for the treat

Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

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European Court of Human Rights Decides that Criminal Conviction for a Press Article Breached Freedom of Expression (October 6, 2015)

On October 6, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (Court) decided (judgement only avai

A Right to Hope? Extradition to the U.S. and Life Without Parole

Introduction

[H]ope is an important and constitutive aspect of the human person. Those who commit the most abhorrent and egregious of acts and who inflict untold suffering upon others, nevertheless retain their fundamental humanity and carry within themselves the capacity to change . . . To deny them the experience of hope would be to deny a fundamental aspect of their humanity and, to do that, would be degrading.[1]

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19
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22
Author: 
Emily MacKenzie
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Inter-American Court of Human Rights Holds Ecuador Responsible in Case of Child Infected With HIV After Blood Transfusions (September 18, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On September 1, 2015, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Court) issued its decision (available

Inter-American Court of Human Rights Orders Venezuela to Let Opposition TV Outlet Return to the Airwaves (September 7, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On September 7, 2015, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (the Court) made public its decision (

U.S. Court of Appeals Rules that Transgender Immigrant is Protected under UN Convention against Torture (September 4, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On September 4, 2015, the U.S.

FAO and MasterCard Announce New Partnership to Provide Financing Tools to Marginalized Communities (September 2, 2015)

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Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On September 2, 2015, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and MasterCard announced a new partnership designed to utilize global technology in development assistance.

European Court of Human Rights Rules Banning Donation of Embryos from in vitro Fertilization Does Not Violate European Convention (August 27, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On August 27, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) ruled in