Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights Decides Safeguards Regarding Surveillance of a Detainee’s Consultations with His Lawyer Were Insufficient (October 27, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On October 27, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (Court) ruled in R.E. v.

European Court of Human Rights Rules Conviction of State Security Services Officer for Genocide Not Justified (October 20, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On October 20, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (Court) ruled in Vasil

Somalia Ratifies Convention on the Rights of the Child (October 1, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On October 1, 2015, Somalia ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child, depositing its ratification instrument at the United Nations headquarters during the annual treaty event.  According

European Court of Human Rights Rules that Expulsion of Refugess from Russia to Syria Violated the European Convention on Human Rights (October 15, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valezuela-Bock

On October 15, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (Court)

European Court of Human Rights Rules that Conviction for Expressing Controversial Views on Armenians Violated Freedom of Expression (October 15, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On October 15, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Perinçek v.

United Nations Security Council Adopts Resolution Integrating Women, Peace and Security Issues (October 13, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On October 13, 2015, the United Nations Security Council (Council) adopted a resolution designed “t

Inter-American Court of Human Rights Finds Chile Responsible for Failure to Annul Criminal Convictions Dating Back to Military Dictatorship (October 8, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On October 8, 2015, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Court) published a decision (only avail

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
Issue: 
22
Author: 
Emily MacKenzie
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