Human Rights

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European Court of Human Rights Rules Latvian Refusal to Grant Citizenship to Activist not a Violation of Human Rights (January 13, 2015)

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Caitlin Behles

On January 13, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights held in Petropavlovskis v.

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International Law in Brief

European Court of Human Rights Rules Removal of Deceased’s Body Tissue without Wife’s Knowledge or Consent Violated European Convention (January 13, 2015)

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Caitlin Behles

On January 13, 2015, a Section of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) ruled in Elbert

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International Law in Brief

IACHR Presents Report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in British Columbia, Canada (January 12, 2015)

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Caitlin Behles

On January 12, 2015 the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) presented a report

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UN Releases Report on War Crimes in the Central African Republic (January 9, 2015)

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Amy Morello

On January 9, 2015, the UN International Commission of Inquiry on the Central African Republic released a rep

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British Tribunal Rules Electronic Mass Surveillance Legal (December 5, 2014)

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Caitlin Behles

On December 5, 2014, the British Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) ruled that U.K.

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International Law in Brief

UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (December 18, 2014)

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Amy Morello

On December 18, 2014 the UN General Assembly adopted a resol