Human Rights

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European Court of Human Rights Delivers Judgment in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. United Kingdom (March 4, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On March 4, 2014, the Fourth Section of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) delivered its judgment in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. United Kingdom.

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European Court of Human Rights Receives Applications Concerning Ukrainian Protests (February 21, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

The European Court of Human Rights (the Court) has announced that it has received two applications so far that arise out of the Ukrainian protests.

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IACHR Expresses Concern Over Situation in Venezuela (February 21, 2014)

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Steven Arrigg Koh

On February 21, 2014, the Inter-American Commission on Human (IACHR) rights issued a press release rega

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IACHR Presents Report on Rights of Children to a Family (February 19, 2014)

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Steven Arrigg Koh

On February 19, 2014, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights presented a report

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United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Releases Reports on Human Rights Abuses in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (February 17, 2014)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On February 17, 2014, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released a 

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IACHR Rapporteurship on the Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Persons Becomes Fully Operational (February 1, 2014)

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Steven Arrigg Koh

On February 1, 2014, the Rapporteurship on the Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Persons of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights became fully operational.  According to

Remedies for Harm Caused by UN Peacekeepers

February 26, 2014 - The American Society of International Law, in cooperation with the United Nations Association-National Capital Area, the American Bar Association Section of International Law, and the Washington Foreign Law Society, presents "Remedies for Harm Caused by UN Peacekeepers." Allegations of misconduct and other activities by UN Peacekeepers that may result in harm to third parties raise serious concerns.

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ICC Opens Investigation into Central African Republic (February 7, 2014)

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Adom Malcolm Cooper

On February 7, 2014, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, announced in a statement released both in

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ICTY Appeals Chamber Delivers Judgment in Prosecutor v. Vlastimir Đorđević Case (January 27, 2014)

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Steven Arrigg Koh

On January 27, 2014, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia delivered its judgment