Human Rights

IACHR Condemns Forced Transfer of Djamel Ameziane from Guantanamo (December 19, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On December 19, 2013, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemned the forced trans

Supreme Court of the United States Hears Oral Arguments on Hague Convention Abduction Case (December 16, 2013)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On December 11, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in Lozano v.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Rejects Guantanamo Detainee’s Challenge to Continued Confinement (December 3, 2013)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

In Ali v.

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Rules on Inherent Jurisdiction to Order the Return of a Child (December 4, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On December 4, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously ruled in In

Court of Justice of the European Union Rules on Benefits for Same-Sex Civil Partnerships (December 12, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On December 12, 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled in Frédéric Hay v Crédit agricole mu

Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights Rules in International Child Abduction Case (November 26, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

On November 26, 2013, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled, by nine votes to eight, in

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Denounces Dominican Court Ruling Depriving Haitian Descendants of Citizenship (October 8, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights expressed deep concern over a recent ruling

UN General Assembly Elects Fourteen Members to UN Human Rights Council (November 12, 2013)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On November 12, 2013, the United Nations General Assembly elected fourteen countries to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Council, including Algeria, China, Cuba, France Maldives, Mexico, Mo

Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights Rules Against Sweden For Failing to Protect Rights of Minor Girl (November 12, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Söderman v.

UN Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking Report Finds Lack of Reintegration for Victims (October 14, 2013)

Author: 
Kathleen A. Doty

A new UN-backed report,