The Human Rights Brief http://hrbrief.org Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Issues Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:50:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Colombia Takes a Step toward Justice with its Victims Law http://hrbrief.org/2012/01/colombia-takes-a-step-toward-justice-with-its-victims-law/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=colombia-takes-a-step-toward-justice-with-its-victims-law http://hrbrief.org/2012/01/colombia-takes-a-step-toward-justice-with-its-victims-law/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:50:05 +0000 Christina M. Fetterhoff http://hrbrief.org/?p=5509 Colombia is continuing its work toward lasting peace by addressing the needs of the victims of the country’s decades-long armed conflict. On June 10, 2011, President Juan Manuel Santos signed the Victims and Land Restitution Law (Victims Law), which…

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]]> http://hrbrief.org/2012/01/eu-blocks-sales-of-lethal-injection-drugs-to-the-u-s/feed/ 0 Shutting Down Clinics that “Cure Homosexuality” in Ecuador http://hrbrief.org/2011/11/shutting-down-clinics-that-%e2%80%9ccure-homosexuality%e2%80%9d-in-ecuador/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shutting-down-clinics-that-%25e2%2580%259ccure-homosexuality%25e2%2580%259d-in-ecuador http://hrbrief.org/2011/11/shutting-down-clinics-that-%e2%80%9ccure-homosexuality%e2%80%9d-in-ecuador/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:53:39 +0000 Christina M. Fetterhoff http://hrbrief.org/?p=5491 Lesbians in Ecuador are being tortured and sexually abused in approximately two hundred clinics that claim they can “cure” people of their homosexuality, according to reports from civil society organizations in the country. The clinics generally masquerade as drug rehabilitation…

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]]> http://hrbrief.org/2011/11/international-implications-of-the-u-s-%e2%80%99-de-funding-unesco/feed/ 0 African Opposition to the UN Resolution on Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity http://hrbrief.org/2011/11/african-opposition-to-the-un-resolution-on-sexual-orientation-gender-identity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=african-opposition-to-the-un-resolution-on-sexual-orientation-gender-identity http://hrbrief.org/2011/11/african-opposition-to-the-un-resolution-on-sexual-orientation-gender-identity/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:56:36 +0000 Saralyn Salisbury http://hrbrief.org/?p=5475 In June 2011, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council adopted L.9/Rev.1, the Resolution on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (Resolution). It is the first UN resolution to address the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)…

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]]> http://hrbrief.org/2011/11/african-opposition-to-the-un-resolution-on-sexual-orientation-gender-identity/feed/ 0 The Kampala Convention: Bridging the Gap in the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in the African Human Rights System http://hrbrief.org/2011/11/the-kampala-convention-bridging-the-gap-in-the-protection-of-internally-displaced-persons-in-the-african-human-rights-system/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-kampala-convention-bridging-the-gap-in-the-protection-of-internally-displaced-persons-in-the-african-human-rights-system http://hrbrief.org/2011/11/the-kampala-convention-bridging-the-gap-in-the-protection-of-internally-displaced-persons-in-the-african-human-rights-system/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:47:24 +0000 Sarone Solomon http://hrbrief.org/?p=5466 Forced to leave their homes due to violent conflicts, gross human rights violations or natural disasters, an estimated 12 million people in Africa are classified as internally displaced persons (IDPs), among the most vulnerable groups with little to no legal…

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]]> http://hrbrief.org/2011/11/the-kampala-convention-bridging-the-gap-in-the-protection-of-internally-displaced-persons-in-the-african-human-rights-system/feed/ 0 United States Violated the Human Rights of a Domestic Violence Victim and Her Children http://hrbrief.org/2011/11/united-states-violated-the-human-rights-of-a-domestic-violence-victim-and-her-children/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=united-states-violated-the-human-rights-of-a-domestic-violence-victim-and-her-children http://hrbrief.org/2011/11/united-states-violated-the-human-rights-of-a-domestic-violence-victim-and-her-children/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:40:18 +0000 Anna Taylor http://hrbrief.org/?p=5462 In August 2011, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (Commission) published its merits report on a petition submitted by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Jessica Lenahan (formerly Gonzales) of Castle Rock, Colorado against the United…

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Petitioners: Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), Programa Venezolano de Educación–Acción en Derechos Humanos (PROVEA), Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Católica Andrés Bello…

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]]> http://hrbrief.org/2011/11/access-to-public-information-in-venezuela/feed/ 0 6.42375 -66.589736.42375-66.58973 Situation of the Judiciary in Haiti http://hrbrief.org/2011/11/situation-of-the-judiciary-in-haiti/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=situation-of-the-judiciary-in-haiti http://hrbrief.org/2011/11/situation-of-the-judiciary-in-haiti/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:45:34 +0000 Saralyn Salisbury http://hrbrief.org/?p=5442 Commissioners: Commission Chair Dinah Shelton, Commission Vice Chair José de Jesús Orozco Henríquez, Commissioner Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro

Participants: State of Haiti, Action Citoyenne pour le respect des Droits Humains

Countries: Haiti

Topics: Rule of Law, Independence of the Judiciary,…

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