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Davita S. Glasberg, William T. Armaline, Bandan Purkayastha, I Exist, Therefore I Should Vote: Political Human Rights, Voter Suppression and Undermining Democracy in the U.S., Societies Without Borders, Volume 16 Issue 1 (2022). Abstract below. The right to vote is…
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In September of 2021, the United States submitted its sixth periodic report to the United Nations Committee Against Torture, the treaty body which monitors implementation and compliance with the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or…
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Join Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) online Thursday, September 29, 2022, from 4-5 pm ET / 1-2 pm PT for the RFKHR Board and Leadership Council Book Club featuring 2022 RFK Book Awards Laureate Elizabeth Hinton, her latest work…
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The U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Geneva has put together a website and released a video recording of the civil society consultation that took place on August 10, 2022, the day before the formal presentation of the U.S. report…
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The following calls for inputs have been issued by UN Human Rights Mechanisms with deadlines in October 2022 and law professors whose practice, research, and/or scholarship touches on these topics may be interested in submission: Office of the High Commissioner…
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Leigh T. Toomey, The Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations: A New Means of Addressing Discrimination Against Foreign and Dual Nationals?, Harvard Human Rights Journal, Vol 35, Spring 2022. Excerpt from introduction included below. “In February 2021, Canada launched…
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Benedict Sheehy & Ying Chen, Let Them Eat Rights: Re-Framing the Food Insecurity Problem Using a Rights-Based Approach, 43 Mich. J. Int’l L. 631 (August 2022). Abstract below. Food insecurity is a global issue. Large parts of the global population…
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On Monday September 12, 2022, at 3:30pm ET, the ABA Section on Civil Rights and Social Justice will present an online free webinar titled “Tipping the Scales of Justice.” The webinar is described in detail below. Anti-fatness is a form…
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Anna Welch & SangYeob Kim, Non-State Actors “Under Color of Law”: Closing a Gap in Protection Under the Convention Against Torture, 35 Harvard H.R.J. (2022). Abstract below. The world is experiencing a global restructuring that poses a serious threat to…
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Nermeen S. Arastu, Access to a Doctor, Access to Justice? An Empirical Study on the Impact of Forensic Medical Examinations in Preventing Deportations, 35 Harvard H.R.J. (2022). Abstract below. Year after year, the United States has remained the world’s largest…
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By Jennifer Wakefield, Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy at Northeastern University School of Law Last week, I had the privilege of traveling to Geneva, Switzerland for the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)’s review of…
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By Martha F. Davis Traveling to Geneva, Switzerland, is beyond imagination for many American citizens. Yet for those who were able to be last week during the UN’s periodic review of U.S. compliance with its obligations under the Convention on…
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The following calls for inputs have been issued by UN Human Rights Mechanisms with deadlines in August-October 2022 and law professors whose practice, research, and/or scholarship touches on these topics may be interested in submission: Independent Expert on the effects…
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By Anezka Krobot, rising 2L at St. Louis University Earlier this summer, the United States joined Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay in…
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In a vote for pro-choice advocates to celebrate, Kansans affirmed the right to abortion in their state. Surrounded by states that are largely expanding anti-abortion statutes, Kansas will remain a haven for those seeking abortion services. This result is a…
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By Anezka Krobot, rising 2L at St. Louis University School of Law Last week, on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution 76/300 with 161 votes in favor and 8 abstentions, recognizing the human right to a…
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By Prof. Margaret Drew, UMass Law School This is the time that women need allyship. Advocates for women cannot afford to be apologists. In the world of intimate partner violence, advocates found themselves speaking in gender-neutral terms. This is appropriate…
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Martha F. Davis, Hidden Burdens: Household Water Bills, “Hard-to Reach” Renters, and Systemic Racism, 52 Seton Hall Law Review 1461 (2022). Excerpted below (citations removed). “It is not just far away locales where water access is wielded in this way….
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On July 28, 2022, starting at 1:30pm EDT, the American Bar Association will host a webinar to address the economic, political and legal issues encountered, both as opportunities and obstacles, in the movement to ensure just transitions as we progress…
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On Tuesday July 26, 2022, starting at 12:00 pm EDT, the American Bar Association will host a webinar on the major privacy implications of Dobbs overruling Roe. A distinguished panel will address what’s next for other precedents and privacy rights,…
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Caitlin Fernandez Zamora, Professional Indifference?: How One Case Improves Protection for Immigrant Children in United States Detention Centers, 20 Nw. J. Hum. Rts. 239 (2022). Abstract below. This Article discusses the case Doe 4 ex rel. Lopez v. Shenandoah Valley…
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The U.S. Human Rights Cities Alliance invites you to its 2022 Convening (hybrid): “Using global human rights to strengthen anti-racism organizing and resist ongoing retrenchment of democracy and human rights” on July 19-21, 2022, in Washington DC/ hybrid. Co-Sponsor &…
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Andrew Park, Defining Sexual Orientation: A Proposal for a New Definition, Michigan Journal of Gender and Law, Volume 29 (2022). Abstract below. Laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation are becoming more common in all parts of the world. Few…
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The following calls for inputs have been issued by UN Human Rights Mechanisms with deadlines in July-August 2022 and law professors whose practice, research, and/or scholarship touches on these topics may be interested in submission: Committee on the Elimination of…
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Timothy E. Lynch, The Right to Remain, Washington International Law Journal, Volume 31 (June 2022) Abstract below. Article 12.4 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) states, “No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of the right to…
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By Manni Jandernoa, rising 2L at St. Louis University School of Law Since the start of 2022, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has granted precautionary measures for three Americans sentenced with the death penalty who were at “serious…
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The Oxford Human Rights Hub recently published an article by Prof. Rachel Weschler called Dobbs and Dignity. The article addresses this fundamental human rights concept of dignity in regard to the decision Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Org. Prof. Weschler…
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Tamar Ezer, Localizing Human Rights in Cities, Southern California Review of Law and Social Justice (Winter 2022). Abstract below. Today, we live in a world where norms can all too easily disintegrate. Moreover, our realities are increasingly splintered with individually…
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by Prof. Margaret Drew, UMass Law School Independence day has been significant primarily for the powerful minority group. White Men. BIPOC, LGBTQ+, women, and religiously oppressed and those oppressed by religion are waiting for their time. Should these populations want…
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