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The conference in Egypt concluded last week.

SC notes juvenile justice system finds its ideological roots in Constitution

From the blog of Nadav Tamir at The Times of Israel

Beyond the looming humanitarian and moral catastrophe of COVID-19, lie opportunities for mobilizing international human rights law to compel states to take action, not merely in their own jurisdictions, but also globally.

OHCHR The Committee on the Rights of the Child today opened its online eighty-seventh session, electing a new Chairperson and Bureau, and adopting its agenda and programme of work for the session, during which it will review the reports of Luxembourg and Tunisia. The Committee elected its new Chair and Bureau. Mikiko Otani (Japan) was elected as Chair of the Committee. The Vice-Chairs are Velina Todorova (Bulgaria), Philip Jaffe (Switzerland), Hynd Ayoubi Idrissi (Morocco) and Faith Marshall-Ha...

item Adolescent empowerment and engagement for Health and well-being: Strengthening capacities, opportunities and rights - PMNCH Knowledge Summary #37 7 August 2020 Overview It is widely recognized that meaningful engagement of adolescents helps to improve health policies and services for adolescents, which in turn improve health and broader societal outcomes. The right of adolescents to take part in and influence processes and decisions that affect their lives was enshrined in the 1989 United...

I was going to write a column about Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s claim that he has been receiving both legal and security advice from the Lord, but quickly realised that it is a fool’s errand to try and engage in a reasoned manner with zealously and sincerely held religious beliefs — like trying to argue with a vegan about the best way to prepare ulusu (tripe). Instead, I will focus on another issue on which reasoned discussion may be possible (except perhaps with market fundamentalis...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Holds Online Review of Second Periodic Report of Latvia The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded this afternoon its three-day online review of the second periodic report of Latvia on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.  Andris Pelšs, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and Head of the delegation, said the effec...

How do States comply with international law? The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) monitors the implementation of States Parties’ obligations under the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The CAT was created in accordance with article 17 of the Convention against Torture. It is one of 10 treaty bodies attached to various human rights conventions. ***Please note that all CAT sessions have been postponed until 2021 d...

How do States comply with international law? The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) monitors the implementation of States Parties’ obligations under the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The CAT was created in accordance with article 17 of the Convention against Torture. It is one of 10 treaty bodies attached to various human rights conventions. ***Please note that all CAT sessions have been postponed until 2021 d...