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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center file briefs with Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on behalf of Michael Brown and Rekia Boyd's families

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nine years after Michael Brown's killing by Ferguson police, attorneys from Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University have filed briefs before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) requesting a hearing on Brown's case and the 2012 killing of Rekia Boyd, a 22-year-old Black woman, at the hands of Chicago police.

Key Points: 
  • Representing Brown and Boyd's families, the attorneys are pursuing one last avenue for justice for those impacted by fatal police violence.
  • This filing marks a first-of-its-kind legal endeavor, as the RFKHR and Howard University team bring issues of systemic police violence in the United States to an international human rights body.
  • "Michael Brown and Rekia Boyd's killings highlight the nightmare of policing in the United States," said Delia Addo-Yobo, staff attorney at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and co-author of the IACHR briefs.
  • In 2015, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights filed two separate petitions on behalf of Brown's family and Boyd's family , urging the IACHR to consider the cases.

Human Rights Seminar, a contribution of the UTE for debate in society

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Friday, February 17, 2023
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This happened in the framework of the International Seminar on International Protection of Human Rights organized by UTE University, through its Faculty of Law and Social Sciences.

Key Points: 
  • This happened in the framework of the International Seminar on International Protection of Human Rights organized by UTE University, through its Faculty of Law and Social Sciences.
  • He also said that "the world of human rights law is fascinating, as it impacts with the legal heart towards all branches of law.
  • There can be no civilist who does not understand Human Rights, much less a criminal lawyer, a taxpayer or an administrative worker."
  • The Observatory on Mechanisms for Compliance with Resolutions of Human Rights Bodies, promoted by the International Institute for Social Responsibility and Human Rights (IIRESODH), was also inaugurated.

Inter-American Court of Human Rights landmark ruling in Bolivian sexual violence case strengthens access to justice for adolescent girls 

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Friday, January 20, 2023
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International women’s rights organization Equality Now , which formed part of her legal team, and A Breeze of Hope Foundation , founded by Brisa, applauded the progressive ruling, which will strengthen access to justice for adolescent girls who have been subjected to sexual violence.

Key Points: 
  • International women’s rights organization Equality Now , which formed part of her legal team, and A Breeze of Hope Foundation , founded by Brisa, applauded the progressive ruling, which will strengthen access to justice for adolescent girls who have been subjected to sexual violence.
  • In 2010, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) concluded that the State had failed to properly investigate and prosecute her case, and in doing so, violated her internationally protected human rights.
  • In 2020, the Commission referred Brisa’s case to the IACtHR, which held a hearing in March 2022 and issued its verdict today.
  • This was the first time in history that the IACtHR heard a case pertaining to the human rights violations of an adolescent victim of incest.

Highlights - PEGA: "Spyware used in third countries and implications for EU foreign relations" - Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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PEGA: "Spyware used in third countries and implications for EU foreign relations"

Key Points: 
  • PEGA: "Spyware used in third countries and implications for EU foreign relations"
    This PEGA hearing, organized on 15 December in association with AFET Committee, will look whether the use of the Pegasus or equivalent surveillance spyware, directly or indirectly involving entities linked to the EU, contributed to illegal spying on journalists, politicians, diplomats, lawyers, business people, civil society actors in 3rd countries and whether it led to human rights violations that are of serious concern as regards the objectives of the EUs common foreign and security policy.
  • Programme of the hearings
    09.00 Opening remarks by the Chair of the Committee
    09.05 - 09.35 Panel 1:
    Mr Omer Benjakob, Cyber & Disinformation Reporter for Haaretz
    Ms Ilia Siatitsa, Programme Director and Senior Legal Officer, Privacy International
    Mr Guilhem Giraud, Expert, surveillance technologies
    09.35 - 10.40 Discussion: Q&A session based on the principles of catch-the-eye and ping-pong
    10.40 - 11.00 Panel 2:
    Mr Pedro Vaca Villareal, Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)
    Ms Marta Hirsch-Ziembinska, Principal Adviser on the Charter of Fundamental Rights, European Ombudsman
    11.00 - 11.50 Discussion: Q&A session based on the principles of catch-the-eye and ping-pong
    11:50 Closing remarks by the Chair of the Committee

BEB accelerates permanency work for children in Latin America through new partnership with Government of Paraguay

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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The expansion from six to eight countries in less than a month indicates a momentum in BEB's work for children, specifically in Latin America.

Key Points: 
  • The expansion from six to eight countries in less than a month indicates a momentum in BEB's work for children, specifically in Latin America.
  • We are proud to partner with Paraguay and look forward to strong collaboration benefiting their children."
  • BEB was founded in January 2010 as a 501(c)(3) organization to promote systemic change for vulnerable children.
  • BEB works to capture comprehensive digital profiles of children through Children First Software (CFS), a technology-driven advocate designed to identify a child's best opportunity for family-based care.

BEB, OAS and the Republic of Panama Partnering to Promote Alternative Care Measures for Children

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
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BEB and the Republic of Panama recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize this arrangement.

Key Points: 
  • BEB and the Republic of Panama recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize this arrangement.
  • Utilizing CFS, the Panama government will ensure that all children in its care are no longer digitally anonymous."
  • BEB was founded in January 2010 as a 501(c)(3) organization to promote systemic change for vulnerable children.
  • BEB works to capture comprehensive digital profiles of children through Children First Software (CFS), a technology-driven advocate designed to identify a child's best opportunity for family-based care.

Coalition of Human Rights and Social Justice Groups, Alongside Families of Victims of Police Violence, Set to Testify on Structural Racism and Police Brutality in the United States

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020
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Washington, D.C., Oct. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A coalition of human rights and social justice organizations, including Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, is set to testify before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) as part of a hearing on structural racism and police violence in the United States.

Key Points: 
  • Washington, D.C., Oct. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A coalition of human rights and social justice organizations, including Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, is set to testify before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) as part of a hearing on structural racism and police violence in the United States.
  • This isnt the first time the IACHR has publicly addressed systemic racism and police violence.
  • In partnership with local activists, we advocate for key human rights issueschampioning changemakers, and pursuing strategic litigation at home and around the world.
  • And to ensure change that lasts, we foster a social-good approach to business and investment, and educate millions of students about human rights and social justice.

United States Charged with Human Rights Abuses for Border Patrol Slayings

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Friday, October 2, 2020
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The Petitioners are the families of victims killed by United States Border Patrol agents along the nation's southern border.

Key Points: 
  • The Petitioners are the families of victims killed by United States Border Patrol agents along the nation's southern border.
  • The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), located in Washington, D.C., is the human-rights arm of the Organization of American States (OAS), created in 1959 "to promote and protect human rights in the American hemisphere."
  • The petition alleges that U.S. Border Patrol agents systematically engage in extrajudicial killings of Mexican citizens along the U.S. Mexico border.
  • The United States must be held accountable; there must be police reform in this country; and it must happen now."

Highlights - DROI Chair concerned about restrictions faced by Colombian political opposition - Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Friday, April 5, 2019
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After his meeting with Gustavo Petro, the leader of the political opposition in Colombia, on Thursday, EP Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) Chair Antonio Panzeri stated: The increase in incidents against human rights defenders and political opposition representatives in Colombia, who face all kinds of restrictions in their daily work, is alarming.

Key Points: 
  • After his meeting with Gustavo Petro, the leader of the political opposition in Colombia, on Thursday, EP Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) Chair Antonio Panzeri stated: The increase in incidents against human rights defenders and political opposition representatives in Colombia, who face all kinds of restrictions in their daily work, is alarming.
  • I support Gustavo Petro's call to protect human rights defenders and opposition leaders in a more efficient way.
  • I urge the Colombian authorities to implement the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights' recommendations on Colombia."
  • The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) filed an application before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (I/A Court H.R.)