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The 2023 “Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review” is out

TRIAL International – in collaboration with Civitas Maxima, Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), REDRESS and ETO Consortium members ECCHR and FIDH – published on 17 April the 2023 edition of the Universal Jurisdiction Annual Review (UJAR 2023). This reports highlights the “increasing use of the principles of universal and extraterritorial jurisdiction to curb impunity for […]

New convention on the protection of the environment through criminal law

On 3 and 4 April 2023, the Council of Europe’s Committee of experts on the protection of the environment through Criminal Law held its first meeting in Strasbourg. Since 1977, the Council of Europe has recognised the “contribution of criminal law to the protection of the environment” and is now drafting a new global Convention on the […]

UN Special Rapporteurs and Independent Experts support UN tax treaty

February 18, 2023

On 16 November 2022, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the “Promotion of inclusive and effective international tax cooperation at the United Nations”, presented by the African group. Four UN experts (*) said that “[the] resolution gives the UN General Assembly a mandate to hold intergovernmental talks on global tax reforms for all […]

Activities by Chinese companies have adverse human rights and environmental impacts in Latin American countries

February 16, 2023

On February 16th, 2023, the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) and the Collective on Chinese Financing and Investments, Human Rights and the Environment (Colectivo sobre Inversiones y Financiamiento Chinas, Derechos Humanos y Ambiente, CICDHA) – a collective of currently 12 Latin American civil-society organizations – presented a report to the UN Committee on Economic, […]

Unilateral sanctions impede the right to health abroad (UN Special Procedures)

February 15, 2023

On 14 February 2023, the UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights and the UN Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity pointed out the adverse impacts of the United States’ sanctions against Iran on the right to health of patients, in Iran, […]

CESCR General Comment on Land

February 7, 2023

The CESCR publishes its latest General Comment (No. 26) on land and economic, social and cultural rights. End of January 2023, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) issued General Comment No. 26 (2022) on land and economic, social and cultural rights, aiming “to clarify States’ obligations regarding the access to, use […]