ARCHIVE May, 2018
This week the Chairs of each of the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies will meet in New York to discuss the work of the treaty bodies. Civl society will participate in the meeting to present their perspective on the work of the treaty bodies. A group of 23 non-governmental organisations made a submission to the meeting which focuses on existing […]
May 28, 2018 in Uncategorized by Sarah French
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In a judgement, dated 16 March 2018, the High Court of Uganda at Kampala denied Bridge International Academies’ (Bridge) interim injunction application seeking to maintain operations while the company’s licensing is under review. As such, all 63 Bridge schools should, by law, currently be closed in Uganda. Earlier this year, Bridge filed the injunction to […]
May 10, 2018 in Uncategorized by Sarah French
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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) held its 63rd session from 12 to 29 March 2018. This Update provides a summary of the meetings and key developments. *** State Reporting Procedure The Committee considered the State Party reports for the following States: Mexico, Niger, Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Spain and New Zealand […]
May 3, 2018 in Uncategorized by admin
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