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Standing with Street Vendors in São Paulo: Clinic Submits Brief to U.N. Special Rapporteurs
The International Human Rights Clinic submitted a brief to the U.N. Special Rapporteurs regarding the impact of São Paulo’s Tô Legal licensing system on street vendors’ human rights. A submission to the Special Rapporteurs informs their work and supports engagement with authorities, including through requests for information and communications on alleged human rights violations. The brief was submitted as part of a coalition effort with eight human rights and labor organizations.
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New White Paper Highlights Key Insights from the Conference “Intent to Destroy: Confronting Russia’s Campaign to Erase Ukraine and Its People”
New White Paper released today with recommendations for concrete action, alongside a comprehensive summary of experts’ interventions during the conference “Intent to Destroy: Confronting Russia’s Campaign to Erase Ukraine and Its People”.
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Clinic and Partners Publish New Brief – Warn of Russia’s “Weaponisation” of Counter-Claims in Ukraine v. Russia Genocide Case at the ICJ
The Clinic, along with its partners International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Policy, and Truth Hounds, have released a briefing paper: “Russia’s New Front: Weaponising Counter-Claims in the Ukraine v Russia ICJ Genocide Proceedings.”
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Protect Civilians from Explosive Weapons
Governments should act on recent political commitments to protect civilians from the bombing and shelling that devastates cities and towns around the world, Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic and Human Rights Watch said in recently released report.