As reported in PLD’s Jan-Feb newsletter 2017, the ICC’s Trial Chamber IV had affirmed it’s jurisdiction over war crimes of rape and sexual slavery of child soldiers committed by an armed force member against members of the same armed force in the case of The Prosecutor v. Bosco Ntaganda. This decision has been affirmed by […]

In its first decision on official gender markers, the UN Human Rights Committee declared that the NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act of 1995, which does not permit married persons to change their sex on their birth certificates, is in violation of international human rights law. The case was brought before the Committee by […]

This mapping report by the UN Human Rights Office and the UN Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has documented patterns of serious violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law by successive government forces, various local and foreign armed groups, as well as international and foreign defence forces. The report, mandated […]

The Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity has prepared his first report. The report looks at the legal framework, identifies multiple, intersecting and aggravated forms of violence and discrimination; and recommends support for international cooperation to assist national efforts. It contains recommendations to to help prevent […]

The  Human Rights Council appointed Ms. Indira Jaising (Chair), Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, and Mr. Christopher Dominic Sidoti as members of the fact finding mission on Myanmar. The mission has been tasked with establishing the facts and circumstances in which the alleged human rights violationsagainst the Rohingyas in the Rakhine State, at the instance of the […]