INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW REVIEW

The CEDAW Committee and Gender-Based Violence against Women

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW Committee) updated General recommendation No.19 on violence against women by adopting General Recommendation No.35 on gender-based violence against women.

Indigenous Peoples’ Land Rights in the Bolivian Lowlands : Ways to Mitigate Inequalities in Resource-Related Issues

Indigenous people are affected disproportionally by resource extraction projects, but Indigenous land rights remain a controversial topic because they run contrary to corporate and state rhetoric of growth.