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This paper focuses on the case of Ríos Vivos Antioquia, a social and environmental movement that fights against the construction of Hidroituango —the largest dam in Colombia— which has produced serious environmental and social impacts on the population surrounding the project. This article analyzes the internationalization of the struggle by this movement through different strategies aimed at defending the Human Rights of its community. For that purpose, this research uses documents produced by the movement and reports of some NGOs as well as interviews with members of RVAM and external collaborators to know their main strategies in some depth. This paper concludes that the strategies of internationalization used by this movement have resulted in the strengthening of the social struggle and the empowerment of the population in that region, which has been particularly affected by the violence in Colombia.
Recibido: 19 abril 2020Aceptado: 06 noviembre 2020

The Establishment and Operation of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) -- Theoretical Understanding of the UPR: A Case for Acculturation? -- Compliance, Implementation or Effectiveness? Clarifying the basis for Assessing State UPR Engagement -- Nigeria's Engagement with the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review: Potential for Acculturation or Risk of Regression? -- Kenya and the Universal Periodic Review: The Impact of Effective NGO Engagement -- NGOs vs State Recommendations and The Relationship between the UPR and other Human Rights Mechanisms: The Case of Kenya -- The Effectiveness of South Africa's Engagement with the Universal Periodic Review (UPR): Potential for Ritualism? -- The Gambia and the UPR: Rhetoric, Inaction and the Effect of Regime Change.

ABSTRACT: The present article discusses the extent to which the Sharia and human rights are intermingled in the constitutional architecture of Gulf countries, focusing on two main questions: first, the extent to which the constitutional references to the Sharia in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Constitutions coexist—or can coexist—harmoniously with constitutional liberties. Secondly, the extent to which the Sharia plays a role in the interpretation of human rights by judicial entities, and whether such interpretation is in line with international human rights standards. Drawing primarily on the jurisprudence of the Kuwaiti Constitutional Court (including the female Members of Parliament hijab case, the passport retention case, the Ramadan eating ban, and the more recent case on the prohibition of "imitating the opposite sex," the article suggests that judicial entities in GCC states should strive to align themselves better with their obligations stemming from human rights treaties, especially in relation to the principle of non-discrimination. It further argues that the richness and flexibility of Islamic law can effectively advance the argument of universality and cultural legitimacy of human rights in a spirit of reconciliation, arguably paving the way for a functioning regional human rights body in the Arab region.

Nonstate actors, such as international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) and multinational corporations (MNCs), have attained an increasingly prominent role in modern world affairs. While previous research has focused on these actors' respective interactions with states, little attention has been paid to their interactions with each other. In this paper, we examine the extent to which the decisions of private actors seeking to invest abroad are affected by the reputational costs of doing business in countries publicly targeted by human rights activists. We find that 'naming and shaming' by human rights INGOs tends to reduce the amount of foreign direct investment received by developing states, providing evidence that INGO activities affect the behavior of MNCs. An additional implication of our findings is that shaming by INGOs can impose real costs on targeted states in the form of lost investment. Adapted from the source document.

India is one of the largest democratic & sovereign countries in the world in which the Indian judiciary is also the integral foundation & structural pillar along with its unification & independency in the democratic system. Indian judiciary has the responsibility to deliver the fair & satisfactory justice to the people concerned in according to the provisions of Constitution of India as a protector of human rights which have been guaranteed as justiciable fundamental rights under Indian Constitutional Law by way of judicial responses but the Indian judiciary & judicial responses are subject to the exception and criticisms because both the same create the deepest effects & consequences on person individual & our society in the presence of rule of law for the purposes of the largest interest of public peace & fulfillment of the long cherished dream of welfare state with a view to accomplish the spirit of Constitutional Law of India and intention of the legislators. The responsibility for the enforcement of fundamental rights as human rights has only been furnished to the highest Court of India (Supreme Court under article-32) & High Courts in States (under article-226) of the Constitution of India. The People of our society repose the exclusive believe on the judiciary but the same is not free from the exclusions & exceptions it is absolutely relevant to place over here that delayed justice denied justice it has rightly said therefore due these reasons, in today's scenario, in the world of globalization, people somewhere are losing their confidence and credibility because of the disadvantages exclusions & exceptions with the inclusion of other connected things which are not the good results for us, society, nation & the world. Corollary with regard to this, in according to the need of hour, the judicial accountability has not only become essential but also compulsory & mandatory in order to the answerability towards the paramount of transparent democracy under ...