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The UN Human Rights Council in 2015: from efficiency to effectiveness, from reaction to prevention?
by Marc Limon, Executive Director of the Universal Rights Group December 31, 2015 Blog, Blog, International human rights institutions, mechanisms and processes
The ninth year of the Human Rights Council's existence will be remembered for many things, some positive (e.g. its work to support human rights in Sri Lanka; the creation of a new Special Procedures mandate on the right to privacy), others negative (e.g. its response to the situations in Iraq, Sudan and Yemen; its consideration of a Joint Inspection Unit …
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URG Tools: A contribution to improved transparency, inclusiveness and impact at the UN Human Rights Council
by the URG team November 24, 2015 Blog, Blog, International human rights institutions, mechanisms and processes
In order to contribute to more informed and efficient policymaking at the Human Rights Council, and thereby to contribute to more effective UN interventions and greater on-the-ground impact, the URG is pleased to present a series of new online tools. It is our hope that these tools will help diplomats, civil society representatives, UN staff and independent experts to more …
Economic, social and cultural rights: exploding myths and building consensus
by Lucy McKernan, Geneva Representative of the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the URG team November 19, 2015 Blog, Blog, By invitation, Contemporary and emerging human rights issues, International human rights institutions, mechanisms and processes
Beyond matters touching upon religion or belief, or on so-called 'traditional values,' it is difficult to think of an issue that divides members of the Human Rights Council (the Council) as much as the perceived disconnect between the importance placed on civil and political rights on the one hand, and economic, social and cultural rights (ESCRs) on the other. Twenty …
Diálogo de Derechos Humanos de GlionESCRsPaul HuntPhilip AlstonTransversalización
Is the UN Human Rights Council delivering on its mandate to mainstream human rights?
by Paul Hunt, University of Essex (UK); University of Waikato (New Zealand) and the URG team August 24, 2015 Beyond the Council, Blog, Blog, International human rights institutions, mechanisms and processes
When UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan spoke for the last time to the Commission on Human Rights he emphasised that "the era of declaration is now giving way, as it should, to an era of implementation." [1] In the past, human rights implementation was often narrowly understood to mean passing a law and securing a favourable judicial decision. Of course, laws and …
Human Rights CouncilTransversalización
Connecting the pillars: Human Rights and the post-2015 agenda
by Naiara Costa and the URG team May 11, 2015 Blog, Blog, By invitation, Contemporary and emerging human rights issues
If you follow the work of the United Nations (UN) you may have already discovered that 2015 seems to be the year for the 'development' pillar of the organisation. Three main agreements are expected to be adopted until the end of the year and the complexity of the negotiations are increased by the interconnectedness amongst them. The first agreement is …
Beyond 2015ODSsPost-2015
Islam, human rights and universality
by Prof. Dr. Mouez Khalfaoui and the URG team April 28, 2015 Blog, Blog, By invitation, In Focus: Human rights and religion
Ever since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights came into effect in 1948, the relationship between human rights and Islam has constituted a topic of heated debate. As of today, politicians, NGO workers, academics and journalists continue to discuss the compatibility of human rights and Islamic legal systems, traditions, and cultures. Geographically speaking, these debates encompass both Muslim countries as …
From Religious Dialogue to Human RightsReservas religiosas
A Geneva Spring? Why civil society needs North-South solidarity
by Louise Arbour and the URG team April 17, 2015 Blog, Blog, By invitation, International human rights institutions, mechanisms and processes
In the last decade, the international human rights framework has become addicted to norm-setting, devoting far too much effort to refining norms, tools and protocols, and not enough to their actual implementation. There have certainly been some important new normative initiatives, such as the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. But now the challenge is that the international …
The Human Rights Council at 10: too much talk, too little action?
by Marc Limon, Executive Director of the Universal Rights Group and Subhas Gujadhur April 8, 2015 Blog, Blog, International human rights institutions, mechanisms and processes
In 2016 the UN Human Rights Council will celebrate its tenth birthday. Although the anniversary—unlike the Council's five-year mark—will not be accompanied by any formal review of its work and functioning, it represents an important opportunity to take stock of the UN body's achievements and failures. And what is immediately clear is that although the Council is good at debating …
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The JIU report: what's all the fuss about?
by Subhas Gujadhur and Marc Limon, Executive Director of the Universal Rights Group March 23, 2015 Blog, Blog, International human rights institutions, mechanisms and processes
Casual observers of the Human Rights Council may have been forgiven, in the run up to the body's 28th session (2nd to 27th March), for a degree of bafflement at repeated and sometimes quite excitable references to a three letter acronym: JIU. The reason for all the excitement was the publication of a report by the JIU (Joint Inspection Unit – the UN system's independent external oversight …
HRC28JIU Report
A way forward for the 16/18 process
by Caka A. Awal* February 16, 2015 Blog, Blog, By invitation, In Focus: Human rights and religion
A policy report of Universal Rights Group (URG) on ' Combatting Global Religious Intolerance: the Implementation of Human Rights Council resolution 16/18 ' has rightly pointed out the complexities of the issues surrounding freedom of religion or belief and the fight against global religious intolerance. The report provides useful historical insights about the UN's journey to confront and combat racial and religious intolerance. It is interesting to note that on 25th November 1981 …
By InvitationResolución 16/18
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