International Human Rights Law (LLM). The University of Essex in Colchester, United Kingdom, offers a 12-month Master of Laws degree program in International Human Rights Law. Students complete a dissertation and take mandatory courses in International Human Rights: Law, Institutions and Practice plus electives to fulfill the course requirements. Applicants must have an honors undergraduate degree and be fluent in English to be considered for admission. A degree in law can improve your chances of admission but is not mandatory for consideration.. Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (LLM). Aberystwyth University in Aberystwyth, Wales, United Kingdom, offers a 12-month full-time Master of Laws degree program in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. All students in the program take modules in International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law and Public International Law and complete a 15,000 to 20,000-word dissertation. Qualified applicants to the program will have a bachelors degree with ...

in Polity vol. 44 no. 4 pp. 485-503. This article aims to organize thinking around human rights-based approaches to development (HRBAs) and to review available empirical evidence regarding their benefits, risks, and limitations. We propose a typology distinguishing four types of rights-based approaches: global compliance based on international and regional treaties; human rights-based programming on the part of donors and governments; rights talk; and legal mobilization. The article briefly reviews the politics of the first three modalities before examining legal mobilization for social and economic rights in greater detail. Litigation for social and economic rights is increasing in frequency and scope in several countries, and exhibits appealing attributes such as inclusiveness and deliberative quality. Still, there are potential problems with this form of human rights-based mobilization, including middle class capture, the potential counter-majoritarianism of courts, and difficulties in ...

Today we launch a great new set of films and an eBook exploring our Human Rights Act, its role in our democracy, and its achievements in protecting our human rights over the 15 years it has been in force. Our current government has promised to scrap the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights. With a consultation paper asking for peoples views on this issue later this spring, its more important than ever that each and every one of us understands what our Human Rights Act is and how it works, and what we stand to lose if it is scrapped. Whether youre a third sector professional developing a human rights approach to the work you do, a teacher who would like your students to learn more about their human rights, or an individual whos passionate about human rights and civil liberties, we hope youll find these resources useful, and would encourage you to share them widely!

This session provides an introduction to the international human rights system and how it has evolved since the Second World War.. Special focus is given to the establishment of the UN in 1945 and the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights three years later.. First, the students are to discuss in groups rules they think should be in force so that people can live good lives in a society. This reflection will prepare them for a lecture on the origin and content of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.. Afterwards the students will have a short period of follow-up group work before the session leader holds a second lecture on the international human rights system and how it functions today. It is possible to do the constituent parts separately or split them up with longer periods in between, but it is recommended that they are done together ...

Based primarily on a series of contemporary real world problems, the course introduces the student to the established and developing legal rules and procedures governing the protection of international human rights. Its thesis is that there exists a substantial body of substantive and procedural International Human Rights Law, and that lawyers, government officials, and concerned citizens should be familiar with the policies underlying this law and its enforcement, as well as with the potential it offers for improving the basic lot of human beings everywhere. Additionally, the course presupposes that the meaning of human rights is undergoing fundamental expansion, and therefore explores Marxist and Third World conceptions of human rights as well as those derived from the liberal West.. Sequence and Prerequisites: None. Evaluation: Paper. ...

In the past, the Chinese Government has openly expressed its displeasure with critical scrutiny of its human rights record. Such reactions demonstrate that China is sensitive to international attention. Public recognition at the Human Rights Council that China should be bound by its international human rights obligations will again give hope to thousands of defenders, lawyers, petitioners and others who seek to promote human rights in the country. At a time when human rights are increasingly under threat, the Human Rights Council should ensure that all its members, including China, uphold the highest standards of human rights and fully cooperate with the Council and its mechanisms, as required by UN General Assembly Resolution 60/251. In so doing, the Council will continue to act in accordance with its founding principles, and in defence of universal human rights everywhere. Please be assured, Excellency, of our highest consideration.. Amnesty International. Cairo Institute for Human Rights ...

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Los Angeles, CA 90013. In celebration of International Human Rights Day on December 10, we will be launching an arts exhibit. Well be having an opening night reception that will include performances and an open mic session.. The opening night reception will take place during Downtown Los Angeles monthly Downtown Art Walk in which shops and galleries, spanning several blocks, open up their space to share their art and culture.. Habi Arts, in cooperation with other community organizations, will be hosting the International Human Rights Day celebration at Fernandos Hideaway (across the street from the Los Angeles Theater Center) located at 519 South Spring Street (south of the intersection at 5th Street), Los Angeles, CA 90013.. We are looking for the following:. ...

This publication is a one-stop-shop for international human rights conventions and other related documents. It is designed to be a reference for judges, magistrates, legal practitioners, law students human rights advocates, civil society representatives and policy makers across the Pacific.. It contains the text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and its two international covenants: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Collectively, these three international human rights documents have been commonly referred to as the International Bill of Rights (IBOR). It also contains seven other United Nations international human rights treaties. These treaties have the force of international law for the states that ratify or accede to them. Each of these treaties establishes a treaty body responsible for monitoring implementation by state parties. Some of the treaties are ...

For transitional justice efforts to be effective, they must be grounded in international human rights standards. Above all, they must be human rights-based: consistently focusing on the rights and needs of victims and their families. A human rights-based approach to transitional justice demands that programs should be designed in a context of in-depth consultation with affected communities. International human rights law requires national consultations to be undertaken. Consultation can particularly benefit the design of specific aspects of transitional justice programs, such as determining the best formal role for victims to play, highlighting the experience of otherwise neglected victim groups. In addition, national consultations can revitalize stalled or excessively slow-moving peace processes or make it difficult for peace negotiators and other decision makers to back out of their commitments to transitional justice. This publication identifies the main applicable human rights instruments ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading infectious killers of adults globally. Incarcerated individuals represent a vulnerable population when it comes to TB exposure, development of disease, and poor treatment outcomes. The TB pandemic in prisons is a serious human rights issue, and multiple global organizations have called for human rights-based strategies to address it. There are, however, few countries implementing such programs on the ground. Georgia, a former Soviet republic located in the Caucasus Mountains, has high rates of TB and a large prison population. This paper describes a needs assessment carried out in one prison in Georgia and the human rights-based strategy being implemented by the Georgian National TB Program to address TB control in the prison setting. It is hoped that the proposed program can serve as a model for other countries with high rates of TB among incarcerated individuals.. ...

This chapter provides a general overview of international human rights law as well as the diplomats role in upholding human rights. Every State that is a member of the United Nations has made a commitment to uphold human rights. Today, a States human rights record is routinely scrutinized by the UN and in the media, and compliance with human rights obligations can define a States reputation and relations with other States. Diplomats are also increasingly involved in speaking out on behalf of their State about human rights abuses, whether or not these are committed against the States own citizens. They are also expected to respond to allegations of human rights abuses levelled against their government. ...

Looking at the stats for this blog, it looks like many people who come here do so after googling full text human rights articles or something similar. For those looking for full text articles on human rights, there is good news and there is bad. First the bad: Using Google, Yahoo!, or any other internet search engine is going to provide very limited results. You may come up with a random article that someone cut and pasted and added to their website. You may come up with essays on human rights that people have written on personal blogs. Unfortunately, neither of these results are appropriate for academic human rights research. Instead, you need to find articles in peer-reviewed journals. Examples of peer reviewed journals include titles like The Journal of Human Rights and Human Rights Quarterly, While there are a few journals freely available online, such as the Harvard Human Rights Journal, the bulk of them are only available through subscription databases such as Academic Onefile (formerly ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Effectiveness of National Human Rights Institutions in International Human Rights Law: Problem and Prospects. AU - Guo, Sanzhuan. PY - 2011. Y1 - 2011. M3 - Article. VL - 14. SP - 101. EP - 127. JO - Asian Yearbook of International Law. JF - Asian Yearbook of International Law. SN - 0928-432X. ER - ...

Since the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) came into force ten years ago a debate has rumbled on about its larger purpose. It was drafted in response to a long-standing campaign for a bill of rights for the UK which attracted support across the political spectrum. But to what extent can its legal form serve that purpose if, as has been suggested, the HRA was intended not just to incorporate most of the rights in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) into domestic law, but the totality of its case law? To shed light on the debate, this article examines the duty in HRA s.2 for domestic courts to take into account Strasbourg jurisprudence when considering a Convention right. We identify three broad approaches taken by the domestic courts to European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence: the mirror approach, the dynamic approach and the municipal approach. The parliamentary debate on s.2 reveals that the language of that section was purposefully drafted to avoid the domestic courts from being ...

The article examines the convergences and contrasts between social epidemiology, social medicine, and human rights approaches toward advancing global health and health equity. The first section describes the goals and work of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health. The second section discusses the role of human rights in the Commissions work. The third section evaluates, from the perspective of social epidemiology, two rights-based approaches to advancing health and health equity as compared to a view that focuses more broadly on social justice. The concluding section identifies four areas where social epidemiologists, practitioners of social medicine, and health and human rights advocates can and must work together in order to make progress on health and health equity.. ...

Fiftieth session Agenda item 112 (b) HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS: HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS, INCLUDING ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES FOR IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVE ENJOYMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS Note by the Secretary-General The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the members of the General Assembly the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the implementation of the Plan of Action for the United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 49/184 of 23 December 1994. 95-32767 (E) 081195/... *9532767* ANNEX Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the implementation of the Plan of Action for the United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education CONTENTS Paragraphs Page I. BACKGROUND ...........................................1 - 123 A. World Conference on Human Rights .................2 - 53 B. General Assembly: forty-ninth session ...........6 - 94 C. Commission on Human Rights: ...

20 February 2019 Good Morning/Afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen and thank you for joining us today as we launch the third Report of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan. The report is being launched today in both Nairobi and Geneva. It will be officially presented to the 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 12.. The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan was established by the Human Rights Council in March 2016 to monitor and report on the human rights situation in the country and to make recommendations to improve it. This includes collecting and preserving evidence of - and clarifying responsibility for - alleged gross violations and abuses of human rights and related crimes, including sexual and gender-based violence and ethnic violence, with a view to ending impunity and providing accountability. Critical evidence collected by the Commission is being preserved in order to contribute towards a factual basis for transitional justice mechanisms and ...

Experts with a variety of experiences and perspectives will discuss whether and how international human rights law has real-world effects on preventing and redressing human rights abuses. The panel includes HLS graduates with experience in government, business, international organizations, advocacy, and academia, and a political scientist who studies the question empirically. After insights from the panelists are heard, the conversation continues with the audience.. ...

Human rights monitoring can be viewed as the collection, verification, and use of information about human rights and the abuse thereof. Whereas it is the duty of government to respect, promote, protect and fulfill the human rights of its citizens, community groups and individuals can complement this role by monitoring how government complies with its human rights obligations. Those who do so act as human rights defenders as defined by Amnesty International, as people who on their own or with others take action to ensure the promotion and protection of human rights for all.. Community monitoring of human rights means the formal and informal identification, by community members, of human rights challenges and developments in their own community, for the purpose of contributing to strategies that seek to prevent and address the human rights challenges they face. This forms part of community participation in, and contribution to good governance and accountability.. This bulletins gives the ...

Sigh, our Texas Supreme Court is at it again. In a recent decision, the Court conflated personal injury claims with sexual harassment and other froms of discrimination. See Waffle House, Inc. v. Williams. The Court found that claims based on assault and negligent supervision are preempted by the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act. The…. ...

The rights and needs of older persons with dementia have been given low priority in the national and global agenda. In particular, with the progression of the disease, as their autonomy decreases, older persons with dementia tend to be isolated, excluded and subject to abuse and violence.. It is crucial to address dementia through a human rights-based approach because persons with dementia are rights-holders and States and other stakeholders are duty-bearers with correlative obligations based on international human rights standards and principles.. Under a human rights based approach, the development of policies, legislation, regulation, institutions and budgets related to dementia risk reduction and care should be anchored in a system of rights and corresponding obligations that States have agreed to comply with under the international human rights framework.. ...

Human Rights Watch is a nonprofit, nongovernmental human rights organization made up of roughly 400 staff members around the globe. Its staff consists of human rights professionals including country experts, lawyers, journalists, and academics of diverse backgrounds and nationalities. Established in 1978, Human Rights Watch is known for its accurate fact-finding, impartial reporting, effective use of media, and targeted advocacy, often in partnership with local human rights groups. Each year, Human Rights Watch publishes more than 100 reports and briefings on human rights conditions in some 90 countries, generating extensive coverage in local and international media. With the leverage this brings, Human Rights Watch meets with governments, the United Nations, regional groups like the African Union and the European Union, financial institutions, and corporations to press for changes in policy and practice that promote human rights and justice around the world.. ...

The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. A burgeoning human rights movement followed, yielding many treaties and new international institutions and shaping the constitutions and laws of many states. Yet human rights continue to be contested politically and legally and there is substantial philosophical and theoretical debate over their foundations and implications. In this volume distinguished philosophers, political scientists, international lawyers, environmentalists and anthropologists discuss some of the most difficult questions of human rights theory and practice: What do human rights require of the global economy? Does it make sense to secure them by force? What do they require in jus post bello contexts of transitional justice? Is global climate change a human rights issue? Is there a human right to democracy? Does the human rights movement constitute moral progress? For students of political philosophy, human rights, peace studies, ...

New York) - The United Nations Human Rights Councils first review of Egypts human rights record on February 17, 2010, is an opportunity for the government of Egypt to show its willingness to transparently discuss human rights and to pledge to end serious abuses, Human Rights Watch said today.. Human Rights Watch, in a submission to the council as part of the review process, called for Egypt to lift its longstanding abusive emergency regulations; to hold security forces accountable for serious human rights abuses such as arbitrary arrest and incommunicado detention; and to end systematic torture and unfair trials before state security courts. The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is the mechanism by which member states in the Human Rights Council review Egypts and all other states human rights records. The three-hour review in Geneva on Wednesday morning forms part of this process.. Egypt says that it is taking the review seriously, so this is a perfect time to announce an end to the state of ...

The Human Rights Council (HRC) was appointed by the UN General Assembly to replace the Commission on Human Rights in 2006, and is the part of the UN system that is responsible for the strengthening, promotion, and protection of human rights worldwide. Three times a year, in March, June, and September, the HRC meets for 3-4 weeks in Geneva, Switzerland to review the status of human rights in countries around the world, to address human rights violations, and to make recommendations to improve the fulfilment of human rights. All 193 UN Member States, UN Permanent Observers, and civil society may attend these regular sessions, but only the 47 States that are elected to be members of the HRC at any one time may table (propose) resolutions and vote to adopt them. These resolutions serve as a guidance for the international community on how to tackle human rights issues, can contribute to greater international awareness of human rights problems, can increase international support for policy and ...

We invite you to register for this one day event that will discuss developments in the legislative protection of human rights in Australia. Leading Australian and international speakers will consider the National Human Rights Consultation, and provide an update of developments in the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities, the ACT Human Rights Act and in NSW human rights law. In addition, the conference will address the constitutional dialogue model that is a feature of the human rights statutes in many countries of the British Commonwealth. The conference will also consider some crucial further challenges in relation to human rights protection, including: the rights of Indigenous people; the protection of economic, social and cultural rights; and protecting the human rights of people with a disability.. Confirmed speakers include:. ...

Jakarta - The Civil Society Coalition for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders says that the human rights situation has worsened during the second term of President Joko Jokowi Widodos leadership. The coalition - which is made up of several non-government organisations (NGOs) - says that the poor state of human rights during the Widodo era has been marked by the many cases of attacks on human rights defenders. The coalition recorded that just between January and October this year there were around 116 attacks on human rights defenders.

Human Rights Watch is one of the worlds leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, we give voice to the oppressed and hold oppressors accountable for their crimes. Our rigorous, objective investigations and strategic, targeted advocacy build intense pressure for action and raise the cost of human rights abuse. For 30 years, Human Rights Watch has worked tenaciously to lay the legal and moral groundwork for deep-rooted change and has fought to bring greater justice and security to people around the world. Mission Statement:Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. We stand with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice. We investigate and expose human rights violations and hold abusers accountable. We challenge governments

Human Rights, State Sovereignty and Medical Ethics: Examining Struggles Around Coercive Sterilisation of Romani Women examines the mobilized use by people and groups of the international human rights law framework to move legal, policy and ultimately social change at national and local level. One particular case study is examined in detail: efforts by Romani women in the Czech Republic and Slovakia to secure legal remedy for coercive sterilization. International legal aspects of these cases are examined in detail. The book concludes by endeavouring to answer questions concerning the nature of international law and the evolution of the post-World War II international human rights framework, the structure of national sovereignty, and the potential impact of both on human autonomy ...

Archives Week 2017 -- Documenting Human Rights Advocacy: An Open House with Archivists, Archives and Librarians at The Center for Human Rights Documentation & Research. Columbia Libraries Center for Human Rights Documentation & Research holds one of the single largest collections of human rights archives in the country, including the records of groups such as Amnesty International USA, Human Rights Watch, and the Committee to Protect Journalists. RBML staff archivists and Columbia librarians will discuss their work- the processing of collections, the preparing of finding aids and the development of the Human Rights Web Archive. In this regard, a wide variety of items from the Columbias human rights collections will be placed on display during the open house. Collections will include: Amnesty International USA, the Committee to Protect Journalists, Human Rights Watch, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, Records of the Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League to Champion Human Rights, and the ...

In considering the human rights policies of a sovereign, a functional definition of human rights is necessary. Unfortunately, the Uniform Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) expansively defines human rights by employing a positive rights standard advocated by Jack Donnelly. This expansive definition allows for the infusion of philosophical and political principles relating to justice not shared by all countries and societies. The lack of consensus results in a decreased ability to react swiftly and appropriately to per se human right violations, including genocide and ethnic cleansing. Traditional human rights, or negative rights, are most essential to the definition of human rights in limiting future atrocities assuming a pluralistic society. By defining human rights within the context of traditional negative rights, greater consensus is possible among and between sovereigns allowing prompt action and greater protections. This standard may not serve as a perfect normative theory of global ...

The network encourages multi-archive studies of Nordic human rights histories. In the recent surge of works on the history of human rights, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden are often referred to as examples of leading forces for the development of aspects of international human rights, such as the early ratification of the ECHR, protection of refugees, same sex marriage, womens rights and indigenous rights.. Some mention Scandinavian countries as significant providers of funding for human rights activism and the active involvement of Nordic non-governmental groups in international politics since the 1970s, such as in the aftermath of the Chilean coup. Yet others have noted that this enthusiasm for global human rights has been coupled with hesitancy towards recognizing human rights as principles with domestic relevance.. However, these assessments offer only ephemeral mentions of the Nordic states relation to human rights developments, and they have so far triggered few fine-grained ...

Framing scholarship on human rights accountability through treaty bodies, this article examines the water and sanitation content of state human rights reporting to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. In this novel application of analytic coding methods to state human rights reports, the authors trace the relationship between human rights advancements on water and sanitation and treaty body monitoring of water and sanitation systems. These results raise an imperative for universal human rights indicators on the rights to water and sanitation, providing an empirical basis to develop universal indicators that would streamline reporting to human rights treaty bodies, facilitate monitoring of state reports, and ensure accountability for human rights implementation.. ...

The Department of Continuing Education at the University of Oxford is pleased to announce that applications for the 2019 Oxford/George Washington Summer School in International Human Rights Law at New College, Oxford are now being accepted. Further information is available here. The closing date for applications is 1 April 2019 but early application is advised as applications are reviewed on receipt and some courses fill very quickly.. ...

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Two reports have been released which shine a spotlight on the relationship between national authorities (especially parliaments) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Both take stock of the reforms initiated under the UK Governments chairmanship of the inter-governmental arm of the Council of Europe, the Committee of Ministers, in 2011-12, culminating in the Brighton Declaration. The first report, by the parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR), recommends that the UK should ratify Protocol 15 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The second report by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (CLAHR) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, examines how to ensure the future effectiveness of the ECHR; it also (among other steps) encourages states to ratify Protocol 15.. In the JCHRs view, the most significant aspect of Protocol 15 is the addition to the Preamble of the Convention of references to the principle of subsidiarity and the ...

Photo: A Re-education Centre in Xinjiang, China (credit to Ng Han Guan, Associated Press). On October 21st, 2020, the House of Commons Sub-committee on International Human Rights issued a news release, stating that the government of the Peoples Republic of Chinas mass detention, forced population control, and repression of its Uyghur population constitutes genocide, as laid out in the 1951 Genocide Convention. This decision was reached after an exhaustive study, which included tragic and profoundly disturbing eyewitness testimony. The subcommittees statement was unanimous, with MPs from all parties supporting it.. Anita is a member and previous Chair of the International Human Rights Subcommittee. Speaking to The Globe and Mail, Anita said the gripping testimony from survivors, scholars and renowned human-rights advocates like Irwin Cotler, was alarming and compelling for MPs.. This is not a partisan issue but a human issue. The testimony, especially of the women who survived the ...

By: Ouida Chichester, Associate Director, BSR; Rosa Kusbiantoro, Associate Director, BSR; Salah Husseini, Associate Director, Human Rights, BSR; Jenny Vaughan, Human Rights Director, BSR; and Francesca Manta, Manager, Human Rights, BSR. Every action and decision that companies and governments alike make in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to impose significant human rights impacts on employees, supply chains, customers, and communities around the world.. The impacts of both the pandemic and the swift decisions leaders are having to make to address the risks carried by the virus affect different stakeholders in distinct ways, with vulnerable populations bearing the brunt of not only the virus itself, but the economic consequences as well. Because of this, many human rights organizations, such as the UNs Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), have issued statements urging governments and companies to take into consideration the specific needs of ...

1 ) See Charter of the Organization of American States, art. 106 (There shall be an Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, whose principal function shall be to promote the observance and protection of human rights and to serve as a consultative organ of the Organization in these matters.); American Convention on Human Rights, art. 41 (The main function of the Commission shall be to promote respect for and defense of human rights.). 1 ) See Charter of the Organization of American States, art. 106 (There shall be an Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, whose principal function shall be to promote the observance and protection of human rights and to serve as a consultative organ of the Organization in these matters.); American Convention on Human Rights, art. 41 (The main function of the Commission shall be to promote respect for and defense of human rights.).. ( 2 ) See American Convention on Human Rights, art. 44; Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, arts. ...

One way around the argument that the West imposes human rights is in effect to argue its opposite, that all cultures have human rights, they just have different conceptions of human rights. Thats what I heard a bunch of my male colleagues saying at an academic conference in the late 90s. It was unbelievable. A group of distinguished white men, all well-known scholars of human rights, argued that all cultures protected human rights. When I stood up and criticized them, pointing out that there are very few cultures in which women enjoy human rights even in principle, let alone in practice, they shushed me! But if all cultures have human rights, then women are not human. Women exist in all cultures but in very few do they have rights. Even in the West, womens rights are very recent. My mothers generation, for example, were expected to follow their husbands blindly wherever they went; were not able to get credit in their own name; and in Quebec, where my own mother lived, were not even able ...

On March 8, 2006, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice delivered opening remarks on the release of the State Departments 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Under Secretary Paula Dobriansky also gave remarks at the special briefing. Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry F. Lowenkron gave a statement and answered questions.. The report entitled Country Reports on Human Rights Practices is submitted to the Congress by the Department of State in compliance with sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), as amended, and section 504 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. The law provides that the Secretary of State shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, by February 25 a full and complete report regarding the status of internationally recognized human rights, within the meaning of subsection (A) in countries that receive assistance under this part, and (B) ...

Examining the role of open remedies in human rights adjudication, this book provides a new perspective informing comparative constitutional debates on how to structure institutional relationships over fundamental rights and freedoms. Open remedies declare a human rights violation but invite the other branches of government to decide what corrective action should be taken. Open remedies are premised on the need to engage institutions beyond courts in the process of thinking about and acting on human rights problems. This book considers examples across the United States, South Africa, Canada, and internationally, emphasising their similarities and differences in design and the diverse ways they could operate in practice. The book investigates these possibilities through the first systematic legal and empirical study of the declaration of incompatibility model under the United Kingdom Human Rights Act. This new model provides a non-binding declaration that the law has infringed human rights standards,

Although the Act, by its own terms, applies only to public bodies, it has had increasing influence on private law litigation between individual citizens leading some academics (source?) to state that it has horizontal effect (as in disputes between citizens) as well as vertical effect (as in disputes between the state and citizens). This is because section 6(1) of the Human Rights Act defines courts and tribunals as public bodies. That means their judgments must comply with human rights obligations of the state, whether a dispute is between the state and citizens, or between citizens, except in cases of declarations of incompatibility. Therefore, judges have a duty to act in compatibility with the Convention even when an action is a private one between two citizens.. The way that public duty is exercised in private law was dealt with in a June 2016 decision McDonald v McDonald & Ors [2016] UKSC 28 (15 June 2016) where the UK Supreme Court firstly considered the question ... whether a court, ...

Abstract: Since the 1980s, states have been increasingly addressing past human rights violations using multiple transitional justice mechanisms including domestic and international human rights trials. In the mid-1980s, scholars of transitions to democracy generally concluded that trials for past human rights violations were politically untenable and likely to undermine new democracies. More recently, some international relations experts have echoed the pessimistic claims of the early `trial skeptics and added new concerns about the impact of trials. Yet, relatively little multicountry empirical work has been done to test such claims, in part because no database on trials was available. The authors have created a new dataset of two main transitional justice mechanisms: truth commissions and trials for past human rights violations. With the new data, they document the emergence and dramatic growth of the use of truth commissions and domestic, foreign, and international human rights trials in the ...

Leading civil liberties and human rights lawyers Hodge Jones and Allen comment on the Conservative Partys plans to bring an end to the era of the Human Rights Act.

Human rights are ours to be treasured and protected. It is not up to those power to decide who and who is not entitled to them - the human part is universal. If the Prime Minister is sincerely proud of the Magna Cartas legacy, he should stop attacking the Human Rights Act and think about how he can ensure that we all have equal access to justice.. ...

RSS. Birendranagar, Feb 20. As many as 453 incidents of human rights violations occurred in the Karnali Province during the past one year.. The incidents include human rights violation from the state side and other factors.. Making public the Human Rights Year Book-2019 at Birendranagar on Tuesday, Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC) shared women have been more affected from the anti-human rights incidents.. According to the report, 343 women and 149 men were found affected in different human rights violation incidents.. Narayan Subedi, Karnali Province Coordinator of INSEC, informed the incidents of women rights violation topped the list in Karnali this year.. It includes 257 related to women rights, 87 related to child rights and 47 related to manhandle.. Source: http://setopati.net/social/140116. ...

The National Conferenece on Human Rights held on 28 & 29, October 2017 at Indian Social Institute, New Delhi witnessed arts as an effective tool to promote positive social change across a range of pressing human rights issues. Diverse themes on Human rights and philosophical scope of cultural activities of two day are proof of how artists are educating through their creativity, reconciliation and dialogue. The delegates were treated to a mix of cultural activities to engage in critical discussion on human rights issues.. Nishanth Natya Manch lead by Neelima Sharma and Sangwari Theater Group lead by Kapil Sharm presented lively performance in the two day afternoon sessions.. The conference ended with a Song, lead by Ashoka Kumari NCHRO - Vice Chairperson.. Also the Volunteers from different parts of country is designed to foster human rights awareness and volunteerism among youths.. This year (2017) marks the 20th anniversary of the NCHRO and we are hopeful that this Conference will stimulate ...

STEIN, Dan J et al. Perpetration of gross human rights violations in South Africa: association with psychiatric disorders. SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. [online]. 2009, vol.99, n.5, pp.390-395. ISSN 2078-5135.. BACKGROUND: A nationally representative study of psychiatric disorders in South Africa provided an opportunity to study the association between perpetration of human rights violations (HRVs) during apartheid and psychiatric disorder. Prior work has suggested an association between perpetration and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but this remains controversial. METHODS: Subjects reported on their perpetration of human rights violations, purposeful injury, accidental injury and domestic violence. Lifetime and 12-month prevalence of DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th edition) disorders were assessed with Version 3.0 of the World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0). Socio-demographic characteristics of these groups were calculated. Odds ...

On 23 September at 4pm CET, ESILs Interest Group on International Human Rights Law, organized by Pierre Thielbörger, in partnership with the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (Bochum) and the Graduate Institute (Geneva) will host a panel discussion on the novel definition of the international crime of ecocide. The webinar includes an introduction by Philippe Sands (UCL) who will engage in a moderated discussion with Paola Gaeta (Graduate Institute), Kai Ambos (Göttingen), and Jorge Viñuales (Cambridge/Graduate Institute). The webinar will explore the unique drafting history, international reception, and potential impact of ecocide on the development of international law.. Questions about the event can be directed to [email protected] and [email protected].. ESIL members are invited to register via Zoom here.. POSTER. ...

Development project and human rights violation in india pdf - PDF | In India, the last quarter of the 20th century has been witness to a In its report on human rights in India during , Human Rights Watch stated and even as the human rights and development communities have been rights, including in the area of project displacement, workers rights and the., Western Shoshone Homelands | Indian Law Resource Center

Klug, Francesca (2010) Book review: making human rights real: the Human Rights Act in its first decade. International Journal of Law in Context, 6 (4). pp. 403-405. ISSN 1744-5523 ...

As the UN Human Rights Committee prepares to scrutinize the human rights situation in Tajikistan, a report by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (an OMCT-FIDH partnership) highlights how the regime of President Rahmon gradually eroded the freedom of association and expression of its critics, including human rights defenders and lawyers.. The report titled Their last stand? How human rights defenders are being squeezed out in Tajikistan, published on 1 July 2019 by the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and FIDH, within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, outlines how the authorities have increasingly restricted the legal space for human rights organisations and independent lawyers to provide assistance to victims of human rights violations, including torture.. The report finds that amendments to, among others, the Law on Public Associations - allegedly introduced to combat money laundering, terrorism and financing of ...

On 6 July 2021, Syrians for Truth and Justice and The Advocates for Human Rights addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council during the presentation of an oral update by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic covering recent developments in the country. We joined numerous countries and nongovernmental organizations in thanking the Commission of Inquiry for its work and calling for accountability in Syria. We look forward with continuing to collaborate with the Commission of Inquiry to monitor ongoing human rights violations in Syria. The text of our statement is reproduced below. You can watch the full session on UN Web TV.. _____. Madam President:. The Advocates for Human Rights and Syrians for Truth and Justice welcome the oral update of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria. Syrians for Truth and Justice monitors human rights violations in Syria. Our commitment to human rights monitoring stems from the idea that impartial and independent human ...

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN. WHEREAS Canada is a party to international instruments that provide for the respect and protection of the fundamental human rights of women and children; and. WHEREAS Canada is participating in an international initiative to eradicate the practice of female genital mutilation; and. WHEREAS Canadians are concerned that women and girls who are ordinarily resident in Canada are being subjected to the practice of female genital mutilation;. BE IT RESOLVED that CASHRA recommend to the Minister of Employment and Immigration that all prospective immigrants be provided with information setting out Canadas commitment to upholding international human rights instruments; emphasizing that the protection and respect of human rights is a cornerstone of Canadian society and extends to the protection of women and children against any acts which would cause grave interference with their personal inviolability, including female genital mutilation; and ...

Dharamshala: As the 46th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council begins, the UN, EU and Human Rights Desk of the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), has released a short video highlighting the gravest human rights violations in T

Chinas State Council Information Office on Wednesday issued the Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2020.

Intersex people are born with sex characteristics, such as chromosomes, gonads, or genitals that, according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies. Such variations may involve genital ambiguity, and combinations of chromosomal genotype and sexual phenotype other than XY-male and XX-female. Intersex infants and children may be subject to stigma, discrimination and human rights violations, including in education, employment and medical settings. Human rights violations in medical settings are increasingly recognized as human rights abuses. Other human rights and legal issues include the right to life, access to justice and reparations, access to information, and legal recognition. Implementation of rights protections in legislation and regulation has been slower. Few countries so far protect intersex people from discrimination, or provide access to reparations for harmful practices. This page summarizes reports and ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad Al Hussein is deploying a 10-member mission to South Sudan in order to assess the countrys human rights situation. This is in response to allegations of human rights abuses by perpetrators on both sides of the political divide within the landlocked country.. Mr. Zeid has said that the assessment report is to be presented to the UN Human Rights Council at its next session in March 2016. He added that it would also contain recommendations for how the situation in South Sudan can be improved.. For a more in-depth account click the link below:. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=52372#.VjHOUenA5lC. To read the press release from UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad Al Hussein click below:. http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=16649&LangID=E. Image source: www.unmultimedia.org. Text source: www.un.org, October 26th 2015. ...

Secretary of the Winnipeg Police Board Shauna Curtin said Smyth described a human rights violation or series of human rights violations in terms of whats happened with inmate transfer and holding.. Smyth said the Ministry of Justice did not meaningfully respond when he first raised the issue on May 5. He said the Remand Centre should allow new inmates, claiming the risk of COVID-19 spreading has lowered.. The risk of contracting COVID has greatly diminished in our community, and the risk of harm to one of these prisoners because of the way theyre being treated at this point has greatly increased, he said.. Smyth said those detained fell into two categories: people who were intoxicated and people who were violent.. Corey Shefman, an Aboriginal rights lawyer practicing in Manitoba and Ontario, thinks Smyth could have done more.. The first time an individual was kept in the lockup cell for 24 hours, let alone 48 hours, that information should have been made public and there should have ...

Anwar Khumaini, Jakarta - The raid by New South Wales police on Jakarta Governor Sutiyosos hotel room in Sydney, Australia, should be considered as a routine matter. In upholding cases of gross human rights violations, it is not just state officials that could be arrested but even the president can be arrested if he is involved in gross human rights violations.

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Why do powerful states like the U.S., U.K., China, and Russia repeatedly fail to meet their international legal obligations as defined by human rights instruments? How does global capitalism affect states ability to implement human rights, particularly in the context of global recession, state austerity, perpetual war, and environmental crisis? How are political and civil rights undermined as part of moves to impose security and surveillance regimes? This book presents a framework for understanding human rights as a terrain of struggle over power between states, private interests, and organized, bottom-up social movements. The authors develop a critical sociology of human rights focusing on the concept of the ,em,human rights enterprise,/em,: the process through which rights are defined and realized. While states are designated arbiters of human rights according to human rights instruments, they do not exist in a vacuum. Political sociology helps us to understand how global neoliberalism and ...

Eeva Heikkila of 9 Bedford Row has been elected as the Chair of the Human Rights Lawyers Association.. The Human Rights Lawyers Association aims to promote the effective legal protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms in the United Kingdom and to further research, education and training in the areas of human rights law and practice. The Association also aims to facilitate the sharing of knowledge about human rights law and to aid their effective implementation within the United Kingdoms legal framework and system of government.. The Human Rights Lawyers Association is open to all connected with the law and the legal profession who have an interest in human rights law in the United Kingdom. The Association currently has over 1800 members including solicitors, barristers, advocates, judges, government lawyers, legal academics, legal executives, in-house lawyers, pupils, trainees and law students.. ...

On Thursday 5th August 2021, Musa Babakhani, a member of the leadership of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, was assassinated by shooting with two bullets in Hewler Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region.. The preliminary investigations and documents state that the assassination of this political activist, who was also the member of the Leadership Committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, was performed by the intelligence organisations of the Islamic Republic of Iran.. The assassinations and physical eliminations by The Iranian regime have been an integral of internal and foreign policies against the Iranian oppositions for the past few decades.. The Human Rights organisations in Kurdistan, while strongly condemning the assassination of Musa Babakhani, call on all the International Human Rights organisations, especially The Human Rights reporters, especially the Special Reporter on the situation of human rights in Iran, to pay due attention to this issue. The Kurdistan Human Rights ...

Dozens of progressive groups have called upon President Joe Biden to focus more on climate change and to soften its criticism of Chinas human rights abuses. Politico reports that more than 40 progressive activist organizations sent a letter to the president and lawmakers on Wednesday urging them to prioritize cooperation with China on climate change and curb its confrontational approach over issues like Beijings crackdown on Hong Kong and forced detention of Uyghur Muslims.. The letter, which was written by groups including the Sunrise Movement, which devised the environmental action program known as the Green New Deal, is calling on the Biden administration and members of Congress to eschew the dominant antagonistic approach to U.S.-China relations and instead prioritize multilateralism, diplomacy, and cooperation with China to address the existential threat that is the climate crisis.. As previously reported by Rebel News, China is accused of human rights violations against minority ...

Mesoamerica, August 11, 2016 - The 750 women human rights defenders of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México and Nicaragua who make up the Mesoamerican Initiative of Women Human Rights Defenders (IM-Defensoras) lament the recent cancellation of the visit to Nicaragua from the Special UN Rapporteur on the Situation of Women Human Rights Defenders, Mr. Michel Forst.. This visit was to be made in the framework of requests made by regional and Nicaraguan groups for a regional consultation on Proposals to combat impunity and its impact on the situation of human rights defenders, to be held in Managua on August 24, along with other activities that would include an important meeting of the Rapporteur with members of the Nicaraguan Initiative of Women Human Rights Defenders.. According to the oficial notice of the cancellation of the Rapporteurs visit, the UN System of Security Services has not given its approval because it can neither guarantee the Rapporteurs security, nor that of visitors ...

This article examines the relation between the history of anthropology and human rights. It explains that anthropology first became connected with human rights in 1947 when the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) asked the American Anthropological Association (AAA) to write an advisory opinion on human rights during the drafting of what would become the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It also contends that the history of anthropologys relationship to human enables a better understanding of how and why human rights developed as they did.

The European Parliament ,. - having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to the European Convention on Human Rights, and to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights,. - having regard to UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/60/251 establishing the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC),. - having regard to the Declaration of 16 March 2006 by the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on behalf of the European Union on the establishment of the UNHRC,. - having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2011 on the 16th session of the UNHRC(1) ,. - having regard to its resolution of 16 December 2010 on Human Rights in the World in 2009 and EU policy on the matter(2) ,. - having regard to previous joint statements and declarations at the United Nations, including the Joint statement on ending acts of violence and related human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity of 22 March 2011 at the Human Rights Council, and the Declaration on Human Rights and ...

50 Years of Human Rights In Nova Scotia: Reflecting on the Past and Moving Towards a More Socially Just Society.. The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission was established in March 1967. To mark this 50th anniversary and to further engage Nova Scotians in a meaningful discussion about human rights and issues of equity, the Dalhousie School of Social Work will be hosting this one-day conference! The conference will highlight work from graduate students analysis of human rights cases, with panel presentations and posters, in addition to keynote addresses from experts in the human rights field.. For more information please visit the School of Social Work website.. ...

Rikomatic: Nobel Prize Laureates support UN Human Rights Council. Steve Clemons: Bolton has Been Trying to Kill the Human Rights Council from the Beginning. Paper Chase: US Rejects Proposed UN Human Rights Council Reform. Thomas Paines Corner: Human Rights Hypocrisy. Opinio Juris: U.S. Will Oppose New U.N. Human Rights Council ...

The organisation SEAL CYPRUS has implemented a transnational seminar for executives of voluntary governmental organizations entitled Human Rights Education versus Cyber-hate. The training took place in Larnaca from 1 to 9 of December 2018. The delegates were 36 youth workers from 10 countries.. Τhe main aim of the training was to incorporate the Human Rights approach in Youth Work to combat online hate speech. The participants have worked on how to promote media literacy and critical thinking among young people.. The training achieved to raise awareness about Cyber-hate and the risks it represents at a personal level (well-being of young people) and a social level (democracy).. The project partners have committed to prevent and counter cyber-hate and violent radicalisation of the young people online and offline with the use of Human Rights Education.. On Tuesday, December 4, the delegates had the honour to meet the Cyprus Commissioner for Volunteerism and NGO, Mr. Yiannis Yiannaki, who ...

As the bloodshed in Libya continues - the most recent reports indicate Muammar Qaddafi is staging new attacks on rebel strongholds - the UN Human Rights Council is set to adopt a major report hailing Libyas human rights record, despite the fact that the UN General Assembly on Tuesday voted to suspend the Arab countrys council membership for committing gross and systematic violations of human rights.. The 23-page UN report, which according to the councils agenda will be reviewed and voted on this month, was compiled as part of the councils Universal Periodic Review, a process the UN bills as a rigorous scrutiny of the human rights records of each UN member state every four years. While touted as the No. 1 innovation because everyone would be scrutinized equally, said Anne Bayefsky, Eye on the UN chief, the rules enable them [human rights abuser states] to line up countries that support them to speak on their behalf. The result is that human rights abuser states come away from the ...

United Nations independent experts have expressed grave concerns at continued reports that human rights defenders are being subjected to physical attacks, harassment, arrest and detention, and death threats, particularly in Hebron in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), in an apparent bid by Israeli authorities and settler elements to stop their peaceful and important work.Amidst a charged and violent atmosphere over past months in the OPT, Palestinian and international defenders are providing a protective presence for Palestinians at risk of violence, and documenting human rights violations, said the UN Special Rapporteur the situation of human rights defenders, Michel Forst.. The continued harassment of human rights defenders in the OPT, who are exercising their rights to freedoms of expression and association, is simply unacceptable. It should cease immediately, Mr. Forst stressed.. Earlier this month, a group of UN human rights experts urged the Israeli Government to ensure a ...

Statement by Mr.Virendra, leader of the Indian delegation, 2 March, 1987 The Commission on Human Rights meets once again at a time when both the situation of the Tamil minorities in Sri Lanka as well as the progress towards a satisfactory solution to the ethnic problem leave little room for optimism. In deliberations in this Commission in the past few years most delegates and observers including those from India and Sri Lanka had expressed hopes for an improvement in the situation and an early settlement. Unfortunately the violation of the human rights of the Tamil minorities continues and our sincere hopes for a settlement have remained unfulfilled.. If we recall the discussion on this question in the past three years we find that the deliberations of the Commission seem to have acquired a recurrent and tragic refrain. Attention was drawn it previous years to arbitrary arrests, disappearances, killings and denial of human rights to the Tamil minority. The actions of the Sri Lankan military and ...

War, Conflict and Human Rights is an innovative inter-disciplinary textbook, combining aspects of law, politics and conflict analysis to examine the relationship between human rights and armed conflict.. This third edition has been fully revised and updated, and contains a completely new chapter on business, conflict and human rights. Making use of both theoretical and practical approaches, the authors:. examine the tensions and complementarities between protection of human rights and resolution of conflict - the competing political demands and the challenges posed by internal armed conflict and the increasing role of nonstate actors, including corporations, in armed conflicts;. explore the scope and effects of human rights violations in contemporary armed conflicts, such as in Sierra Leone, Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the former Yugoslavia;. assess the legal and institutional accountability mechanisms developed in the wake of armed conflict to punish violations of ...

Human Rights Day. Human Rights Day is observed every year on the 10th of December, to celebrate the date that the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This year, marks the 70th anniversary of the UDHR, a milestone document that proclaimed the inalienable rights which everyone everywhere were entitled to for simply being a human being. These rights apply to all people regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political opinion, national or social origin, property, and birth or other status.. It is the most translated document in the world, available in 500 languages. Our human rights are at the heart of achieving the SDGs. Without human dignity, we cannot drive sustainable development and without sustainable development, we are unable to achieve our human rights. The UDHR helps to empower us all, and the principals that they are based on are still hugely important today. We need to #standup4humanrights for everyone, and take action ...

The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and their Syrian partners delivered an oral intervention on Syria before the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday morning, March 17. The intervention was delivered by prominent Syrian human rights lawyer Anouar Al Bunni, as part of the 28th session of the HRC, which opened on March 2 in Geneva and is scheduled to continue until March 27.. Coinciding with the fourth anniversary of the beginning of the peaceful protests calling for democratic reforms in Syria, the intervention expressed dismay with the international communitys failure to confront the culture of impunity that is deeply rooted in Syria and protect civilians from abuses by both the Syrian government and warring parties in the country.. The organizations welcomed the report of the UN commission of inquiry on Syria and its efforts to expose grave violations and international ...

The Iranian regimes ongoing human rights violations, particularly the execution of minors and other prisoners in the recent days, and not releasing prisoners amid the coronavirus outbreak, has been condemned by the international community.. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday condemned the execution of Shayan Saeedpour, the second execution of a child offender in recent days by the Iranian authorities. Mr. Saeedpour was rearrested after participating in a rebellion in Saqqez prison against prison conditions amid the coronavirus outbreak. Prior to Shayan, on 18 April, Majid Esmailzadeh was also reportedly executed in Ardabil prison in Ardabil Province. He was arrested in 2012 and convicted on a charge of murder allegedly committed when he was under 18. In addition, the death sentence for Danial Zeinolabedini, who was sentenced despite being under 18 at the time of the offence, was upheld on 2 April after he was beaten by officials in Miandoab prison in West ...

The below article was published by New York Post, photo credit: AP. House Republicans are raising concerns about John Kerry, President Bidens special climate envoy, over recent remarks he made on reaching a potential climate deal with China - saying he trivialized the severity of the human rights abuses inflicted on Uyghur Muslims in the communist country. The criticisms of Kerrys rhetoric come in the wake of his recent interview with Foreign Policy, where he said: We have differences on economic rules, on cyber. We have other differences on human rights, geostrategic interests, but those differences do not have to get in the way of something that is as critical as dealing with climate. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have repeatedly condemned Chinas forced labor camps, which have targeted Uyghur Muslims in Chinas Xinjiang region, with Congress having moved on multiple resolutions aimed at pushing back against the abuses.. But multiple Republicans on the House Committee on Foreign ...

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.The Universal Declaration of Human Rights promises to protect freedom and prevent future atrocities.The power of the Universal Declaration is the power of ideas to change the world. Ideas which are the inalienable entitlements of all people, at all times and everywhere. They are the rights of people of every color, from every race and ethnic group no matter their sex, their class, their caste, their creed and their age.The vigilant, unwavering advancement of those rights will make the world safer and more prosperous for us all.. In the world today terrorism in all forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most extensive threats to international peace and security in the way that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of ...

As members of HaSS Faculty Research Groups, we seek to cultivate a stimulating and innovative research environment by forging inter-disciplinary and inter-institutional links.. The NHRSJ examines human rights as a foundation of wider inter-disciplinary research into social justice.. We engage with contemporary discussions on the nature of human rights, the challenges faced by the human rights movement and the concepts history and development. As such, our work has relevance across the humanities and social sciences. We aim to produce outputs that raise awareness of relevant issues, alter attitudes of public officials, shape debate, and issue in legal change.. The work of the NHRSJ advances understanding of human rights and social justice, both within and beyond the United Kingdom. In our work, we collaborate with practitioners, non-governmental organisations, international organisations and government agencies, contributing to training and knowledge exchange within this important field.. The ...

The language of human rights is the most prominent people-centred language of global justice today. This textbook looks at how human rights are constructed at local, national, international and transnational levels and considers commonalities and differences around the world. Through discussions of key debates in the interdisciplinary study of human rights, the book develops its themes by considering examples of human rights advocacy in international organisations, national states and local grassroots movements. Case studies relating to specific organisations and institutions illustrate how human rights are being used to address structural injustices: imperialist geopolitics, authoritarianism and corruption, inequalities created by freeing markets, dangers faced by transnational migrants as a result of the securitization of borders, and violence against women.. , Presents debates alongside case studies, helping students to understand not only how others have approached the study of human ...

On the occasion of the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, ADHRB submitted a written statement to the Council regarding the severe decline in Bahrains human rights situation over the preceding year. 2017: A New Low Point for Human Rights in Bahrain Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) takes this opportunity at ...