Nov 20, 2007 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
NJCM, the Dutch section of the ICJ, as part of a coalition of Dutch NGOs, made written submissions to the Human Rights Council on the Universal Periodic Review of the Netherlands.
The submission addressed the legal status of UN human rights instruments in Dutch law; the role of the Netherlands in setting international human rights law standards; issues in reporting under UN human rights treaties; national processes for assessing compliance with human rights; gender policy and mainstreaming; counter-terrorism policy; rights of aliens; and rights to health and education.
Netherlands-Dutch NGOs-UPR-non-judicial submission-2007 (full text, PDF)
Nov 6, 2007 | Advocacy
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has compiled a document on the application of procedures and mechanisms of the UN Human Rights Council.
It outlines its interpretation of the way in which the Council’s institutional architecture must function in order to ensure the Council can fulfill its mandate to protect and promote human rights worldwide.
Application HRC-Occasional Papers-2007 (full text, PDF)
Oct 5, 2007 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
ICJ Intervention in the General Discussion.
Oct 5, 2007 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
ICJ Intervention on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories, in follow-up to OM/1/2 of 19 June 2007.
Jun 29, 2007 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Mr. Leandro Despouy (A/HRC/4/25)
Jun 15, 2007 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
Human Rights Council 5th Session, 11 – 18 June 2007 General Debate on the Institution-Building of the Human Rights Council.
