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UN Secretary-General opens window of opportunity for real and positive reform

Mar 25, 2005 | News

The ICJ welcomes the report to the United Nations General Assembly issued this week by Secretary-General, Kofi Annan: “In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all.”

ICJ opening statement to the open-ended working group on Optional Protocol to the ICESCR

Feb 28, 2005 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions

A functioning Optional Protocol will give us all a more thorough understanding of economic social and cultural rights. It will strengthen the recognition of these rights.

Joint submission for an Optional Protocol to the ICESCR

Feb 28, 2005 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions

Joint submission presented by human rights groups on behalf of the International Coalition for an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

NGOs invoved: ICJ, the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions, Foodfirst Information and Action Network and International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia-Pacific

Joint Submission for an Optional Protocol to the ICESCR [full text, PDF]

Study by the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, “Women and adequate housing”, E/CN.4/2005/43, February 25, 2005

Feb 25, 2005

Summary Critical factors affecting women’s right to adequate housing and land are lack of secure tenure, lack of information about women’s human rights, lack of access to affordable social services as a result of privatization, lack of access to credit and housing...

Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: Combatting defamation of religions, E/CN.4/2005/15, February 9, 2005

Feb 9, 2005

21. Support, in the form of small grants administered by the “Assisting Communities Together” (ACT) project, a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and OHCHR, was given for grass-roots youth projects to promote respect for diversity in...

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UN Secretary-General opens window of opportunity for real and positive reform

Study by the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, “Women and adequate housing”, E/CN.4/2005/43, February 25, 2005

Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: Combatting defamation of religions, E/CN.4/2005/15, February 9, 2005

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