Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, A/HRC/32/40, 4 May 2016
IV. International trade agreements and their impact on the human rights of migrants A. Direct impact on the rights of migrants Human rights concerns of vulnerable population groups 57. The Special Rapporteur recommends that special attention be paid to the potential...Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to health, A/HRC/32/32, 4 April 2016
II. Understanding adolescence and its implications for the right to health A. A period of transition 12. The transition towards adulthood is characterized by the changing nature of relationships. Across cultures, adolescents begin to attach far greater significance to...Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to health, A/HRC/32/33, 4 April 2016
III. Obligations of States regarding sport and healthy lifestyles and the right to health Respect 16. The obligation to respect the right to health by refraining from denying or limiting access to health services and by abstaining from enforcing discriminatory...
UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution on human rights defenders addressing economic, social, and cultural rights
The ICJ welcomes today’s adoption by the UN Human Rights Council of a resolution on human rights defenders addressing economic, social and cultural rights.Negotiation of the resolution was led by Norway, who presented the draft to the Council with co-sponsorship with a large number of states from around the world.
A series of hostile amendments tabled by the Russian Federation, China, Cuba, Egypt and Pakistan, which would have weakened the resolution, were defeated, and the resolution was ultimately adopted by a large majority.
The ICJ had earlier joined advocacy efforts to support the resolution text as presented, and welcomes the strong message the resolution as adopted sends affirming the importance of defenders’ work on economic, social and cultural rights, as well as the need for states to respect, protect and fulfil the human rights of such defenders, including through a range of legislative, policy, and practical measures.
The draft resolution is available in an unofficial version here: 2016 draft resolution HRDs as orally revised.
The voting on the resolution is available here: Result of the vote HRDs
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