General Comment No. 2: Implementation of article 2 by States Parties, CAT/C/GC/2, 24 January 2008
21. The protection of certain minority or marginalized individuals or populations especially at risk of torture is a part of the obligation to prevent torture or ill-treatment. States parties must ensure that, insofar as the obligations arising under the Convention...
ICJ Intervention on the review of mandate of the special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms
The ICJ in the intervention on 13 December 2007 pointed to the necessity of the mandate on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism because of increase of terrorism and rapid developments in counter terrorism.
Council fails to take resolute action on Sudan/Darfur, Myanmar and Pakistan, despite long-awaited substantive debate
The ICJ today called on all governments to raise the voice and take bold measures to protect human rights wherever vigorous action is needed.
The call came after the UN Human Rights Council concluded its resumed 6th session on 14 December 2007. The ICJ is concerned at the termination of the mandate of the Group of Experts on Darfur and the Council’s failure to adopt sound measures in response to human rights crises in Myanmar and Pakistan. “The negotiations on country resolutions strove for consensus, not for real improvements in human rights protection. Human rights discourse cannot be subordinated to consensus at almost any cost”, said Nicholas Howen, Secretary-General of the International Commission of Jurists.
6th Session Human Rights Council-Press releases-2007 (full text, PDF)
The application of procedures and mechanisms of the Human Rights Council
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)
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