ICJ calls on UN member states to establish a strong Human Rights Council
The ICJ calls on UN Member States to adopt the draft resolution issued by the President of the General Assembly on the establishment of a new Human Rights Council to replace the Commission on Human Rights.
Report submitted by the Special Rapporteur on the right to education, E/CN.4/2006/45, February 8, 2006
64. The difficulties facing young and teenage girls are often aggravated by other types of exclusion linked to disabilities, ethnic or geographical origin, sexual preferences, and religious beliefs or lack thereof, among other things. 113. The Special Rapporteur...
Opening statement by the ICJ to the open-ended Working Group to consider options for an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
On 6 February, during the opening session for an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the ICJ made an oral statement
ICJ statement optional protocol-event-2006 (full text in English, PDF)
General Comment No. 18: The Right to Work (art. 6), E/C.12/GC/18, February 6, 2006
12. The exercise of work in all its forms and at all levels requires the existence of the following interdependent and essential elements, implementation of which will depend on the conditions present in each State party: (b) Accessibility. The labour market must be...Recent News
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