Oct 11, 2011 | Advocacy, Analysis briefs
Since 2009, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for the strengthening and increased funding for the UN treaty bodies.
The UN treaty bodies are the monitoring mechanisms established under the universal treaties on international human rights.
To date, however, this strengthening process has inadequately addressed the need to strengthen, streamline and coordinate the Individual Communications procedures of the treaty bodies.
A coalition of NGOs has therefore issued a joint statement on the strengthening of these procedures, which represent a key aspect of the right of access by all to international justice in the context of human rights. The joint statement includes recommendations to States, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the treaty bodies themselves.
statement strengthening treaty body-analysis brief-2011 (full text in English, PDF)
Sep 17, 2009 | Events
The ICJ and other NGOs are hosting a side event at the 12th Session of the Human Rights Council: the Role of International Law in the Protection of People of Diverse Sexual Orientations and Gender Identities.
Featured speakers include ICJ Commissioner Vitit Muntarbhorn, Kenya National Human Rights Commissioner Lawrence Mute, and Alternative Law Forum co-founder Arvind Narrain. The occasion is also the launch of the Practitioner’s Guide on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and International Human Rights Law.
HRC Side Event on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity-Events-2009 (Full text, DOC)
Jun 27, 2006 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
Six human rights groups issued the following oral statement.
Aug 6, 2004 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
La Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas adopto el 18 de diciembre de 2002, la resolución 57/219 “Protección de los derechos humanos y las libertades fundamentales en la lucha antiterrorista.
Esta marco un importante hito al recordar que “los Estados deben cerciorarse de que las medidas que se adopten para combatir el terrorismo cumplan con sus obligaciones con arreglo con el derecho internacional, en particular las normas internacionales de derechos humanos, el derecho de los refugiados y el derecho internacional humanitario.” Ciertamente en el pasado, la asamblea General había reiterado ese llamado. Pero esta vez, la Asamblea General instó “a los Estados a que, en la lucha contra el terrorismo, tomen en consideración las resoluciones y decisiones de las Naciones Unidas sobre los derechos humanos, y […] a considerar las recomendaciones de los procedimientos y mecanismos especiales de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos y los comentarios y puntos de vista pertinentes de los órganos de las Naciones Unidas creados en virtud de tratados de derechos humanos”.
terrorism-advocacy-2004-spa (full text in Spanish, PDF)
Nov 24, 2003 | News
Seven international human rights groups have strongly endorsed the call for international monitoring of the human rights situation in Nepal.
