Apr 1, 2010
This is the fourth edition of references to sexual orientation and gender identity within the United Nations human rights system.
It is a comprehensive collection of jurisprudence, general comments, concluding observations, and reports from human rights treaty bodies and independent experts (also known as Special Procedures) of the UN Charter-based system.
In addition, it includes:
- speeches and press releases from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights;
- the Joint Statement on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, signed by 66 States and presented to the General Assembly in December 2008; and
- excerpts from the UNHCR Guidance Note on Refugee Claims Relating to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.
This UN compilation covers the time period January 2007 through March 2010.
sexual orientation gender identity law UN human rights system-publication-2010
Apr 1, 2010
In November 2009, the Nepalese constitutional committee charged with preparing a Concept Paper on Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles delivered its draft text to the country’s Constituent Assembly.
The Committee’s chapter on Fundamental Rights contains proposed rights provisions including a variety of articles that are equality/non-discrimination related or bear directly on economic, social and cultural rights (ESCRs).
In many ways, the Committee on Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles has produced a remarkable draft text in the area of ESCRs and Equality Rights. A broad range of ESCRs has been included—many have been explicitly included for the first time in South Asia—and the equality rights of many disadvantaged groups have been recognized. All in all, the draft text is an impressive foundation and demonstrates, on the part of Committee members, a considerable commitment, dedication and concern for the interests and rights of all Nepalis.
Nepal-Fundamental Rights Committee ESC rights-analysis brief-2010-eng (full text in English, PDF)
Nepal-Fundamental Rights Committee ESC rights-analysis brief-2010-nep (full text in Nepali, PDF)
Mar 26, 2010 | News
Entre los días 22 y 26 de marzo la CIJ llevó a cabo una misión de alto nivel en Guatemala con el fin de observar el proceso de elección de Fiscal General. Durante la visita, la delegación de la CIJ mantuvo reuniones con los distintos actores involucrados en el proceso y con organizaciones de la sociedad civil enfocadas hacia la administración de justicia, en las que intercambió impresiones con sus interlocutores y procuró dar difusión a los estándares internacionales contenidos en las Directrices de Naciones Unidas sobre la función de los fiscales aprobadas por consenso por la Asamblea General, específicamente lo relativo al numeral primero que establece que “las personas designadas como fiscales serán personas probas e idóneas, con formación y calificaciones adecuadas”.
Guatemala-election Fiscal General-press release-2010-spa
Mar 26, 2010 | Comunicados de prensa, Noticias
Entre los días 22 y 26 de marzo la CIJ llevó a cabo una misión de alto nivel en Guatemala con el fin de observar el proceso de elección de Fiscal General. Durante la visita, la delegación de la CIJ mantuvo reuniones con los distintos actores involucrados en el proceso y con organizaciones de la sociedad civil enfocadas hacia la administración de justicia, en las que intercambió impresiones con sus interlocutores y procuró dar difusión a los estándares internacionales contenidos en las Directrices de Naciones Unidas sobre la función de los fiscales aprobadas por consenso por la Asamblea General, específicamente lo relativo al numeral primero que establece que “las personas designadas como fiscales serán personas probas e idóneas, con formación y calificaciones adecuadas”.
Guatemala-election Fiscal General-press release-2010-spa
Mar 23, 2010
The ICJ denounced a lack of progress in achieving accountability for alleged gross violations of human rights and international humanitarian law committed during the Gaza conflict.The ICJ urged the Human Rights Council to assist in establishing an expert group to monitor progress of national investigations, and invited the Security Council to refer this situation to the International Criminal Court to ensure that alleged perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity are investigated and held criminally accountable.
Palestine-intervetion rights situation-analysis brief-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
