A functioning Optional Protocol will give us all a more thorough understanding of economic social and cultural rights. It will strengthen the recognition of these rights.
Joint submission presented by human rights groups on behalf of the International Coalition for an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
NGOs invoved: ICJ, the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions, Foodfirst Information and Action Network and International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia-Pacific
Joint Submission for an Optional Protocol to the ICESCR [full text, PDF]
The ICJ today submitted a Memorandum to the European Commission on the establishment of a human rights agency in the European Union.
The ICJ sets out clear benchmarks for a human rights institution that would provide a strong mechanism to address human rights and rule of law problems in the European Union.
“We call on the European Commission to elaborate a proposal for a EU Human Rights Agency, which is in line with international standards for independent and effective human rights institutions”, says Gerald Staberock, Coordinator of ICJ’s National Implementation Programme. “This step is long overdue and the agency should have a real impact on the promotion and protection of human rights in the European Union and its member states. A weak and flawed institution, on the other hand, would not increase the legitimacy of EU policies but could raise concerns about double-standards, internally and externally.”
Submission on the establishment of a EU Human Rights Agency [full text, PDF]
La CIJ est aujourd’hui intervenue devant la Commission africaine des droits de l’Homme et des peuples réunie à Dakar et dont les débats ont pour la première fois porté sur le terrorisme et les droits de l’Homme.
La CIJ invite dans son intervention la Commission africaine à contrôler la conformité à la Charte africaine des droits de l’Homme des mesures de lutte contre le terrorisme prises par les Etats africains parties à la Charte.
La CIJ invite par ailleurs la Commission africaine des droits de l’Homme à élaborer des directives sur la protection des droits de l’Homme dans la lutte contre le terrorisme visant à guider les Etats dans l’élaboration et la mise en oeuvre de mesures de lutte contre le terrorisme respectueuses des droits de l’Homme.
achpr-terrorism-advocacy-2004-fra (Texte complet en PDF)
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