Jul 31, 2003
This report documents the ICJ’s legislative reform project on India jointly held with the Indian Social Institute (ISI).
The Government of India proposed the Protection from Domestic Violence Bill, 2001 (the Bill). There was serious criticism of the bill by the NGO community because the the NGO community felt that the Bill was seriously flawed and would not provide effective remedies to the victims of domestic violence.
The Government of India then referred the Bill to a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development (the Standing Committee).
The Standing Committee made some positive suggestions to amend the bill and submitted its 124th Report on the Protection from the Domestic Violence Bill, 2002.
The Bill including the Standing Committee recommendation was introduced in the Parliament on 22 December 2002. There was widespread concern that the Bill may be adopted by Parliament without sufficient debate.
Despite the Standing Committee recommendations remained, the women’s rights community continues to be concerned that it still falls short of providing remedies to the victims.
India-gender injustice-workshop report-2003 (full text, PDF)
Mar 12, 2003
On 26-27 September 2002, the ICJ convened a roundtable of experts to discuss issue areas mandated to the Optional Protocol independent expert by the 58th session of the Commission on Human Rights, to report on during the Commission’s 59th session.
Jun 1, 2002
On 11 April 2002, the ICJ, in co-operation with the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Chile convened a parallel meeting to the Commission on Human Rights.
Jan 30, 2002
On November 30, 2001, the ICJ convened a roundtable on the draft Optional Protocol, (hereinafter draft OP), to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, (hereinafter ICESCR or the Covenant).
Jan 1, 1999
Report of the regional seminar which was organised in Abidjan from 9-12 March 1998. The seminar was one of the initiatives aimed at implementing the Bangalore Plan in Action in Africa.
Discussions of the seminar focused on principles for the protection of ESCR. There was an attempt to clarify the meaning of concepts such as good governance and examine the evolving rights framework and approach using case studies from Africa. Participants examined the applicability of this framework within the context of the ACHPR and the ICESCR. The seminar also discussed strategies for ensuring the protection of ESCR, such as monitoring, sensitisation and mobilisation, policy reform and advocacy, and the need for an interdisciplinary approach for protecting the rights in question.
This report contains about twenty statements made and papers presented at the seminar. It is expected to be of use to the various national and regional actors and to the OAU mechanism which will be charged with the implementation of the African Economic Treaty.
Participants agreed that the conclusions and recommendations of the meeting be referred to as “The Law of Abidjan” – they were published in a separate booklet.
Africa-economic, social and cultural rights-seminar report-1999-eng (full text in English, PDF)
Africa-economic, social and cultural rights-seminar report-1999-fra (full text in French, PDF)
Africa-economic, social and cultural rights-seminar report-conclusions-1998-eng (conclusions in English and French, PDF)
