International Commission of Jurists
Human Rights Council: ICJ expresses dismay at new draft resolution on transnationals and human rights

Human Rights Council: ICJ expresses dismay at new draft resolution on transnationals and human rights

Jun 16, 2011 | Advocacy, Analysis briefs

The ICJ and other human rights groups considers that “the draft resolution before the Council falls far short of what is needed”.

“If the Council adopts the resolution as it stands, it will have failed in its fundamental mission to advance the protection of human rights,” they fear.

Syria : human rights council requests establishment of UN-led fact finding mission, international community must continue to act

Syria : human rights council requests establishment of UN-led fact finding mission, international community must continue to act

Apr 29, 2011 | News

The United Nations Human Rights Council today convened a special session on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic.

By affirmative vote of 26 of the 47 members, the Council adopted a resolution on the human rights crisis in Syria.

While welcoming the content of the resolution, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) expressed regret that the Human Rights Council was unable to adopt a resolution on such a critical situation without consensus. The ICJ had called on the Council to take strong and unanimous action in response to the ongoing gross human rights violations committed by the Syrian security forces, including members of the Presidential guard and pro-regime militia.

Syria-finding mission-UN-web story-2011 (full text, PDF)

Human rights in Kenya and Zimbabwe : governments of national unity and transitional processes

Human rights in Kenya and Zimbabwe : governments of national unity and transitional processes

Sep 23, 2010 | Agendas, Events

The ICJ and the Zimbabwe Advocacy Office (ZAO) is inviting government representatives, civil society and human rights experts to a dialogue on the growing phenomenon of multi-party transitional governments, election-related violence and the protection of human rights in Africa.

The dialogue, focusing on the cases of Kenya and Zimbabwe will take place during the 15th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Kenya-Zimbabwe-rights governments processes-event-2010 (full text in English, PDF)

Kenya-Zimbabwe-rights governments processes-agenda-2010 (full text in English, PDF)

Inter-committee workshop “Activities of transnational corporations : impact on the implementation of human rights treaty obligations”

Inter-committee workshop “Activities of transnational corporations : impact on the implementation of human rights treaty obligations”

Jun 18, 2010 | Agendas

Treaty-bodies have a special role in monitoring State compliance with human rights treaty obligations and providing guidance to States Parties on how to fulfil those obligations. The workshop afforded an occasion for in-depth examination and interaction between the committees on the impact that activities of transnational corporations have in the implementation of treaty obligations, providing a comparative and informed perspective on approaching these issues and encouraging coordinated action.

Switzerland-workshop transnational corporations-agenda-2010 (full text in English, PDF)

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