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 20, 2011 | Advocacy, Legal submissions
It is expected that the draft General Comment will be considered by the Committee during its 47th session in November 2011.
Comment concerning implementation of article 14 on rights to redress- legal submission-2011 (full text, PDF)
Sep 20, 2010 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
The time has come to ensure that people denied their economic, social and cultural rights, in particular those living in poverty, are able to access justice.
Sep 20, 2010 | News
Only thirty-three states have signed and two states have ratified the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Aug 30, 2010 | Events
El seminario (Sao Paulo, 30 Agosto 2010) va a discutir el tema de “Impacto de las actividades de Empresas Multinacionales en la puesta en práctica de las obligaciones internacionales en materia de derechos humanos”. El seminario está dirigido a miembros regionales de órganos de tratados internacionales de derechos humanos y busca crear un espacio de diálogo y coordinación entre miembros de los diferentes comités de derechos humanos y tendrá lugar como continuación de otro seminario que tuvo lugar en Ginebra en Junio del 2010.
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