ICJ and NJCM statement on adoption of the Universal Periodic Review of the Netherlands

ICJ and NJCM statement on adoption of the Universal Periodic Review of the Netherlands

In an interactive dialogue with representatives of the Government of the Netherlands, the ICJ and the Dutch section of the ICJ, the NJCM, called for greater consultation with civil society.

The ICJ and NJCM also urged the Netherlands to give human rights a prominent place in civic education.

The statement was delivered today during the adoption by the UN Human Rights Council of the Universal Periodic Review outcome document on the Netherlands, during the course of the 21st regular session of the Council.

HRC21-UPR-Netherlands-OralStatement-non-legal submission-2012 (download statement, in PDF)

ICJ statement on adoption of the Universal Periodic Review of India

ICJ statement on adoption of the Universal Periodic Review of India

In an interactive dialogue with representatives of its government, the ICJ called on India to accept recommendations to expedite the ratification of the UN Convention against Torture and its Optional Protocol. Watch the webcast.

The ICJ delivered its statement today during the adoption by the UN Human Rights Council of the Universal Periodic Review outcome document on India, during the course of the 21st regular session of the Council.

HRC21-Item6-India-OralStatement-non-legal submissions-2012 (download statement, in PDF)

INDIA -Universl Periodic Review-press release-2012 (full text, in PDF)

ICJ submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Pakistan

ICJ submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Pakistan

Under the second cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism, the UN Human Rights Council Working Group on the UPR will be undertaking a review of Pakistan during its 14th session.

In a submission to the Working Group, the ICJ has focused on the discrete issues of:

  1. independence of the judiciary;
  2. business and human rights, concerning safety and security for miners;
  3. protection of the rights of the child; and
  4. Pakistan’s party status to international human rights instruments and its cooperation with the UN treaty bodies and the Council’s Special Procedures.

Pakistan-UPR14-StakeholderSubmission-legal submission (2012) (download in PDF)

Pakistan-Comparison-FirstAndSecondCycle-advocacy-2012 (full text in English, PDF)

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