Archivo de Etiquetas: Human Rights

WHEREAS the Government of the Republic of the Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Sudan People’s Liberation Army (the Parties) having met in Machakos Kenya, from 18 June 2002 through 20 July 2002 under the auspices of the IGAD Peace Process; and WHEREAS the Parties have reiterated their commitment to …

CIDH CONDENA CUALQUIER INTENTO DE ALTERACIÓN DEL ÓRDEN DEMOCRÁTICO EN ECUADOR Washington, D.C., 30 de septiembre de 2010 –  La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) condena cualquier intento de alterar el orden constitucional y democrático en Ecuador, así como la situación en que se encuentra el Presidente Rafael Correa, …

Member Countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Viet …

Adopted by General Assembly Resolution 61/295 on 13 September 2007 The General Assembly,Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter,Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other …

CIDH PRESENTA DEMANDA SOBRE CHILE ANTE LA CORTEIDH Washington, D.C., 20 de septiembre de 2010 – La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) presentó una demanda ante la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CorteIDH) relacionada con Chile. El 17 de septiembre de 2010, la CIDH presentó una demanda en el …

Nuevos informes de peticiones y casos en la Web New Reports on Petitions and Cases on the Website Español English Informes de Admisibilidad Admissibility Reports Informe No. 1/10 Petición 1723-02 Homero Flor Freire (Ecuador) Report Nº 71/10 Petition 691-04 Omar Francisco Canales Ciliezar HONDURAS Informe No. 2/10 Petición 1011-03 Fredy …

UN Secretary General Sets Out Options for dealing with Piracy off Somalia The United Nations Secretary General has recently submitted a report to the Security Council in which he sets out 7 options for dealing with piracy off the coast of Somalia. The incidence of piracy off the coast of …

Who is Party to the Geneva Convention but not a Member of the UN? Last week (Aug 12) was the 61st anniversary of the adoption of the 1949 Geneva Conventions on the protection of victims of armed conflict. The Geneva Conventions are the most widely ratified treaties with 194 parties …

The Rise of International Criminal Law: A Further Rejoinder to Roth and AndersonEditor’s Note: This post is part of series discussing the 2009 EJIL Article by Professor Kenneth Anderson: “The Rise of International Criminal Law: Intended and Unintended Consequences,” . Previous posts in this discussion were by Ken Anderson (see here, …

‘Is torture ever justified?’: The European Court of Human Rights decision in Gäfgen v Germany Natasha Simonsen is a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford. Previously, she worked as a consultant for UNICEF and has interned with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Pakistan. Earlier this month, the Grand Chamber …

The Swiss Referendum on the Prohibition of Minarets  Anne Peters is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Basel, a position she has held since 2001. In the academic year 2004/05 she was Dean of the Faculty of Law. Prior to taking up the tenured post she was …

Inter-American Human Rights Commission: Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela and Haiti with severe human rights problems According to the Annual Report 2008 of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights, Colombia, Cuba, Venezuela and Haiti continue to have serious human rights problems (see here for the report). The Commission’s Report, which was presented …