Information on "Human Rights Treaties and Agreements"
January 2013
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22 Jan 2013
Bumpy Road to the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
Author: Katherine G Southwick
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
In November 2012 ASEAN adopted the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD). More on «Bumpy Road to the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration»
September 2012
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Sep 2012
Policy-to-Outcome Indicators and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Author: Federica Prina
Publisher: European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI)
Indicators to measure the performance of international human rights treaties are increasingly a requirement in the assessment of the impact of legal standards. More on «Policy-to-Outcome Indicators and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages»
April 2012
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23 Apr 2012
Deportation of Individuals Who May Face a Risk of Torture
Author: Alexander Horne, Melanie Gower
Publisher: House of Commons Library
The note explores the case of deportation of individuals to countries where they may face a real risk of torture. More on «Deportation of Individuals Who May Face a Risk of Torture»
December 2011
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Dec 2011
Sur - International Journal on Human Rights Vol 8 No 15 (Dec 2011)
Author: Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Leandro Martins Zanitelli, Maria Issaeva, Irina Sergeeva, Maria Suchkova, Cássia Maria Rosato, Ludmila Cerqueira Correia, Damián A González-Salzberg, Marcia Nina Bernardes, Malak El-Chichini Poppovic, Lucia Nader, Oscar Vilhena Vieira, Eloisa Machado de Almeida, Juana Kweitel, Pedro Paulo Poppovic
Publisher: Conectas Human Rights
This issue focuses on various human rights themes. The first section includes articles on business and human rights, human rights in Islam, as well as an interview with Denise Dora from the Ford Foundation. More on «Sur - International Journal on Human Rights Vol 8 No 15 (Dec 2011)»
November 2011
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15 Nov 2011
The United Nations Human Rights Council
Author: Luisa Blanchfield
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
On March 15, 2006, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution replacing the Commission on Human Rights with a new Human Rights Council, which was viewed as a key component of comprehensive UN reform. More on «The United Nations Human Rights Council » -
10 Nov 2011
Convention on Enforced Disappearance
Author: Arabella Thorp
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This paper examines the 2006 International Convention on the Protection of all persons from Enforced Disappearance. More on «Convention on Enforced Disappearance»
January 2011
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2011
Aplicación del derecho internacional humanitario
Author: Diego Jorge Fossati
Publisher: Centro Argentino de Estudios Internacionales (CAEI)
Este libro permite al lector realizar una introducción al Derecho Internacional Público en lo general y al Humanitario (DIH) en lo particular. More on «Aplicación del derecho internacional humanitario»
December 2010
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6 Dec 2010
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Author: Luisa Blanchfield
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report provides an overview of Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC’s) background and structure and examines evolving US policy toward the Convention, including past and current Administration positions and congressional perspectives. More on «The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child» -
Dec 2010
Sur - International Journal on Human Rights Vol 7 No 13 (Dec 2010)
Author: Glenda Mezarobba, Gerardo Arce Arce, Felipe González, Juan Carlos Gutiérrez, Silvano Cantú, Debra Long, Lukas Muntingh, Lucyline Nkatha Murungi, Jacqui Gallinetti, Magnus Killander, Antonio M Cisneros de Alencar, Borislav Petranov
Publisher: Conectas Human Rights
This issue addresses the subject of regional human rights protection mechanisms. More on «Sur - International Journal on Human Rights Vol 7 No 13 (Dec 2010)»
May 2010
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10 May 2010
Russia and the European Court of Human Rights
Author: Anton Burkov
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
The main news from the Russian judicial system over the past months has been the ratification by the Duma, on 15 January 2010, of Protocol 14 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. More on «Russia and the European Court of Human Rights»
