National Human Rights Institutions

Type: Organization

Name: National Human Rights Institutions

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Scots Commission to continue in European chair

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has been re-elected as chair of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions, it announced today.One of four regional networks within the International Co-ordinating Committee of national institutions, ... [Published Journal of the Law Society of Scotland - May 21 2013]

Entities: Alan Miller, Human Rights Commission, National Human Rights Institutions

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

United Nations

SENIOR UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICIAL VISITS CENTRAL ASIA FROM 19 TO 29 MAY

News & Media 21 May 2013GENEVA - The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Simonovic, is conducting his first ever mission to Central Asia from 19 to 29 May 2013.Mr. Simonovic is visiting Kyrgyzstan from 19 to 20 May; Tajikistan ... [Published United Nations Office at Geneva - May 21 2013]

Entities: United Nations, Human Rights, Ivan Simonovic, National Human Rights Institutions, Justice (UZ)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Economic Community of W. African States

Commissioner Defends Ecowas' Role in Mali, Tasks Human Rights Campaigners

Abuja - Nigeria ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development and Gender, Dr. Adrienne Diop, has affirmed ECOWAS' total involvement in the crisis in Mali and attributed the current global interest in the country to the untiring efforts of West African le ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Economic Community of W. African States, Human Rights, Mali

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Human Rights Court in a Publicity Campaign

The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights is engaged in a publicity campaign to known and accessed by West Africans. With the financial support of the German International Cooperation, GIZ, it organised a regional sensitisation seminar on the promotion ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 15 2013]

Entities: Human Rights, Côte d'Ivoire, African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

International Groups Ask Aquino to ...

International bodies are urging the Aquino administration to establish a participatory process in choosing and appointing the next chairperson of the independent Commission on Human Rights. Just as the issues of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, ... [Published Bulatlat.com - May 10 2013]

Entities: Paris Principles, Human Rights, Rosales (Philippines), Aquino (Philippines)

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

European Union

EU Presidency conference focuses on the protection of equality, human rights and the rule of law

The FINANCIAL -- Minister Alan Shatter TD and Minister of State Kathleen Lynch will open a conference at Farmleigh House this Thursday and Friday, May 9 and 10, as part of the Irish Presidency of the European Union.The conference entitled, ‘A Europe of ... [Published Finchannel.com - May 09 2013]

Entities: Equality, European Union, Alan Shatter, Human Rights

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 2 reports

Commonwealth Secretariat

Africa: Sustainable Reconciliation Needs Moral Leadership, Financing and Balance

Commonwealth countries identify critical components for lasting peace after conflictMoral leadership, financial support and the right balance between different mechanisms for reconciliation are critical for lasting peace, a Commonwealth roundtable concluded ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 08 2013]

Entities: Leadership, National Human Rights Institutions, Commonwealth Secretariat, Northern Ireland Assembly, Mechanic

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

'Ecowas Lacks Capacity to Challenge Human Rights Violation'

The Network of National Human Rights Institutions in West Africa (NNHRI-WA) says the ECOWAS Commission has little capacity to challenge human rights violation in the region, Mr. Saka Azimaz, the group's Executive Secretary noted in Abuja yesterday.Speaking ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 06 2013]

Entities: Economic Community of W. African States, Human Rights Violations, Human Rights, National Human Rights Institutions, Mali

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 2 reports

West Africa: Human Rights Groups Want Mechanism to Enforce ECOWAS Court Decisions

he groups said citizens of ECOWAS member-states should properly document evidence of human rights violations.West Africa's human rights institutions on Wednesday said member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) should establish ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 02 2013]

Entities: Economic Community of W. African States, Human Rights, Human Rights Violations

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 4 reports

ECOWAS justifies role in Malian crisis

Justifying its involvement in the crisis in Mali, the West African sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS, attributed the current global interest in the country to the untiring efforts of West African leaders.The justification was made by the ECOWAS Commissioner for ... [Published African Manager - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Economic Community of W. African States, Human Rights, Crisis, Mali, National Human Rights Institutions

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Foundation seeks participation of media in human rights activities

NAN-H-56RightsAbuja, April 29, 2013 (NAN) The Media Foundation for West Africa, an NGO, has called on human rights institutions in the sub-region to develop modalities to enhance media participation in human rights activities to promote development.The ... [Published News Agency of Nigeria - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Human Rights, National Human Rights Institutions, Critical Point, Economic Community of W. African States, modality

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Criminal justice system fails torture victims

Johannesburg - A Wits Law professor has called on human rights activists and NGOs to abandon seeking criminal justice for victims of torture in police custody, saying the system is “a waste of time”.Professor Peter Jordi, who runs the Wits Law Clinic ... [Published ENCA - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Torture, Justice System, Peter Jordi, Criminal

Quotes

...In addition, she challenged members of the Network to respond to the human rights abuses in their various countries as "West Africa must no longer be singled out for its human rights abuses."

Commissioner Defends Ecowas' Role in Mali, Tasks Human Rights Campaigners [Published AllAfrica.com - May 17 2013]

...The theme of the seminar was: "The African Court on Human and Peoples Rights: your new partner in strengthening the protection of human rights in Africa."

Human Rights Court in a Publicity Campaign [Published AllAfrica.com - May 15 2013]

"The Commonwealth will continue to speak out internationally and to advocate on the interests of small island states" - Kamalesh Sharma

Commonwealth Secretary-General's departure statement following St Kitts and Nevis visit [Published Commonwealth Secretariat - May 15 2013]

...a panel discussion bringing together representatives from the Media, NGOs, the Academia and National Human Rights Commissions, to discuss the theme "Strategies to encourage more ratifications and deposit of the declaration."

HUMAN RIGHTS COURT IN A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN [Published Foroyaa Online - May 14 2013]

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Scots Commission to continue in European chair [Published Journal of the Law Society of Scotland - May 21 2013]
SENIOR UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICIAL VIS... [Published United Nations Office at Geneva - May 21 2013]
Commissioner Defends Ecowas' Role in Mali, Task... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 17 2013]
Human Rights Court in a Publicity Campaign [Published AllAfrica.com - May 15 2013]
Commonwealth Secretary-General's departure stat... [Published Commonwealth Secretariat - May 15 2013]
HUMAN RIGHTS COURT IN A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN [Published Foroyaa Online - May 14 2013]
International Groups Ask Aquino to ... [Published Bulatlat.com - May 10 2013]
EU Presidency conference focuses on the protect... [Published Finchannel.com - May 09 2013]
Africa: Sustainable Reconciliation Needs Moral ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 08 2013]
Sustainable reconciliation needs moral leadersh... [Published Commonwealth Secretariat - May 07 2013]
'Ecowas Lacks Capacity to Challenge Human Right... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 06 2013]
London Conference On Somalia - Placing Human Ri... [Published Individual.com - May 06 2013]
Violence against Women and Girls as Functioning... [Published HighBeam Research - May 05 2013]
West Africa: Human Rights Groups Want Mechanism... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 02 2013]
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Special Rapporteur on Violence against women fi... [Published E Pao - May 02 2013]
ECOWAS justifies role in Malian crisis [Published African Manager - Apr 30 2013]
Commissioner Defends ECOWAS' Role in Mali, Task... [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 30 2013]
Crisis in Mali: ECOWAS justifies role in Malian... [Published Afrique En Ligne - Apr 30 2013]
Mali: Commissioner defends ECOWAS’ role in Mali... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Apr 29 2013]
Foundation seeks participation of media in huma... [Published News Agency of Nigeria - Apr 29 2013]
ECOWAS urged to punish rights violators [Published Voice of Nigeria - Apr 27 2013]
Criminal justice system fails torture victims [Published ENCA - Apr 25 2013]
UN Agency Updates Business and Human Rights Ass... [Published NGO Watch - Apr 25 2013]
COMMITTEE ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES CONCLUDES ... [Published Noodls - Apr 19 2013]
The 53rd Ordinary Session of the African Commis... [Published African Union - Apr 16 2013]
Rights-claiming in a rule of law vacuum [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - Mar 11 2013]
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL STARTS INTERACTIVE DIALOGU... [Published United Nations Office at Geneva - Feb 28 2013]
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