Montly Archive June 2013

CAPE TOWN PRINCIPLES AND BEST PRACTICE ON THE PREVENTION OF RECRUITMENT OF CHILDREN INTO THE ARMED FORCES AND DEMOBILIZATION AND SOCIAL REINTEGRATION OF CHILD SOLDIERS IN AFRICA Adopted by the participants in the Symposium on […]

Part one. General principles 1. Fundamental perspectives 1.1  Member States shall seek, in conformity with their respective general interests, to further the well-being of the juvenile and her or his family. 1.2 Member States shall […]

Source: What’s in the Blue Insights on the work of the Security Council On Monday (24 June), the Security Council will hold a ministerial-level open debate on women, peace and security with a focus on sexual […]

Source: Security Council report THEMATIC ISSUES Women, Peace and Security Expected Council Action With the UK holding the presidency of the Security Council in June, Foreign Secretary William Hague will preside over a ministerial-level open […]

  Major trauma and worldwide geopolitical turmoil, 9/11 was also the beginning of a downward spiral in rights and freedoms. Many countries, including the democratic ones, starting with the United States and the United Kingdom […]

Geneva-Manama-Paris, 21 June 2013. In Bahrain, human rights defenders are being harassed, arbitrarily detained for months and ill-treated or tortured for their human rights work. The Bahrain Center for Human Rights and the Observatory for […]

Source : Informed Comment THOUGHTS ON THE MIDDLE EAST, HISTORY AND RELIGION Juan Cole Update: Centrist Hassan Rouhani is Iran’s new president, having won a massive victory in a field of 6 candidates.  Early election returns in […]