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FIDH Recommendations to the 12th Assembly of States Parties to the Statute of the International Criminal Court
On the occasion of the 12th session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which takes place from 20 to 28 November 2013 in The Hague, FIDH […]
Thursday 21 November 2013Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
The preamble is the introductory part of the Protocol which sets out the object and purpose of the Protocol. It refers to the principles of equality and non-discrimination as embodied in the UN Charter, the […]
Tuesday 19 November 2013International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Adopted and opened for signature and ratification by General Assembly resolution 2106 (XX) of 21 December 1965 entry into force 4 January 1969, in accordance with Article 19 The States Parties to this Convention, Considering […]
Tuesday 19 November 2013Don’t sacrifice Afghan women for a deal with the Taliban
By Samina Ahmed, Christian Science Monitor In November 2001, on the eve of the Taliban’s ouster, former first lady Laura Bush tied the US-led intervention to the plight of Afghan women. “The fight against terrorism […]
Monday 18 November 2013Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
Adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 44/128 of 15 December 1989 The States Parties to the present Protocol, Believing that abolition of the death penalty contributes to enhancement of human dignity and progressive development […]
Monday 18 November 2013Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The States Parties to the present Protocol, Considering that in order further to achieve the purposes of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (hereinafter referred to as the Covenant) and the implemenation of […]
Monday 18 November 2013Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief
Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief The General Assembly, Considering that one of the basic principles of the Charter of the United Nations is […]
Monday 18 November 2013International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16 December 1966 entry into force 23 March 1976, in accordance with Article […]
Monday 18 November 2013Navi Pillay, High Commissioner for Human Rights responds to Armanshahr and 27 Afghanistan HR organisations
In a letter of 8 November 2013, Navi Pillay, UN Human Rights Commissioner states: “I share your concern about any backtracking on gains made with regards to women’s rights in Afghanistan, especially in light of the elections […]
Friday 15 November 2013Afghans Flee Homes as U.S. Pulls Back
Wall Street Journal By MARGHERITA STANCATI in Kabul and RACHEL PANNETT in Makassar, Indonesia More than 590,000 Afghans had been displaced by fighting and Taliban threats by late August. Wazira, a 37-year-old mother of six, abandoned her home and […]
Thursday 14 November 2013
