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Follow-up to the 4th World Conference on Women and Full Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the Outcome of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly, G.A. Res. 60/140, U.N. Doc. A/RES/60/140 (Feb. 7, 2006
Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly The General Assembly, Recalling […]
Tuesday، 5 August، 2014Further Actions and Initiatives to Implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, G.A. Res. 23/10 (special session), U.N. Doc. A/RES/S-23/3 (Nov. 16, 2000).
Further actions and initiatives to implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action The General Assembly Adopts the further actions and initiatives to implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, annexed to the present resolution. I. Introduction […]
Tuesday، 5 August، 2014Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, Fourth World Conference on Women, 15 September 1995, A/CONF.177/20 (1995) and A/CONF.177/20/Add.1 (1995).
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace, Beijing, 15 September 1995 Chapter 1 Mission Statement Chapter 2 Global Framework Chapter 3 Critical […]
Tuesday، 5 August، 2014Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict, G.A. res. 3318 (XXIX), 29 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 31) at 146, U.N. Doc. A/9631 (1974).
The General Assembly, Having considered the recommendation of the Economic and Social Council contained in its resolution 1861 (LVI) of 16 May 1974, Expressing its deep concern over the sufferings of women and children belonging […]
Tuesday، 5 August، 2014Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious or Linguistic Minorities, G.A. res. 47/135, annex, 47 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 210, U.N. Doc. A/47/49 (1993).
The General Assembly, Reaffirming that one of the basic aims of the United Nations, as proclaimed in the Charter, is to promote and encourage respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all, without […]
Tuesday، 5 August، 2014European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) Standards
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) was set up under the 1987 Council of Europe Convention of the same name (hereinafter “the Convention”). According to Article 1 of […]
Saturday، 2 August، 2014Joint statement on the EU Conclusions on the 10th Anniversary of the Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders
The undersigned organisations working with and for human rights defenders (HRDs) welcome the adoption by the Council of the European Union (EU) of the 23 June 2014 Conclusions on the 10th Anniversary of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders.
Wednesday، 9 July، 2014A do and don’t do list for the new High Commissioner
opendemocracy.net By DAVID PETRASEK The Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations, Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein (“Prince Zeid”), has just been nominated as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The […]
Wednesday، 9 July، 2014Syria: War’s Toll on Women
Women in Syria have been arbitrarily arrested and detained, physically abused, harassed, and tortured during Syria’s conflict by government forces, pro-government militias, and armed groups opposed to the government, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Thursday، 3 July، 2014What we owe Nigeria’s kidnapped schoolgirls
Source: Open Democracy People worldwide are calling for action to bring back the kidnapped schoolgirls in Nigeria. But concern for the girls demands that we think carefully about the harmful consequences of proposed solutions – […]
Wednesday، 2 July، 2014
