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La salida de EE.UU. del Consejo de Derechos Humanos: ¿Qué ha pasado realmente y qué viene a continuación?

by Geneva June 28, 2018 Human rights institutions and mechanisms

El 19 de junio, la Embajadora de Estados Unidos para la ONU, Nikki Haley, acompañada por el Secretario de Estado, Mike Pompeo, anunció que Estados Unidos renunciaría a su condición de miembro del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU . Las noticias sacudieron al Consejo y, en general, a la ONU; muchas delegaciones, especialmente occidentales, quedaron conmocionadas por las noticias y sus implicaciones para el sistema internacional de derechos humanos. Sin embargo, ¿deberían éstas, o cualquiera, realmente …

Why is the media unfair to the United Nations? And what the Organization is doing to make newsrooms friendlier

by Javier Delgado Rivera, Journalist June 21, 2018 By invitation, Human rights institutions and mechanisms

Constructive media coverage is essential for the UN. It helps the organisation both to raise awareness of neglected crises around the world and to increase visibility for its role in addressing them. In fact, a strong online, press, and TV presence can help mobilise the human, political, and economic resources needed to solve or prevent these situations. The media also …

Anticorrupción y derechos humanos

by H.E. Ambassador Julian Braithwaite, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom June 8, 2018 By invitation, Human rights institutions and mechanisms, Prevention, Prevention, accountability and justice

El 1 de mayo de este año, los diputados de los principales partidos políticos del Reino Unido acordaron en el Parlamento del Reino Unido apoyar la enmienda ‘Magnitsky’ al proyecto de ley de sanciones y prevención del lavado de dinero. La enmienda fue adoptada sin votación y fue descrita por el Secretario de Relaciones Exteriores, Boris Johnson, como “un momento …

Anti-corruption and human rights

by H.E. Ambassador Julian Braithwaite, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom June 8, 2018 By invitation, Corruption and human rights, Human rights institutions and mechanisms, Prevention, Prevention, accountability and justice, Thematic human rights issues

On 1 May this year, MPs from across the major UK political parties, agreed in the UK Parliament to support a ‘Magnitsky’ amendment to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill. The amendment was adopted without a vote and was described by the Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, as “an important moment” that would “allow the UK to act against those responsible …

China Rising

by the URG team April 9, 2018 Human rights institutions and mechanisms

A review of the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council The 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council (read URG’s report on the session here ), held from the end of February to late March, was, in many ways, like any other session of the Council. The failure of States to agree on modest but important efficiency proposals in …

Reporte de la 37a sesión del Consejo de Derechos Humanos

by the URG team April 5, 2018 Human rights institutions and mechanisms

Resumen rápido: El 37 ° período ordinario de sesiones del Consejo de Derechos Humanos ( HRC37 ) se celebró del lunes 26 de febrero al viernes 23 de marzo de 2018. El 7 de marzo, el Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, S.E. El Sr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein presentó su informe anual sobre la situación mundial de los …

NGO advocacy and the Council’s prevention mandate

by Nicolas Agostini, Representative to the United Nations for DefendDefenders April 4, 2018 Accountability, By invitation, Human rights institutions and mechanisms, Prevention, Prevention, accountability and justice

As the Human Rights Council enters its teenage years, the Council’s ‘prevention mandate’—i.e., its responsibility to ‘contribute, through dialogue and cooperation, towards the prevention of human rights violations and [to] respond promptly to human rights emergencies’ [1] —has become one of the hot topics of discussion. Operationalising the prevention part of the Council’s mandate was the central theme of the last …

A new approach to advancing dialogue on human rights

by Yoni Ish-Hurwitz, Executive Director of the Human Rights Likeminded Office March 2, 2018 By invitation, Human rights institutions and mechanisms

Polarisation and politicisation at the United Nations – words on the mind of every diplomat and international activist working on human rights. More often than not in debates and decisions at the Human Right Council, group dynamics come into play, often masking differences or commonalities in national positions. For example, a country that normally supports sexuality education may reverse its …

Una nueva página web: ¿Mejorando la eficiencia del Consejo de Derechos Humanos?

by Mariana Montoya February 22, 2018 Human rights institutions and mechanisms

Esta semana, la Secretaría del Consejo de Derechos Humanos lanzó un sitio web nuevo y mejorado que, en palabras de ellos, ofrece una “nueva apariencia y navegación mejorada”. Pero la verdad es que es mucho más eso. Las nuevas características ofrecidas por el este novedoso portal del Consejo representan un esfuerzo para acercar este órgano a sus partes interesadas y …

A new website: enhancing the efficiency of the Human Rights Council?

by Mariana Montoya February 22, 2018 Human rights institutions and mechanisms

This week, the Human Rights Council’s Secretariat launched a new and improved website, which offers a ‘ new look & feel and improved navigation ’. But the truth is there is much more than meets the eye. The new features offered by the Council’s new portal represent an effort towards bringing the Council closer to its stakeholders and people on the ground; therefore, it contributes to enhancing …