Este artículo fue originalmente publicado en El Mostrador el 13 de septiembre de 2017. En septiembre de 2015, la Asamblea General de Naciones Unidas adoptó la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), un plan de acción para poner fin a la pobreza, proteger el planeta y garantizar que las personas, todas, gocen de paz y prosperidad. Se trata de un …
Quick summary The 36th regular session of the Human Rights Council (HRC36) was held from Monday 11th September to Friday 29th September 2017. On 11th September, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, H.E. Mr Zeid Ra’ad Al- Hussein, presented an oral update on the global human rights situation. A number of high level dignitaries delivered statements during the session, including inter alia, H.E. Mr …
Human rights analysis of high level speeches at the General Debate at the UN General Assembly What are the human rights situations and issues that keep world leaders up at night in 2017? What are the human rights priorities of governments for the next twelve months? The best place to get a sense of both is the general debate of …
En français The commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of Switzerland’s membership of the United Nations presents an excellent opportunity to recognise the strategic importance of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG). Importantly, the Human Rights Council (HRC), the principal UN intergovernmental body mandated to promote and protect human rights globally, and the OHCHR tasked with its support, are both based at …
The commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of Switzerland’s membership of the United Nations presents an excellent opportunity to recognise the strategic importance of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG). Importantly, the Human Rights Council (HRC), the principal UN intergovernmental body mandated to promote and protect human rights globally, and the OHCHR tasked with its support, are both based at …
El 1 de agosto de 2017 la Embajada de Turquía en Colombia, la Fundación el Nogal y Universal Rights Group, con el apoyo del Club El Nogal, organizaron un evento para dar a conocer la situación de los derechos de los pueblos indígenas y tribales en Colombia. Este evento contó con la participación de representantes de alto nivel del Gobierno …
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has set about the modernisation of some sectors of the United Nations and has been fulsome in his recognition of the interrelatedness of the three sectors of the UN: peace and security, development, and human rights. He has made impassioned statements about the need to protect human rights. But, beyond rhetoric, there has so far been no …
16 February 2017 In 2015, on the occasion of its 35th anniversary, the Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances traveled to our country to hold periodic meetings. It held meetings with human rights organisations and various State bodies working on the ground to prevent and guarantee justice in each case of enforced disappearances. The expert group concluded that Argentina is …
On 1 August 2017, the Embassy of Turkey in Colombia, the Fundación el Nogal, and the Universal Rights Group, with the support of Club El Nogal, organised an event to raise awareness of the situation of the rights of indigenous peoples (IPs) in Colombia. This event saw the participation of high-level representatives of the Colombian Government, leaders of indigenous communities, …
16 de febrero de 2017 En 2015, al cumplirse el aniversario número 35 de su conformación, el Grupo de Trabajo sobre Desapariciones Forzadas e Involuntarias viajó a nuestro país para realizar las sesiones periódicas y mantuvo reuniones con los organismos de derechos humanos y los diferentes órganos del Estado que trabajan en pos de prevenir y garantizar la justicia en …
