“Los derechos humanos son parte integrante de cada uno de los ODS”

by Michael Møller, UN Under-Secretary General, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva and Geneva By invitation, Thematic human rights issues

Nota: Este artículo está basado en una nota presentada por S.E. Sr. Michael Møller, Secretario Adjunto de las Naciones Unidas y Director General de La Oficina en Ginebra de las Naciones Unidas, el jueves 19 de junio de 2017, durante una consulta informal de un día completo sobre ‘Derechos Humanos y la Agenda 2030 de Desarrollo Sostenible: Oportunidades y retos …

Es momento de borrar las restantes leyes de blasfemia del mundo

by Joelle Fiss and Geneva By invitation, In Focus: Human rights and religion BORRAR, Religion, Thematic human rights issues

En mayo pasado, Irlanda se despertó ante la extraña noticia de que la policía irlandesa estaba investigando comentarios hechos por el actor Stephen Fry, que, según se alega, podría considerarse blasfemo. En una entrevista televisiva de 2015, Fry había acusado a Dios de ser un maníaco egoísta, y preguntó: “¿por qué debería yo respetar a un Dios estúpido caprichoso, mezquino, …

Modernizando el Sistema de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas

by Dr Bertrand G. Ramcharan and Geneva Blog INVALID 7, By invitation, By invitation BORRAR, Prevention, Prevention, accountability and justice BORRAR

En su edición de fin de semana del 15-16 de febrero de 2014, el Financial Times publicó extractos de un libro reciente: “En 100 años: los economistas líderes predicen el futuro”, editado por Ignacio Palacios-Huerta y publicado por MIT Press. En uno de los extractos, Robert Shiller, Premio Nobel de Economía, profesor de Economía en la Universidad de Yale, escribió …

La Organización de Naciones Unidas debería crear la ‘libertad de la corrupción’ como un derecho humano

by Matthew H. Murray* and Geneva By invitation, Corruption and human rights, Thematic human rights issues

Matthew Murray es un abogado internacional, fue un asesor principal en la administración de Obama en asuntos anticorrupción de 2012 a 2017. Fue Subdirector Adjunto para Europa, Oriente Medio y África para el Departamento de Comercio de Estados Unidos de 2012 a2015 y Asesor Principal de Gobernanza y Estado de Derecho de la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el …

“Human rights are part and parcel of every SDG”

by Michael Møller, UN Under-Secretary General, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva and Geneva Blog BORRAR, By invitation, By invitation BORRAR, Contemporary and emerging human rights issues BORRAR, Human rights institutions and mechanisms, SDGs borrar

It was there from the beginning. In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It’s a foundational text for the United Nations. A document that has been translated into more than 500 languages and displayed on countless classroom walls worldwide. Its drafters had the revolutionary – at the time – idea to expand the …

“There exists a harmony that is almost musical between the concepts of development and human rights”

by H.E. Ambassador Maza Martelli, 11th President of the Human Rights Council and Geneva Beyond the Council BORRAR, Blog BORRAR, By invitation, By invitation BORRAR, Human Rights Council BORRAR, Human rights institutions and mechanisms, SDGs borrar

The convergence between human rights and the 2030 Agenda is a topic of great importance for the entire United Nations system as well as for each individual State, and especially for developing countries. I very much welcome the opportunity that I have been given this morning to express to you my vision not only as President of the Human Rights …

The United Nations should create freedom from corruption as a human right

by Matthew H. Murray* and Geneva Blog BORRAR, By invitation, By invitation BORRAR, Contemporary and emerging human rights issues BORRAR, Corruption and human rights, Thematic human rights issues

Matthew Murray is an international lawyer who was a senior advisor in the Obama Administration on anti-corruption issues from 2012-2017.  He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, the Middle East and Africa for the U.S. Department of Commerce from 2012-2015 and Senior Advisor on Governance and Rule of Law for the US Agency for International Development from 2016-2017.  The …

Modernising the United Nations human rights system

by Dr Bertrand G. Ramcharan and Geneva Beyond the Council BORRAR, Beyond the Council BORRAR, Blog BORRAR, By invitation, By invitation BORRAR, Human rights institutions and mechanisms, Prevention, Prevention, accountability and justice BORRAR

In its weekend edition of 15-16 February 2014, the Financial Times serialised extracts from a recent book: ‘In 100 years: Leading Economists Predict the Future,’ edited by Ignacio Palacios-Huerta and published by MIT Press. In one of the extracts, Nobel Laureate for economics, Robert Shiller, Professor of Economics at Yale University, wrote that the next century carries with important risks …

Time to scrap the world’s remaining blasphemy laws

by Joelle Fiss and Geneva Blog BORRAR, By invitation, By invitation BORRAR, In Focus: Human rights and religion BORRAR, Istanbul process BORRAR, Religion, Resolution 16/18 BORRAR, Thematic human rights issues

Last May, Ireland woke up to the strange news that the Irish police were investigating remarks made by actor Stephen Fry, which, it was alleged, might be considered blasphemous. In a 2015 television interview, Fry had accused God of being a selfish maniac, and asked: ‘why should I respect a capricious, mean-minded, stupid God who creates a world which is …

‘No fear, no hate, no wall, no ban:’ the world – and freedom of expression – at a critical juncture

by Dr Agnes Callamard, Director, Columbia Global Freedom of Expression, Columbia University and Geneva Blog BORRAR, By invitation, By invitation BORRAR, Contemporary and emerging human rights issues BORRAR, Human Rights Council BORRAR, Human rights institutions and mechanisms, In Focus: Human rights and religion BORRAR, Istanbul process BORRAR, Religion, Resolution 16/18 BORRAR, Thematic human rights issues

In the aftermath of the so-called ‘Danish cartoons crisis’ in 2005, the political, policy and academic world was replete with debates over the benefits or risks of ‘blasphemy laws.’ The debates highlighted a profound gap between those who believed that mocking religion (the faith, the tenets, the sacraments, the symbols, etc.) should not be tolerated and those who argued that …