Strengthning policy through dialoge
by the URG team Asuntos contemporáneos y emergentes, Blog, Blog
With the return of the US to the UN stage, geopolitical tensions surrounding human rights, especially relating to alleged violations of human rights law by China, Egypt, Russia and Saudi Arabia, have resurfaced, dominating , for example, the recently concluded 46th session of the Human Rights Council . Central to the renewed tensions with China is deep US concern about the treatment of the country’s Muslim minority population …
by Marc Limon, Executive Director of the Universal Rights Group Asuntos contemporáneos y emergentes, Bajo la lupa: democracia, Blog, Blog
El Consejo de Derechos Humanos y el amplio sistema de derechos humanos de la ONU han considerado regularmente las implicaciones en derechos humanos de las nuevas tecnologías (e.g. resolución 20/08 sobre la ‘Promoción, protección, y disfrute de los derechos humanos en Internet’). En los años recientes, este interés se ha intensificado. [1] El texto más reciente del Consejo en el …
by H.E. Rita French, International Ambassador for Human Rights of the United Kingdom Asuntos contemporáneos y emergentes, Blog, Blog, By invitation
On 6 July, the UK launched a new ‘Magnitsky-style’ Global Human Rights (GHR) Sanctions Regime. The regime will be a powerful new tool to hold those involved in serious human rights violations and abuses to account. This marks the beginning of a new era for sanctions policy and will change the paradigm in which the UK engages on human rights. …