The Monitor of the ISHR reports that in the Third Committee there was a serious setback in establishing an high-level ‘anti-reprisals focal point’ in the UN. In an unprecedented move, a group of States, led by Gabon and joined by others such as China and Russia, was successful in securing the passage of a resolution in the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly to defer the appointment of such a senior UN official despite Read the rest of this entry »
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Retaliation against HRDs: GA Third Committee takes a step back – will General Assembly rectify?
December 4, 2013UN High Commissioner for Human Rights publishes series of handy one-pagers
November 7, 2013Today the OHCHR announces a series of one-pagers (two-sided!) that provide concise and practical information on complex human rights issues:
Core human rights in the two Covenants
Free, prior and informed consent of indigenous peoples
Gender-related killings of women and girls
Maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights
National action plans against racial discrimination
Premier of Bahrain receives delegation from Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
December 3, 2012|
Most posts in this blog are of a serious nature, but this one is close to comical if anyone has bothered to read previous posts on Bahrain. Just some excerpts:
“Bahrain is a democracy, reform and popular participation hub where rights are protected and liberties are respected,” HRH Premier said as he met here today a delegation from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), led by Frej Fennich, Middle East and North Africa Section Chief. HRH Premier pointed out that “Bahrain is a one-family society and we do not accept that one of our compatriots’ basic rights are abused or dignity undermined,” noting that the government’s main interest is to protect the Bahraini citizens’ rights, including the right to live in security and stability, without intimidation or terrorism. The Premier emphasized that freedoms are guaranteed in Bahrain by the force of the Constitution, but, he added, when they are used as a pretext to undermine the security of individuals and destabilize countries, jeopardize their economies and pose a threat to their cohesion and civic peace, the matter goes beyond the natural exercise of freedom and becomes “terrorism”, and therefore should be confronted decisively. Perhaps not totally unexpected: the source is the Bahrain New Agency |
Manama, Dec. 3. – His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman asserted that the Kingdom of Bahrain and the High Commissioner for Human Rights share the same goal and mission of protecting human rights and respecting human dignity.
Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards 