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ICHRP Corruption report in Armenian available 24 June 2009
The International Council is pleased to announce the translation of its report, Corruption and Human Rights: Making the Connection, into Armenian.
The Armenian translation and publication was undertaken by Cassals and Associates, an international development and strategic communications firm. Continue
Together in the fight against corruption 16 June 2009
The International Council is delighted to announce the rerelease of its groundbreaking report, Corruption and Human Rights: Making the Connection, in a joint endeavour with Transparency International. Continue
Technology Transfer, Human Rights and Climate Change Side Event 15 June 2009
On June 11, 2009, the International Council on Human Rights Policy, the Center for International Environmental Law, and the Stockholm Environment Institute, held a panel discussion on “Technology Transfer, Human Rights and Climate Change” in Bonn, Germany. Continue
Climate change talks in Bonn 08 June 2009
Friday June 5th was World Environment Day. Although ICHRP is unable to attend the current talks in Bonn to further negotiate the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), we are there in spirit with the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), two of the partners on our climate technology project. Continue
New draft - Plural Legal Orders and Human Rights 12 May 2009
The Council has posted a new draft report, titled Plural Legal Orders and Human Rights for comments and review.
The draft report is the result of more than a year’s research, and also draws on an Expert Meeting and two Research Workshops. It explores the challenges and questions posed to human rights policy and advocacy by plural legal orders.
The report begins by mapping legal plurality, the contemporary forces driving it and revisiting debates around law, culture and human rights. Continue
Corruption and Human Rights report in Armenian 02 March 2009
The International Council has signed an agreement with Casals & Associates for the translation into and publication in Armenian of the Council’s recently published report Corruption and Human Rights: Making the Connection. Continue
New report – corruption and human rights 11 February 2009
The International Council is pleased to announce the release of its report Corruption and Human Rights: Making the Connection.
What impact does corruption have on enjoyment of human rights, including economic, social and cultural rights? When can human rights principles and tools help to curb and prevent corruption? Continue
Consultation round on Rights and Responsibilities of Human Rights Organisations 26 January 2009
The Council has posted a new draft report, titled Rights and Responsibilities of Human Rights Organisations.
Prepared by Elizabeth Griffin, the draft takes account of the very different environments in which human rights NGOs operate – from the highly repressive to the quite supportive – and the variety of their scale and organisational form. Continue
Corruption and economic, social and cultural rights 06 December 2008
The International Strategy Meeting on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and ESCR-net General Assembly meeting was held in Nairobi, Kenya on 1-4 December 2008. The event brought together some 200 key human rights, social justice and grassroots’ activists from around the world. The organising body ESCR-net is an international network of human rights organisations from the Americas, Africa and Asia promoting economic, social and cultural rights. Continue
Consultations on plural legal orders 10 November 2008
In October ICHRP held two research workshops to review its research on plural legal orders. The first, on October 17-18, reviewed the project’s analytic framework. The second, on October 31- to November 1, looked at the effectiveness of different policy responses to problems and dilemmas the project has identified. Continue