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Serbian version of ICHRP report now available 05 March 2010
The ICHRP is pleased to announce that the report Corruption and Human Rights: Making the Connection is now available in Serbian. This translation was made in collaboration with Fund for an Open Society – Serbia. Continue
ICHRP Participation in the 14th International Anti-Corruption Conference in Bangkok 26 February 2010
Research Director, Magdalena Sepúlveda has been invited to join the Programme Committee of the 14th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) in Bangkok, Thailand. This has come in recognition of the work achieved with ICHRP’s project “Corruption and Human Rights”. Continue
Spanish version of ICHRP report launched in Mexico City 26 February 2010
On the 18th of February, the Spanish version of the report Corruption and Human Rights: Making the Connection was launched in Mexico City. Continue
New draft report on social control and human rights 05 February 2010
The Council is happy to publish a draft of its latest report, The Widening Web of Control: A Human Rights Analysis of Public Policy Responses to Crime, Social Problems and Deviance for comments and review. This is the draft report of a research project on social control and human rights that examines the steady expansion of the power of public authorities and private entities to exercise control over different aspects of life through social policy. Continue
Nick Howen 29 January 2010
The Council mourns the loss of Nicholas Howen, who died on 26 January in Geneva after a long illness. An active supporter of the International Council, he was the lead researcher and writer for the Council’s report Beyond Voluntarism – Human Rights and the Developing International Legal Obligations of Companies, which paved the way for much subsequent work on the human rights responsibilities of business Continue
Colloquium on Human Rights in the Global Economy 18 January 2010
From 11 to 13 January 2010, the International Council on Human Rights Policy and Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative convened a Colloquium on Human Rights in the Global Economy in Geneva. The primary aim of the Colloquium was to promote a multidisciplinary dialogue to analyze and address more effectively human rights questions and challenges arising from macroeconomic policies. Participants included economists, human rights practioners, members of advocacy groups, international lawyers and policy experts from intergovernmental organizations. Continue
End of year wishes 21 December 2009
Our offices will close on December 23 and reopen on January 4.
We hope you enjoy the holiday season and send you our best wishes for the New Year.
All the staff at ICHRP Continue
Joint ICHRP - CUP publication 07 December 2009
In association with ICHRP, Cambridge University Press has just published Human Rights and Climate Change, edited by Stephen Humphreys, until recently Research Director at ICHRP. Continue
ICHRP reports on NHRIs available in Ukrainian 07 December 2009
The Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, Ukraine, translated and published Assessing the Effectiveness of National Human Rights Institutions and Performance & Legitimacy: National Human Rights Institutions in Ukrainian. Continue
Corruption and Human Rights: Making the Connection available in Spanish 23 November 2009
The International Council on Human Rights Policy (ICHRP) is delighted to announce the release of the Spanish version of its groundbreaking report, Corruption and Human Rights: Making the Connection, in a joint endeavour with the Escuela de Graduados en Administracíon Pública y Política Pública (EGAP) at the Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico. Continue