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ICHRP report used in UNDP consultation on corruption and human rights 02 August 2010
In May and June 2010, the International Council on Human Rights Policy’s report Corruption and Human Rights: Making the Connection was highlighted during an e-consultation organised by the UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre, in cooperation with the UN Human Rights Policy network.
The consultation shared the principal objectives of the ICHRP corruption project Continue
Environment Day 2010 04 June 2010
Green was the colour of the day on June 5th. The International Environment Day was celebrated by many around the world and the ICHRP was certainly proud to join this crowd.
“What are two things you think people could do in their everyday life to have a positive impact on the environment and perhaps also on human rights?”
Tune in to find out what people we met shared with us. Continue
Televised debate by KPMG on the theme of accountability 10 May 2010
On May 4, ICHRP’s Director participated in a 90 minute televised debate on the theme of accountability, organised by KPMG with Television Suisse Romande. Titled Blame and responsibility – an opportunity to restore trust? Continue
Corruption Report Book Review 03 May 2010
The ICHRP is pleased to announce that the coordinator of the UNESCO Chair on Ethics and Human Rights from the University Tecnologico de Monterrey, Dra. Dora Elvira Garcia, has prepared a book review of the publication Corruption and Human Rights: Making the Connection. In her review Dra. Garcia stresses the importance of the topic in general and in particular in the Mexican context.
Discussion panel on Technology Transfer and Climate Change 03 May 2010
On April 29th, ICHRP Executive Director Robert Archer participated in a discussion panel “Technology Transfer, Climate Change and Human Rights” organised by the Center for International Environmental Law at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The event focused on ways in which a rights based approach to a global policy concern may inform discussions on technology transfer at WIPO and on other fora. Continue
Roundtable discussing Serbian version of ICHRP corruption report 01 May 2010
On 27 April 2010 Julio Bacio Terracino, one of the lead researchers of the ICHRP report Corruption and Human Rights: Making the Connection, participated in Belgrade in a roundtable on corruption and human rights organised by the Fund for an Open Society – Serbia. Continue
Earth Day 2010 22 April 2010
Earth Day is here to remind us that the Earth should be celebrated every day.
Here is what ICHRP is doing:
We all walk, bike or take public transportation to work
We employ eco-friendly cleaners who use 100% biodegradable products
We print all our materials on FSC certified paper using vegetable oil based inks
We use recycled and recyclable stationery
We have not installed air-conditioning
We still travel by plane but we offset our emissions
We still think we have a way to go
We asked colleagues to tell us one thing they do individually: Continue
The ICHRP consultant discusses climate change and human rights with the American students 14 April 2010
On April 9, 2010 ICHRP consultant and former research director Stephen Humphreys of the LSE gave a talk at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as part of their Climate and Society Speaking Series. Continue
ICHRP at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law 13 April 2010
On 26 March 2010 Julio Bacio Terracino, one of the lead researchers of the ICHRP report Corruption and Human Rights, participated in a panel on corruption and human rights at the 104th Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law, Washington DC, 24-27 March, 2010. Continue
New Publication on Corruption and Human Rights 18 January 2010
The International Council on Human Rights Policy (ICHRP) is delighted to announce the release of
Anti-corrupción: actualizando los desafios (Anti-corruption: updating challenges) by the University of Chile Human Rights Center. Continue