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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
14th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) 10 - 13 November 2010, Bangkok, Thailand 05 January 2010
The ICHRP is delighted to announce that the theme of the upcoming IACC conference will be “Restoring trust: Global action for transparency”.
Trust in the institutions responsible for a fair and sustainable future has been eroded. In the aftermath of the financial crisis insecurity has flourished and the challenges threatening the livelihood of populations across the world have increased, creating an environment ripe for corruption. Continue
ICHRP commemorates International Migrants Day - 18 December 2009 18 December 2009
The ICHRP will soon publish a report which examines the provisions that protect undocumented and smuggled migrants under international human rights law, and suggests how they might be integrated in migration policies, alongside economic and law enforcement considerations.
Interview of Pia Oberoi, Consultant Project Manager for the ICHRP project on Migration Continue
ICHRP commemorates International Anti-Corruption Day - 9 December 2009 09 December 2009
Today, ICHRP joins the world in marking International Anti-Corruption Day. The day was established to raise awareness of corruption and the role of the United Nations Convention against Corruption in combating and preventing it. It also highlights our individual and collective responsibility in eliminating corruption. Continue
Assessing the human rights toll of climate change 23 November 2009
Stephen Humphreys, former Research Director at the ICHRP, gave a keynote speech on 16 November at the Swedish Human Rights Forum.
Embrace diversity, end discrimination! 10 November 2009
This year, Human Rights Day on 10 December focused on non-discrimination. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirmed 60 years ago that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights”. Yet today, the fight against discrimination remains a daily struggle for millions around the globe.
Countdown to December 10th
To mark Human Rights Day 2009 ICHRP invited Council Members and other human rights activists to tell us why non-discrimination is important to them. You can view the most recent video of this series below.
You may also want to re-discover the four Council publications that discuss non-discrimination as well as the Declaration of Principles on Equality Continue
ICHRP at the Conference on Corruption and Human Rights in Maastricht, The Netherlands 02 November 2009
On 22 and 23 October 2009, Julio Bacio Terracino, one of the Lead Researchers on Corruption and Human Rights: Making the Connection, participated in a conference on ‘Corruption and Human Rights’ organised by the Maastricht Centre for Human Rights, Maastricht University. Continue
7th Gathering for Human Rights 06 October 2009
Executive Director Robert Archer and Intern Angela Onikepe attended the 7th Gathering for Human Rights on 28 September 2009, organised by the Federal Chancellery of Switzerland. The theme for this year’s gathering was Global Warming and Human Rights. Continue
ICHRP at MAAC Training Seminar in Yerevan 06 October 2009
On 26 September 2009, Julio Bacio Terracino, one of the Lead Researchers of the ICHRP
project on corruption and human rights, conducted a training session at a seminar organised by Mobilizing Action against Corruption (MAAC) in Yerevan, Armenia. Continue
Extraterritorial Obligations Consortium 21 September 2009
From 9-11 September, Research Director Magdalena Sepúlveda participated at an international meeting discussing States’ Extraterritorial Obligations Related to Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Continue