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Universal Periodic Review: making it work 16 April 2008
On the occasion of the first session of the Universal Periodic Review, Executive Director Robert Archer chaired a panel discussion on 15 April 2008 Continue
National Human Rights Institutions tackle poverty reduction 16 April 2008
Research Director Magdalena Sepúlveda made a presentation on the impact of corruption on poverty reduction strategies at a parallel event to the Annual Meeting of the International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) on 16 April 2008 at the United Nations in Geneva. Continue
Human Rights Council and the environment 16 April 2008
Research Director Stephen Humphreys is addressing the link between human rights and climate change at a Brown Bag Lunch organized by the Geneva Environment Network on 18 April 2008. Continue
Independent Expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty 09 April 2008
Research Director Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona was appointed Independent Expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty by the United Nations Human Rights Council on March 26. Continue
Climate change 19 March 2008
As the effects of climate change are increasingly felt, its likely human rights impacts are beginning to sink in. At the European Union’s Spring summit, Javier Solana reported it as a security risk. In Geneva recently, the likely threat of mass migration from climate change jostled for attention with a range of other expected human rights risks. Continue
60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 19 March 2008
Efforts to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are well under way. « The Elders », formed last year by Nelson Mandela and Graça Machel, have launched the « Every Human has Rights » Initiative which calls on every person to make a personal pledge to live by the principles of the Declaration. Continue