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Keeping the momentum : one year in the life of the UN Human Rights Council / [Juliette de Rivero].
Rivero, Juliette de.; Costa, Judit.; Dam, Philippe.; Human Rights Watch (Organization)
2011
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Author
Rivero, Juliette de.
Title
Keeping the momentum : one year in the life of the UN Human Rights Council / [Juliette de Rivero].
Published
New York, N.Y. : Human Rights Watch, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Call Number
JZ4974 .R58 2011
ISBN
1564328074
9781564328076
Description
83 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)758997764
Summary
"Five years after its creation, the UN Human Rights Council began shaking off its reluctance to engage on "country situations" by taking concrete steps to respond to several human rights crises across the globe. From July 2010 through June 2011, the Council established commissions of inquiry on Libya and Côte d'Ivoire, appointed an expert to investigate the human rights situation in Iran, and spoke out after years of silence on the human rights situation in Belarus. It responded quickly and helpfully to the Arab Spring in some countries (Libya, Syria, Tunisia), but ignored entirely developments in Bahrain. Keeping the Momentum highlights the main achievements of the Council in the past year, while noting the serious human rights situations that the Council failed to address. By taking a close look at the performance of 27 states that have played an influential role at the Council, the report shows how a small number of states have moved the Council from being a passive spectator to engaging actively in a manner that shapes human rights on the ground. And it describes how some states have sought to derail that progress. The report examines ways to consolidate and build on that progress to the benefit of all those facing human rights abuse. Human Rights Watch challenges states to live up to the Council's clear mandate: to promote and protect the human rights of people throughout the world"--P. [4] of cover.
Note
"This report was researched and written by Juliette de Rivero, Geneva director at Human Rights Watch, with additional contributions by Judit Costa, associate in the advocacy division, and Philippe Dam, Human Rights Council advocate"--P. 83.
"September 2011"--Table of contents page.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Online version: Rivero, Juliette de. Keeping the momentum. New York, NY, USA : Human Rights Watch, c2011 1564328074 (OCoLC)755936958
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1 year in the life of the UN Human Rights Council
One year in the life of the United Nations Human Rights Council
1 year in the life of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Portion of Title
One year in the life of the UN Human Rights Council
Added Author
Costa, Judit.
Dam, Philippe.
Added Corporate Author
Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Summary
Recommendations. Improving States' performance at the Human Rights Council ; Strengthening the work environment and methods of the Council
Methodology
A year in the life of the Human Rights Council : achievements and challenges. Progress in responding to country situations ; Iran : new special rapporteur ; Côte d'Ivoire : establishment of a commission of inquiry and a new independent expert mandate ; Libya : suspension of membership to the Council and establishment of a commission of inquiry ; Belarus : monitoring of the human rights situation in the country ; Tunisia : supporting the establishment of an OHCHR office in the country ; Syria : fact-finding mission established : bid for council seat withdrawn ; Yemen : briefing on the OHCHR visit to the country ; The Council's ongoing response to other country situations ; The failure to respond to important human rights crises ; Bahrain ; Sri Lanka ; Afghanistan ; The Council's engagement on the occupied Palestinian territories and Israel ; Progress in thematic areas addressed by the Council ; Preventing maternal mortality ; Creation of a new special rapporteur mandate on freedom of assembly and association ; Landmark decision on sexual orientation and gender identity ; Creation of a new working group on the elimination of discrimination against women ; Discontinuing the resolution on defamation of religions ; Worrying thematic developments ; Business and human rights ; Traditional Values ; Institutional Developments
Performance of Delegations that Most Influenced the Work of the Human Rights Council. Algeria ; Argentina ; Brazil ; Chile ; China ; Cuba ; Egypt ; European Union ; France ; Ghana ; Japan ; Jordan ; The Maldives ; Mauritius ; Mexico ; Nigeria ; Norway ; Pakistan ; Republic of Korea (South Korea) ; Russia ; Senegal ; South Africa ; Switzerland ; Thailand ; United Kingdom ; United States ; Uruguay ; Zambia
Appendix 1. Select resolutions and decisions
Appendix 2. Cosponsors of special sessions
Appendix 3. Voting records by regional group
Acknowledgments.

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