International Human Rights and Governing Land Grabbing: A View from Global Civil Society

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rolf Künnemann ◽  
Sofía Monsalve Suárez
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Global Civil Society ◽  
Land Grabbing ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
International Human

Kazakhstan will silence dissenting voices amid crisis

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
The West ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Lower House ◽  
International Image ◽  
International Human ◽  
The Government

Subject Prosecutions for questioning Kazakhstan's statehood. Significance Two civil society activists in Kazakhstan, Yermek Narymbayev and Serikjan Mambetalin, were jailed on January 22 after being found guilty of 'inciting ethnic discord' for comments they posted on Facebook. The verdict, condemned by domestic and international human rights groups, came shortly before the authorities announced that elections to the lower house of parliament originally scheduled for January 2017 had been brought forward to March 20. Impacts Nazarbayev's Nur Otan party will win a majority in the March polls and other parties that gain seats will have tacit government approval. Crackdowns on freedom of expression will tarnish efforts to maintain good relations with the West. The government will continue to fund costly lobbying campaigns to improve its international image.

The Joint Collaborations between the International Human Rights Movement (IHRM) Philippines and Igniting Young Minds (IDYM) Philippines, Pachyderm Tales India in attaining its Sustainability, Development and Goals

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 815
Author(s):  
Amb Dr. Froilan Delute Mobo
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Educational Technology ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Economic Sector ◽  
Civil Society Organization ◽  
Global Community ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Human Rights Movement ◽  
International Human

The Pandemic brought huge problems in the global community not only in the economic sector but also it has a psychological impact to idle individuals who lost their jobs. Amidst the Pandemic Situations there are also helpful groups who are willing to devote and spent their time in conducting Free International Webinars. IDYM Foundation Philippines and in collaboration with the International Human Rights Movement Philippines (IHRM-Phils, Inc) will be conducting series of International Webinars which will tackle about Human Rights, Educational Technology related issues, and Research Related topics that can help our shape up our individuals and make them more productive and think of other ways to survive from the pandemic we are facing right now. The purpose of this study is to strengthen the collaboration between other NGOs or Civil Society Organization in this time of pandemic that we can work together to support our community in other ways such as by giving free webinars that will help shape their futures

Part II Subsidiary Human Rights Organs, 5 The Human Rights Council

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Freedman Rosa
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Human Rights Council ◽  
International Human ◽  
High Degree

This chapter focuses on the Human Rights Council. As the principal UN human rights body, the Council is arguably the lynchpin of the UN human rights machinery, bringing together states, independent experts, UN staff, and civil society actors, as well as reporting to the full UN membership via the General Assembly. The Human Rights Council is also quite a unique body, combining the most intensely political elements, a high degree of reliance on expertise, and in situ human rights investigations in order to fulfil its duties to protect, to promote, and to develop international human rights law. Many of the criticisms of the Council fail to take into account the ways in which it is hampered by its mandate, powers, and mechanisms. The chapter then considers the Council’s creation, its mandate and functions, and details the body’s strengths and weaknesses.

scholarly journals Implementation of International Human Rights Obligations in Nigeria: Civil Society Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 330-344
Author(s):  
Uchenna Emelonye
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Periodic Review ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Universal Periodic Review ◽  
Human Rights Council ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights ◽  
International Human ◽  
The Government

Civil society organizations are key actors in the promotion and protection of human rights in Nigeria and have participated in all the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) circles of the Government of Nigeria.  The UPR is a first of its kind innovation adopted in 2006 by the Human Rights Council to complement the works of treaty bodies and involves the review on a periodic basis, the human rights records of all Member States of the United Nations. As a peer review process comprising three distinct stages and involving three major sources of information, this article exclusively ex-rays the UPR civil society report on the implementation of Nigeria’s international human rights obligations. As one of the three sources of information relied upon by the Human Rights Council in the Universal Periodic Review of the human rights record of the Government of Nigeria, this article, while focusing on the civil society information submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/251 concludes that despite advances in the promotion and protection of human rights claimed in its national report to be made in the implementation of international human rights obligations, there are still, from civil society lens, plethora of issues and gaps in the implementation of Nigeria’s international human rights obligations.

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