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2004 UN Commission on the Status of Women: violence against women: universal but not inevitable!

Includes a section on refugee and asylum-seeking women

Republic of Slovenia: before the UN Committee against Torture

On 5 and 6 May 2003 the Committee against Torture examined Slovenia’s second report on measures taken to give effect to the rights enshrined in the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. This briefing summarizes Amnesty International’s concerns with regards to Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 13, 14 … Continue reading Republic of Slovenia: before the UN Committee against Torture

The United Nations Human Rights Thematic Mechanisms 2002

The purpose of this document is to provide assistance to those wishing to submit information to and follow studies of the thematic mechanisms. The primary focus of the paper is with the 17 mechanisms that take action on individual cases but it also contains basic information about all 24 of the current thematic mechanisms.

The United Nations Thematic Mechanisms: update 2000: an overview of their work and mandates

The purpose of this paper is to provide assistance to those wishing to submit information to or follow studies undertaken by the thematic mechanisms. The primary focus of the paper is with the mechanisms that take action on individual cases but it also contains basic information about all 22 of the current thematic mechanisms. Includes … Continue reading The United Nations Thematic Mechanisms: update 2000: an overview of their work and mandates

The UN and refugees’ human rights: a manual on how UN human rights mechanisms can protect the rights of refugees

This manual provides practical guidance on how non-governmental organizations can use the UN human rights machinery to protect refugees. It states that people working to protect refugees’ rights in these difficult times should make greater use of the bodies established by the UN to promote and protect human rights. UN Member States have agreed numerous … Continue reading The UN and refugees’ human rights: a manual on how UN human rights mechanisms can protect the rights of refugees

Russian Federation: brief summary of concerns about human rights violations in the Chechen Republic

This document denounces the violation of human rights in the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic, and calls for action from the international community, including access for the UNHCR and ICRC.