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2006

20.06.2006

International Christian bodies look at new UN Human Rights Council with cautious optimism
Five international Christian bodies this week expressed expectation that the newly elected UN Human Rights Council will grant a "truly open space" for NGO participation on behalf of victims of human rights violations, as well as address the shortcomings of its predecessor and bring to completion pending issues, particularly in the field of standard-setting initiatives. Read more

19.05.2006

WCC advises new UN Human Rights Council to build on strengths, avoid shortcomings of its predecessor
The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee today said that the new UN Human Rights Council needs to avoid "policies and practices of double standards, en-bloc voting and politicization of the human rights agenda that were so prevalent at the UN Commission on Human Rights" that they "virtually paralyzed" it before its "ignominious end". Read more

2005

18.03.2005

Indonesian province of Papua main focus of WCC work at 2005 UNCHR session
The economic, social and cultural rights of the Papuan people will be the main focus of the World Council of Churches' (WCC) involvement in this year's 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR). Read more

15.03.2005

Human rights in Iraq: Humanitarian law and human rights experts to examine role of UN and international community
A seminar on the responsibility of the UN for human rights in Iraq, to be held at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on Tuesday 22 March 2005 (13:00-16:00), will focus on the norms and principles that should apply to the situation in Iraq, and facilitate a dialogue on the responsibilities of the international community and UN human rights machinery. Read more