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	HURIGHTS OSAKA - Opening Statement by Sergio Vieira de Mello, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
		Most importantly, it is human rights the rights that attach to us all ; that infuse the rule of law with values, and ensure that we live with the rule of law and not a sterile, dangerous rule by law.
		The significance of this right is reflected in it being one of the four pillars of cooperation under the Teheran Framework.
		Democracy is about exercising the human rights guarantees that underpin the system and give it content, from the right to freedom of expression, assembly, association and information to the demand that democracies take reasonable steps to provide their people with basic education, health care, food and shelter.
	www.hurights.or.jp /asia-pacific/no_31/03.htm (3323 words)

	V.Gopalasamy Memorandum to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
		The record of human rights violations including arbitrary arrests, detention without trial, deaths in custody, disappearance, arbitrary killings and disregard for the norms of international human rights and humanitarian law in Sri Lanka continue to be matters of grave concern deserving serious attention and effective course of action.
		It is particularly egregious and a serious human rights violation for the government to deny food, medicine and medical care to the displaced, the infirm, the disabled, the children and the disadvantaged and to use food or medicine and medical supplies as a political tactic or weapon of war victims of war.
		The two UN International Covenants declare that "All people have the rights to self determination." In the words of legal scholar Professor Chen, the right to self-determination is 'deeply rooted in the concept of human dignity" He maintains that self-determination has as its heart the people's wish to be '`active agents of their own history".
	www.tamilnation.org /intframe/india/980vaiko.htm (5863 words)

	United Nations (UN) : Human Rights Documentation
		Human rights are recognized as fundamental by the United Nations and, as such, feature prominently in the Preamble of the Charter of the United Nations: "...
		The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Worker and Members of Their Families was established pursuant to Article 72 of the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families to supervise the implementation of the Convention.
		The Committee on the Rights of the Child was established pursuant to Article 43 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child to supervise the implementation of the Convention.
	www.un.org /Depts/dhl/resguide/spechr.htm (3525 words)

	ASIL Electronic Resource Guide
		Article 1(3) (http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/chapter1.html) specifically states that one of the purposes of the UN is "[t]o achieve international cooperation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character, and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion".
		The rights and obligations enumerated in the Charter were codified in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/b1udhr.htm).
		UN Human Rights Documents (Resolutions, reports, and other documents from the General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, and the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities) (http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/index.htm).
	www.asil.org /resource/humrts1.htm (9281 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Talking Point \| Forum \| UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
		He took over his role from the former commissioner Mary Robinson and says his brief is to protect civilian populations in conflict, combat racism and discrimination, and promote the rights of women.
		So I entirely agree with you, the concept of human rights is not localised, it is universal and we're talking about the concept of humanity as a whole, not particular people in a particular country.
		So I believe that if the UN is firm on these kinds of things and they say look we've got to go on the basis of international rights for all the humans of the world, we can do that.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/talking_point/forum/2523983.stm (4227 words)

	Interview with UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Bertie Ramcharan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The issue of human rights remains a major concern among the five former Soviet republics of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, with rights groups arguing that the issue had been sidelined as a result of the 11 September events.
		In an interview with IRIN, the deputy high commissioner shared some of his concerns for the region as a whole, also dwelling on the efforts his office was making to bring about positive change.
		I support calls to review, either through appeal or through new trials with full respect of the rights of defence and with the presence of judicial observers, of the trials that followed the 25 November coup, which have been challenged by human-rights organisations on the grounds of lack of fairness.
	www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=33106 (1336 words)

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		That Organization should request the adoption of new texts of their fundamental human rights: the sacred right not to be drafted into military service or war service, the right not to kill and not to be killed, not in the name of a nation, religion, race or anyone else.
		Human groups which are not yet covered by declarations of human rights should work on them and ask for their debate and adoption by the United Nations.
		Having just now followed the UN extraordinary General Assembly convened to assess the road covered since the UN Rio de Janeiro world conference on the environment of 1992, I was appalled by the resistance, slowness, if not opposition of many governments, including major ones, to act upon the recommendations and agreements of the Rio Conference.
	www.robertmuller.org /volume/ideas1001.html (11193 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Statement by Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, to the ...
		Statement by Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, to the National Parliament of the Democratic Republic of East Timor
		I understand that the Government of East Timor is considering acceding to the core international human rights treaties and may present the instruments of accession on 27 September when the country becomes a member of the United Nations.
		Given the recent history of human rights violations against East Timorese people and denial of their fundamental freedoms, it is vital that East Timor embraces human rights at an early stage in its development and seeks to ensure that the country's laws, policies, programmes and institutions are founded on international human rights standards.
	www.reliefweb.int /w/rwb.nsf/UNID/17C6DC637AF8AC92C1256C1E004F4A69 (1229 words)

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		Statement by Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Conference of High Contracting Parties of the Fourth Geneva Convention
		Amongst the mandated responsibilities of the Office of the High Commissioner are: support for the UN human rights system, including the treaty monitoring bodies; the monitoring of human rights violations; and providing technical cooperation to assist governments to implement human rights.
		It should be noted in this context that all UN treaty-monitoring bodies that have considered this question have determined the applicability of the human rights covenants and conventions in the occupied Palestinian territories.
	www.moveon.org /r?451 (1139 words)

	The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (from human rights) -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Human rights at the turn of the 21st century
		They refer to a wide continuum of values or capabilities thought to enhance human agency and declared to be universal in character, in some sense equally claimed for all human beings.
		It has been referred to as humanity's Magna Carta by Eleanor Roosevelt, who chaired the United Nations (UN) Commission on Human Rights that was responsible for the drafting of the document.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-219338 (1015 words)

	Without Impunity - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Site
		The web can be a tremendous tool for obtaining and disseminating human rights information, and a number of international bodies, educational institutions and non-governmental organizations have created sites that make all our work much easier.
		The website is updated almost daily, with the most current news and statements from the different UN bodies, which are conveniently presented on the main page of the site.
		Activists and researches would do well to use the site to search for information on human rights that they can use in their work - the UN puts out an incredible amount of information, some on rather esoteric human rights topics, and much of it is available online.
	www.derechos.org /wi/1/a.html (643 words)

	Press Release
		PCHR has sent a letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson expressing the Centre’s deep disappointment at Mrs.
		On 5 April, the UN Commission on Human Rights passed a resolution (2002/1) by a vote of 44-2 (7 abstentions) requesting that Mrs.
		In this regard, and upon the request of the High Commissioner’s office, PCHR has provided it with information on the current human rights situation.
	www.pchrgaza.org /files/PressR/English/2002/60-2002.htm (352 words)

	CBC News:Arbour to take UN human rights post (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Arbour, a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, made an international name for herself when she served for three years – October 1996 to September 1999 – as a war crimes prosecutor.
		"The High Commissioner for Human Rights plays a key role on the world scene, and I will devote all of my energies to this extraordinary challenge when I leave the Supreme Court of Canada in June," Arbour said in a release Friday.
		Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada, congratulated Arbour on her nomination by Secretary General Kofi Annan as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
	www.cbc.ca /stories/2004/02/20/arbour_UN040219 (295 words)

	Concise Guide to Human Rights on the Internet
		Among the most common human rights documents online are treaties and conventions, reports on human rights violations on specific countries, death penalty information, human rights news and actions on behalf of victims of human rights violations.
		On the other hand, the latest human rights information is often not available on the web either (though it may have been distributed through mailing lists), as few organizations have the resources necessary to immediately place all new information on their sites.
		The Human Rights Library contain decisions from UN human rights bodies in individual cases that are not available at the UNHCHR site, and the decisions from the Inter-American Court of human rights that are not yet available elsewhere.
	www.derechos.org /human-rights/manual.htm (4029 words)

	Human Rights
		The protection of fundamental human rights was a foundation stone in the establishment of the United States over 200 years ago.
		The United States understands that the existence of human rights helps secure the peace, deter aggression, promote the rule of law, combat crime and corruption, strengthen democracies, and prevent humanitarian crises.
		Each year, DRL develops, edits, and submits to Congress a 5,000-page report on human rights conditions in over 190 countries that is respected globally for its objectivity and accuracy.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/hr (596 words)

	WIPO/PR/1998/143: Intellectual Property and Human Rights: WIPO and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Hold a ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This event, which is being organized within the context of the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, will take place at WIPO headquarters in Geneva.
		The objective of the Panel is to highlight the "universality" of intellectual property and its role in social, economic and cultural development.
		The topics for discussion are designed to promote greater understanding of the role and importance of intellectual property in general, particularly in the spheres of human rights, trade, the environment, investment and culture.
	www.wipo.int /pressroom/en/releases/1998/p143.htm (294 words)

	Indonesia: WCC appeals to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		With this appeal the WCC is responding to a statement of the Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI) on "Maluku Human Tragedy" that was issued on Saturday, July 8, in Jakarta, and that was received by the WCC yesterday.
		It is now two weeks since the Indonesian Government declared a state of Civil Emergency, an action of extreme measure, to control the violence in the Malukus, but it continues unabated resulting in grave and serious human rights violations and crimes against humanity.
		Given the gravity of the situation, the World Council of Churches appeals to you to undertake an immediate visit to Indonesia and urge the Government to stop the human rights violations and atrocities being committed in the Malukus by intruders backed and supported by the Indonesian army.
	gbgm-umc.org /asia-pacific/indonesia/wcc071400sc.stm (652 words)

	Amnesty International Canada
		Watch for our television special a powerful and moving presentation of Amnesty International's human rights work.
		Ten years after the execution of writer and human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight fellow activists, new evidence shows that the peoples of Nigeria's oil producing Niger Delta continue to face death and devastation at the hands of the security forces.
		The review of Canada's human rights record highlighted critical areas that must be addressed, says Amnesty International Canada.
	www.amnesty.ca (698 words)

	United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour
		Louise Arbour was appointed High Commissioner for Human Rights by the Secretary-General and approved by the General Assembly, effective 1 July 2004.
		In December of 1987, she was appointed to the Supreme Court of Ontario (High Court of Justice) and in 1990 she was appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario.
		Arbour was appointed by Order-in-Council as single Commissioner to conduct an inquiry into certain events at the Prisons for Women in Kingston, Ontario.
	www.ohchr.org /english/about/hc/arbour.htm (285 words)

	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Homepage
		The High Commissioner is the principal UN official with responsibility for human rights.
		Implementation of human rights activities in the field is described in the Field Presences page.
		The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights is available in over 300 languages.
	www.ohchr.org /english (240 words)

	UN High Commissioner for Human Rights joins Secretary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		During my current visit to the Arab region, the worsening situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories has preoccupied me. It is clear that it is having a very negative impact on respect for the integrity of international human rights.
		I join United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan in calling for the immediate withdrawal of the IDF from the refugee camps, for an end to the attacks in densely populated areas and for ensuring full respect for the immunity of humanitarian facilities.
		I continue to maintain that this state of human rights cannot be resolved except through a just political settlement based on international legality.
	www.palestinemonitor.org /comments/un_high_commissioner_for_human_r.htm (300 words)

	International Human Rights Instruments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict *
		Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights (UNESCO)
		Declaration on the Human Rights of Individuals Who are not Nationals of the Country in which They Live
	www.unhchr.ch /html/intlinst.htm (1164 words)

	Human Rights resources in the United Nations system (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The mission of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is to protect and promote all human rights for all.
		Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
		Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on use of Mercenaries as a means of Impeding the Exercise of the Right of Peoples to Self-determination
	www.un.org /issues/m-hr.asp (556 words)

	Iran Reference
		Statistical Center of Iran (SCI)-Provides official statistics data on population, agriculture, manufacturing, household budget, trade and economy of Iran.
		United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
		U.N. Commission of Human Rights Documents on Iran (1993-2004)
	www.parstimes.com /IR.html (1353 words)

	intlweb.html
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		UN Model Agreement on the Transfer of Foreign Prisoners and Recommendations on the Treatment of Foreign Prisoners
		UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
	home.att.net /~slomansonb/intlweb.html (1934 words)

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		Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights)
		Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights
		Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law of Texas (Texas Lawyers' Committee)
	www.lirs.org /InfoRes/links.htm (389 words)

	Indonesia: WCC appeals to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
		WCC Press Updates of 29 June, 21 and 17 March 2000
		Click here for the text of the PGI statement on "Maluku Human Tragedy".
		Its staff is headed by general secretary Konrad Raiser from the Evangelical Church in Germany.
	www.wcc-coe.org /wcc/news/press/00/26pu.html (647 words)

	U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
		Greg Chen delivers the Next Steps and Recommendations from the North-South Civil Society Conference on Refugee Warehousing NGOs resolve to identify, inform, and mobilize constituencies for refugee rights...
		-->Anti-Warehousing Work Around the World Many NGOs have already taken steps to implement programs or advocacy to increase refugees’ right to work, earn livelihoods, and freedom of movement.
		Urge your Representatives to Cosponsor Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill Congress is debating a number of proposals, and we need your support to keep the momentum going on the most fair, family-friendly bill that addresses both labor needs and security.
	www.refugees.org (158 words)

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