Archive for the ‘UN’ Category
Por José Luis Díaz, representante de Amnistía Internacional ante la ONU en Nueva York
El Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU se enfrenta una vez más a perspectivas contradictorias de lo que hay que hacer en Siria.
No es buena señal, a juzgar por la última vez que el Consejo se encontró en esta situación, [...]
By Verity Coyle, Campaign Manager at Amnesty International UK
Arms Trade Treaty negotiations are at a crucial halfway point.
So much has happened yet in terms of concrete decisions, as Ambassador Moritan, the president of the conference, has said many times:
“Nothing is decided until everything is decided.”
Human rights-based criteria that could save the lives of millions [...]
Par Verity Coyle, directrice de campagne à la section britannique d’Amnesty International
Les négociations relatives au traité sur le commerce des armes sont arrivées à mi-parcours et il s’agit d’une étape cruciale.
Beaucoup de décisions concrètes ont déjà été prises, mais, ainsi que l’a rappelé de nombreuses fois le président de la conférence, monsieur l’ambassadeur Roberto [...]
By José Luis Díaz, Amnesty International’s representative to the UN in New York
The UN Security Council is once again faced with competing visions of what needs to be done in Syria.
This does not bode well if the last time the council found itself in this position back in April is anything to go by. Then [...]
By Frank Johansson, Director of Amnesty International Finland
An experienced diplomat once told me that multilateral diplomacy is a weird shadow theatre. Most of the time the lines uttered on stage in the official meetings are just signposts to what is really taking place outside the room or in the fringes.
Having been an Amnesty International [...]
Par Frank Johansson, directeur de la section finlandaise d’Amnesty International
Un diplomate expérimenté m’a dit un jour que la diplomatie multilatérale c’est un étrange théâtre d’ombres. La plupart du temps, les répliques échangées sur la scène lors des réunions officielles ne représentent que de simples signes indicateurs de ce qui se passe réellement en dehors [...]
Par José Luis Díaz, représentant d’Amnesty International auprès des Nations unies à New York
Le Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU est une nouvelle fois confronté à des visions contradictoires sur ce qu’il faudrait faire en Syrie.
Cela n’augure rien de bon, sachant que la dernière fois qu’il s’est trouvé dans cette situation remonte au mois d’avril. Un [...]
(New York) – Kofi Annan should push Syria’s government to allow the UN-appointed Commission of Inquiry access into the country to investigate the May 25, 2012, killing of at least 108 Houla residents, Human Rights Watch said today ahead of an impending visit by the UN envoy to Damascus. The Syrian government has so far refused entry to the UN-mandated commission.
By Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International
Kasippillai Manoharan listened to the frantic voice on the other end of the phone. His 20 year old son Ragihar said he was surrounded by troops. Then the phone went dead.
Desperately, the Sri Lankan doctor tried to return the call but there was no answer.
Minutes earlier, Ragihar [...]
By Alberto Estevez, AI’s Lobbying Coordinator on the Arms Trade Treaty
In a vast, windowless conference hall, scores of people in suits sit behind row upon row of desks.
Their manner is deadly serious – and rightly so, as they’re part of a a debate that could save millions of lives.
Here at the UN in New [...]
By Rosalind McKenna, Coordinator, Human Rights in Ireland Programme, Amnesty International Ireland,
Three years on from its adoption, the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights needs five more countries to become parties to it before it comes into force. Rosalind McKenna, Amnesty International Ireland’s Human Rights in Ireland Coordinator, reflects [...]
Por Stephanie Schlitt, investigadora y asesora de políticas en materia de género de Amnistía Internacional.
Hoy, en la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas, el experto de la ONU en el derecho a la salud, Anand Grover, presentará un informe innovador, en el que se explica cómo los Estados están poniendo en peligro la vida [...]
By Stephanie Schlitt, Amnesty International’s Researcher and Policy Advisor on Gender
Today, at the United Nations General Assembly, the UN’s expert on the right to health, Anand Grover, will present a ground-breaking report. The report exposes how states are putting women’s and girls’ lives and health at risk through criminal laws and other misguided legal restrictions [...]
By Nicki Lees International youth advisory and action body,
Over the course of two days at the end of last month, numerous governments stood up in the UN General Assembly in New York and proclaimed their lasting commitment to furthering the development of young people in their countries. They did this in celebration of 2011 – [...]