11 June 2008 - Rights CRINMAIL 41
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**NEWS IN BRIEF**
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: A child rights UPR toolkit for NGOs [publication]
As the 8th session of the Human Rights Council gets underway, a toolkit has been published to help child rights NGOs participate in the new Universal Periodic Review mechanism.
It is hoped the Review will become the cornerstone of the Council's work. As such, it is an opportunity to push child rights to the top of the agenda.
You can read the toolkit (in PDF), which has been produced by the Working Group on the Human Rights Council, part of the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child, here: http://www.crin.org/docs/VeryFinalUPRToolkit[1]PDF.pdf
An online version is available on CRIN, with links to further information, here: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=17366&flag=report
Further information
For more information, contact:
NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child
1 rue Varembé, 1202 Geneva
Tel: + 41 22 740 47 30
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.crin.org/NGOGroupforCRC
or CRIN:
1 St John's Lane, London EC1M 4AR
United Kingdom
Tel: + 44 20 7012 6866 or 67
Fax: + 44 020 7012 6899
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.crin.org
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=17366&flag=report
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ADVOCACY: Guide to engaging with international human rights systems [publication]
The Guide - written primarily for the non-human rights experts - provides guidance on how to strengthen engagement with international human rights systems, specifically with UN Treaty Bodies and UN Special Procedures.
For each section readers will find:
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Case studies illustrating best practices;
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Practitioner checklists;
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Specific suggestions for practitioners;
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Answers to Frequently Asked Questions;
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Useful links to websites and additional information
For more information, contact:
UNDP Oslo Governance Centre
Postboks 2881 Toyen, W-0608 Oslo, Norway
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.undp.org/oslocentre
Further information
Visit: http://www.crin.org/hrbap/index.asp?action=theme.docitem&item=17534
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BUDGETS: Budgeting human rights [publication]
Budgeting human rights means including perspectives and costs of realising human rights in the national budget cycle. This includes: in strategy development; planning and budget allocation; and spending and auditing. Human rights also need to be included in national policy development.
Economic, social and cultural rights and the related obligations of States as the primary duty-bearer have already been well defined. Now, issues of cost must be addressed: How much would it cost to fulfil the right to food in Tanzania, for example?
A government’s determination to fulfil its human rights obligations should be reflected in its national budget . But, while most national budgets include allocations for health-care and education, budgets are yet to be conceived as part of the fulfilment of governments’ obligations regarding citizens’ human rights.
Human rights advocates therefore need to develop tools to increase pressure for the provision of a core allocation of resources to guarantee that (at least) core human rights obligations are met. Human rights activists, development workers and economists should work together. They must lobby for policies and budgets that are planned in accordance with human rights obligations. This practical advocacy approach must be directed towards budgeting authorities at all levels as well as other institutions that have influence at local, national and international level (e.g. UN organisations, World Bank and IMF).
A number of organisations are currently developing and exchanging methods, strategies and tools, and working to push this issue forward. Find out more here.
Equalinrights invites you to look more deeply into the challenging issues of budgeting economic, social and cultural human rights, and at the attendant challenges and opportunities. Join them to explore how to cost and budget human rights.
If you are interested, please contact: [email protected].
Further information
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=17244
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EDUCATION: A human rights based approach to education for all [publication]
Current thinking and practice in the education sector are presented along with a framework for rights-based policy and programme development. This joint UNICEF-UNESCO publication is intended to guide dialogue between United Nations Development Group and Education for All (EFA) partnerships and facilitate a breakthrough from ‘right to education’ rhetoric to accelerated interventions for attaining the EFA goals and the Millennium Development Goals related to education.
For more information, contact:
UNESCO
7 Place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07 SP, France
Tel: +33 1 45 680 686; Fax: +33 1 45 685 626
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.unesco.org
Further information
Visit: http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=16882
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UKRAINE: The protection and promotion of human rights through legal aid [publication]
A conference on the 'Human right to legal aid', which took place in March 2007, was attended by almost 120 delegates from twenty-five countries. Its main purpose was to bring together legal service providers from Ukraine, and from countries in Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe to discuss how to develop legal aid programmes which help to promote and protect human rights.
Among the delegates were Government representatives, legal aid practitioners, academics, and representatives from human rights, legal advocacy, and legal and justice sector reform organisations.
This publication serves as the official record of the conference proceedings and documents the Kyiv Declaration on the Right to Legal Aid adopted by the participants at the conference’s conclusion. It also gathers together some of the opening and keynote statements delivered by the conference organisers and invited guests.
A second publication, to follow in 2008, will bring together articles by the conference speakers and others, addressing the conferences six central themes: public legal aid service providers; private and community-based programmes; rights-based approaches in delivery of legal aid services; informal justice mechanisms and alternate dispute resolution forums; the role of the legal profession; and holistic approaches to legal aid service delivery.
“Human rights implementation means more than the mere formal harmonisation of national laws and international standards; but also those legislative, administrative, judicial and other systems and structures that are in place to ensure its effective application,” stated Paul Dalton from DIHR, commenting on the conference results.
“Experience from many countries suggests that the most effective legal aid systems take an holistic approach; in other words, a mixed model for delivery of free or subsidised legal services is adopted where the client can choose for themselves which of the ‘offers’ of assistance available are best suited to addressing his or her particular problem,” he said.
For more information, contact:
Danish Centre for Human Rights
Strandgade 56, 1401 København K, Denmark
Tel: +45 32698888; Fax: +45 32698800
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.humanrights.dk/
Further information
Visit: http://www.crin.org/hrbap/index.asp?action=theme.docitem&item=17539
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DISABILITY: Blog-based discussion on inclusion and development [discussion]
The adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities marks a renewed commitment of the United Nations to improving the situation of people with disabilities, wherever they are. A man, a woman, or a child suffering from any kind of disability is much more likely to be poor, unemployed or discriminated against than a person without a disability. The disparity is even starker in developing countries.
More than 50 United Nations Development Program (UNDP) country offices in recent years have implemented programmes to recognise and respect the rights of persons living with disabilities, to provide them with training to help navigate better in life and to stand a better chance to be employed, to improve their participation in decision-making, to address the needs of millions of people who became disabled because of devastating conflicts and disasters. This year, UNDP made a commitment at the highest level to consolidate and strengthen our work to support persons with disabilities. On the other hand they are also looking at UNDP as employer and are committed to make our organisation more accessible for employees, partners, and guests living with a disability.
In that context, UNDP is holding a blog-based discussion on Inclusion and Disability, from 9 June to 9 July 2008. The blog-based discussion departs from traditional discussion methods. It is hosted on an interactive collaborative space hosted by UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre and enables each participant to share their views and resources. The outcomes of this discussion will help develop a UNDP policy and programming guidance document, as well as help formulate a more inclusive human resource strategy of UNDP.
To participate or contribute to the discussion, email [email protected] or [email protected]
The specific details on how to participate will be shared on Monday 9 June.
Further information
Visit: http://www.crin.org/hrbap/index.asp?action=theme.infoitem&item=17536
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**NEWS IN BRIEF**
Child rights: A guide to strategic litigation
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=17127&flag=report
UNICEF: State of Africa's Children 2008
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=17402&flag=report
Disability: A Guide to Promoting the Rights of Children with Disabilities
http://www.crin.org/resources/infoDetail.asp?ID=17325
Right to food: Special edition of CRINMAIL
http://www.crin.org/email/crinmail_detail.asp?crinmailID=2744
Submit your information about rights based approaches to programming here:
http://www.crin.org/resources/submit_resource.asp
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