Curing the Selectivity Syndrome: The 2011 Review of the Human Rights Council

Curing the Selectivity Syndrome: The 2011 Review of the Human Rights Council
ISBN-10
1564326462
ISBN-13
9781564326461
Category
Political Science / Human Rights
Pages
41
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Human Rights Watch
Authors
Human Rights Watch, Juliette de Rivero

Description

"In April 2006 the United Nations General Assembly established the Human Rights Council (HRC) to elevate attention to human rights in the United Nations and address shortcomings of the HRC's predecessor, the UN Commission on Human Rights. The creation of the Council was heralded as a major step forward for human rights protection, given the new institution's year-round schedule and an innovative system for assessing the human rights records of all states, the Universal Periodic Review. The core of the Council's mandate requires it to address human rights violations, contribute to their prevention, and respond promptly to human rights emergencies. In 2011 the Council's work will be assessed, as required by the Council's founding resolution. Curing the Selectivity Syndrome examines the successes and failures of the Human Rights Council to date, and finds significant gaps in the performance of its mandate. Human Rights Watch calls on the Council to engage on all human rights situations that need its attention and to overcome selectivity in its work. The 2011 review is an opportunity to develop an array of approaches tailored to address human rights violations effectively wherever they occur. At the same time, the Council is urged to 'improve by doing' by taking immediate steps to ratchet up the HRC's response to human rights violations, rather than waiting for the 2011 review to address the Council's shortcomings."--Page 4 of cover.

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