Colombia VN Mensenrechtenraad bespreekt verschillende jaarraporten

Op woensdag 23 maart 2011 werd voor de Mensenrechtenraad in Genève in de jaarlijkse landenrapportage over de mensenrechtensituatie in Colombia gepresenteerd en besproken. L4L was aanwezig om namens Lawyers Rights Watch Canada en de International Commission of Jurists een verklaring af te leggen. Op de site van de Mensenrechtenraad zijn de verschillende landenrapportages te vinden. Hier vindt u de rapporten over Colombia, Tunesië en Iran.

Op 24 maart 2011 heeft de Mensenrechtenraad een resolutie aangenomen die bepaalt dat Iran een speciale permanente waarnemer krijgt die zal toezien op de naleving van mensenrechtenverdragen van de VN. Meer informatie vindt u hier (in het Engels).

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