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Human rights and conflict resolution can be Mandela’s legacy post-2015
Written by Lord McConnell, former Scottish First Minister, on the Lords of the Blog site: “Today we celebrate the life, the struggle and the message of Nelson Mandela. His struggle for a better world helped shape the second half of the 20th Century, but Mandela’s legacy should both inspire and empower us to take action to … Continue reading
Post-2015 resources round-up
Post2015.org is collating key recent post-2015 resources in a round-up post. Below, read today’s selection: Sixth Session of the Open Working Group (OWG) of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) The 6th session of the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is now underway at UNHQ in New York. OWG … Continue reading
Transitional Justice and the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Pablo Greiff, Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence presented his report to the UN General Assembly on Monday October 28th 2013. In the associated speech, he warned that “unaddressed human rights violations are spoilers of sustainable development”, and called for UN member states to include goals on access … Continue reading
Just Governance and the Post-2015 Development Framework A critical cornerstone for development and human rights
Extracts from an Article in Sudan Vision: “A critical cornerstone for an equitable and human rights centered sustainable development agenda post-2015 needs a Just Governance and this is the issue addressed by this paper reviewed here and which was the result of a very wide world consultations among civil society organizations. National democratic ownership of … Continue reading
Equal Rights at the Heart of Post-2015 – the Equal Rights Trust responds to the HLP
The Equal Rights Trust has published a paper entitled ‘Equal Rights at the Heart of the Post-2015 Development Agenda‘ in response to the UN High Level Panel (HLP) report released in May 2013. Read extracts below: “1. The Equal Rights Trust (ERT) is an independent international organisation whose purpose is to combat discrimination and promote equality … Continue reading
Human Rights and the post-2015 development agenda: ‘Time to deliver’
Amnesty International have released a new report entitled “Human Rights and the post-2015 development agenda: ‘Time to deliver’”. Read extracts from the introduction below. “As a global human rights movement, Amnesty International is working towards a world in which everyone can live free from fear and free from want. As part of this vision, Amnesty … Continue reading
Accountability in the post-2015 development framework: what role for National Human Rights Institutions?
“Last month, CESR Executive Director Ignacio Saiz joined a panel discussion on the way forward for national human rights institutions (NHRIs) in the post-2015 development agenda. Hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the panel was part of a seminar for NHRIs to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Paris Principles, the normative framework … Continue reading
Civil Society Demands for the Post 2015 Agenda
“Since September 2012, Beyond 2015, the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) and the International Forum of National NGO Platforms (IFP) have been convening national, regional, and community civil society deliberations in 39 countries in Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia (more details here). This full synthesis report of these deliberations, Civil Society Demands … Continue reading
A Matter of Justice: securing human rights in the post-2015 sustainable development agenda.
The Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) has recently published a briefing paper, A Matter of Justice: securing human rights in the post-2015 sustainable development agenda. Respect for Human Rights is a central and recurring theme in the wide-range of global consultations on the post 2015 agenda, and discussions are now focusing on what … Continue reading
Righting the MDGs: contexts and opportunities for a post-2015 development framework
This briefing paper by ActionAid sets out a bold vision for a post-2015 development framework with human rights at its heart. Download: ‘Righting the MDGs: contexts and opportunities for a post-2015 development framework’
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