Integrating A Gender Perspective Into Human Rights Investigations

Author : United Nations OHCHR
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789210479042

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Integrating a Gender Perspective into Human Rights Investigations by United Nations OHCHR Pdf

This publication provides practical guidance on the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of investigative bodies or entities, from the planning phase to the investigations and to writing the report and presenting its findings. It should be read in conjunction with existing OHCHR guidance in the Manual on Human Rights Monitoring and Commissions of Inquiry and Fact-finding Missions on International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law: Guidance and Practice. The publication specifically aims to strengthen the content of human rights reports in order to accurately depict the different experiences of women, men, girls and boys. It is primarily aimed at United Nations Human Rights Officers, especially those performing investigative functions, including with CoIs/FFMs. It may also be used as a reference material for the human rights monitoring, analysis and reporting performed by OHCHR field presences or as part of peace operations mandated by the Security Council and overseen, managed and supported by OHCHR. States Parties, regional mechanisms, national human rights institutions, national commissions of inquiry, civil society organizations and others could also benefit from guidance on how to integrate a gender perspective into monitoring and investigating human rights violations and abuses.

Author : United Nations Publications
Publisher : UN
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9211542251

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Integrating a Gender Perspective Into Human Rights Investigations by United Nations Publications Pdf

This publication provides practical guidance on the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of investigative bodies or entities, from the planning phase to the investigations and to writing the report and presenting its findings. It should be read in conjunction with existing OHCHR guidance in the Manual on Human Rights Monitoring and Commissions of Inquiry and Fact-finding Missions on International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law: Guidance and Practice. The publication specifically aims to strengthen the content of human rights reports in order to accurately depict the different experiences of women, men, girls and boys. It is primarily aimed at United Nations Human Rights Officers, especially those performing investigative functions, including with CoIs/FFMs. It may also be used as a reference material for the human rights monitoring, analysis and reporting performed by OHCHR field presences or as part of peace operations mandated by the Security Council and overseen, managed and supported by OHCHR. States Parties, regional mechanisms, national human rights institutions, national commissions of inquiry, civil society organizations and others could also benefit from guidance on how to integrate a gender perspective into monitoring and investigating human rights violations and abuses.

Author : Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789210479189

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Integrating a Gender Perspective into Human Rights Investigations (Arabic language) by Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Pdf

This publication provides practical guidance on the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of investigative bodies or entities, from the planning phase to the investigations and to writing the report and presenting its findings. It should be read in conjunction with existing OHCHR guidance in the Manual on Human Rights Monitoring and Commissions of Inquiry and Fact-finding Missions on International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law: Guidance and Practice. The publication specifically aims to strengthen the content of human rights reports in order to accurately depict the different experiences of women, men, girls and boys. It is primarily aimed at United Nations Human Rights Officers, especially those performing investigative functions, including with CoIs/FFMs. It may also be used as a reference material for the human rights monitoring, analysis and reporting performed by OHCHR field presences or as part of peace operations mandated by the Security Council and overseen, managed and supported by OHCHR. States Parties, regional mechanisms, national human rights institutions, national commissions of inquiry, civil society organizations and others could also benefit from guidance on how to integrate a gender perspective into monitoring and investigating human rights violations and abuses.

Author : Megan Bastick,Centre pour le contrôle démocratique des forces armées (Genève),Organisation pour la sécurité et la coopération en Europe. Bureau des institutions démocratiques et des droits de l'homme,Organization for Security,Co-operation in Europe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9292223089

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Integrating a gender perspective into oversight of the security sector by ombuds institutions & national human rights institutions by Megan Bastick,Centre pour le contrôle démocratique des forces armées (Genève),Organisation pour la sécurité et la coopération en Europe. Bureau des institutions démocratiques et des droits de l'homme,Organization for Security,Co-operation in Europe Pdf

Author : Maria Sjöholm
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 775 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004343573

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Gender-Sensitive Norm Interpretation by Regional Human Rights Law Systems by Maria Sjöholm Pdf

In Gender-Sensitive Norm Interpretation by Regional Human Rights Law Systems Maria Sjöholm examines the jurisprudence on gender-based harm in the European, Inter-American and African regional human rights law systems, from the viewpoint of feminist legal methods and theories.--

Author : Ruth Rubio-Marin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781139479837

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The Gender of Reparations by Ruth Rubio-Marin Pdf

Reparation programs seeking to provide for victims of gross and systematic human rights violations are becoming an increasingly frequent feature of transitional and post-conflict processes. Given that women represent a very large proportion of the victims of these conflicts and authoritarianism, it makes sense to examine whether reparation programs can be designed to redress women more fairly and efficiently and seek to subvert gender hierarchies that often antecede the conflict. Focusing on themes such as reparations for victims of sexual and reproductive violence, reparations for children and other family members, as well as gendered understandings of monetary, symbolic, and collective reparations, this text gathers information about how past or existing reparation projects dealt with gender issues, identifies best practices to the extent possible, and articulates innovative approaches and guidelines to the integration of a gender perspective in the design and implementation of reparations for victims of human rights violations.

Author : United Nations OHCHR
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789210479141

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Who's Responsible? by United Nations OHCHR Pdf

United Nations Commissions of Inquiry (CoIs), Fact-Finding Missions (FFMs) and similar complex human rights investigations are regularly, and with increasing frequency, called upon to “identify those responsible” for violations and crimes falling within their mandate. Yet identifying responsible parties poses complex legal and methodological challenges. Despite variations in mandate language, applicable legal regimes, political context, membership, timing and budgets, the practice of CoIs, FFMs and similar complex investigations is developing in this area. OHCHR has a wealth of institutional experience in human rights field investigations where the identification of allegedly responsible individuals is a regular feature. This guidance draws upon that practice and presents it together with a discussion on key policy issues, namely the collection and analysis of information on responsible individuals, and the legal and investigative challenges involved; and the management of information once collected, including maximizing its use (by reporting, sharing and safeguarding it). The publication builds on OHCHR’s existing guidance and practice for CoIs, FFMs and other investigations and sets out both the minimum steps that all investigative bodies should complete as well as additional measures that can and should be taken where feasible. This information is complemented by Recommendations or a Summary of key guidance on the points raised.

Author : Noemí Pérez Vásquez
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781509957644

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Women’s Access to Transitional Justice in Timor-Leste by Noemí Pérez Vásquez Pdf

Seeing the role of transitional justice as an area of contestation, this book focuses on the principle of equality guaranteed in the access to transitional justice mechanisms. By raising women's experiences in dealing with the law and policies as well as the implications of community and family practices during post-conflict situations, the book shows how these mechanisms may have been implemented mechanically, without considering the different intersections of discrimination, the public and private divides that exist in the local context or the stereotypes and values of international and national actors. The book argues that without unpacking the barriers in the administration of transitional justice, the different mechanisms that are implemented in a post-conflict situation may set a higher threshold for the participation of women. Moreover, by taking into account women's perceptions of justice, it further argues that scholars have paid insufficient attention to the welfare structures that are produced after a conflict, particularly the pensions of veterans. Going beyond the focus on sexual violence, a relationship between the violations and post-conflict economic justice may have longer-term consequences for women since it perpetuates their inequality and lack of recognition in times of peace. The use of transitional justice may thus exacerbate the invisibility of and discrimination against certain sections of the population. Inspired by the work of Hannah Arendt and based on extensive field research in Timor-Leste, the book has larger implications for the overarching debate on the social consequences of transitional justice.

Author : Alexandra S. Moore,James Dawes
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781438487113

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Technologies of Human Rights Representation by Alexandra S. Moore,James Dawes Pdf

The speed of technological development, from cell phones to artificial intelligence, opens up exciting new opportunities for promoting human flourishing. It also raises grave risks, threatening not only personal privacy and dignity but also our collective survival. Technologies of Human Rights Representation brings together three fields of research critical to securing our future: changing technologies, human rights, and representation. For each of these fields, this book asks key questions: How can we open the black box of technological advances so that we can more fully understand their effects upon our lives? What can we do to make sure that these effects align with the values of human rights? And how does the way we talk about technology and rights—from military reports and corporate marketing to human rights reports and poetry—amplify or diminish our capacity both to understand and to control what happens next? Contributors from anthropology, communications, criminology, global studies, law, literary and cultural studies, and women and gender studies bring diverse methodological approaches to these crucial questions.

Author : Cher Weixia Chen,Alison Dundes Renteln
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 741 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108665612

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International Human Rights by Cher Weixia Chen,Alison Dundes Renteln Pdf

This book provides an interdisciplinary overview of international human rights issues, offering truly international coverage including the Global South. Considering the philosophical foundations of human rights, Chen and Renteln explore the interpretive difficulties associated with identifying what constitute human rights abuses, and evaluate various perspectives on human rights. This book goes on to analyze institutions that strive to promote and enforce human rights standards, including the United Nations system, regional human rights bodies, and domestic courts. It also discusses a wide variety of substantive human rights including genocide, torture, capital punishment, and other cruel and unusual punishments. In particular, the book offers an accessible introduction to key understudied topics within human rights, such as socioeconomic rights, cultural rights, and environmental rights. It also focuses on the rights of marginalized groups, including children's rights, rights of persons with disabilities, women's rights, labor rights, indigenous rights, and LGBTQ+ rights, making this an engaging and invaluable resource for the contemporary student.

Author : UNITAR
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789210476768

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SDGs, Main Contributions and Challenges by UNITAR Pdf

The main purpose of this work is to provide a broad vision of the 2030 Agenda that can illustrate the main contributions and challenges that it brings. The scientific community needs studies to examine the features that define the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the measures required for their full implementation. Therefore, it is necessary to study in detail the characteristics that define the 2030 Agenda, based on the 17 Goals and 169 targets that the international community has indicated, as well as the actors to implement it and the most relevant social groups that will benefit from it. This is a broad work in terms of the topics analyzed and adopts a multidisciplinary approach.

Author : Emma Charlene Lubaale,Ashwanee Budoo-Scholtz
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030759490

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Violence Against Women and Criminal Justice in Africa: Volume I by Emma Charlene Lubaale,Ashwanee Budoo-Scholtz Pdf

This book examines violence against women in Africa and criminal justice from the perspective of African scholars, practitioners and experts. As a global and long-standing issue, violence against women is gaining public visibility across the African continent with some states announcing a national crisis warranting immediate redress. At the global level, the elimination of all forms of violence against all women and girls forms a key part of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality. Split across two volumes, these books present a comprehensive analysis of the latest research and theories, principles and practices of criminal justice systems, criminal justice accountability mechanisms, and the key challenges women face in their quest for justice on the African continent. Volume I focusses on legislation and its impact, the limitations of criminal justice responses, and the cultural and social norms regarding access to justice. Volume II examines sexual violence and vulnerable women’s access to justice in Africa. They adopt a comparative approach that highlight gaps and good practices to provide a rich source of authoritative information for promoting an intra-African dialogue and cross-fertilization of ideas across the different criminal justice traditions in Africa. Both volumes seek to advance discussions on eliminating violence against women in Africa and speak to those interested in criminal justice, violence, gender studies and African legal studies.

Author : Takeh B. K. Sendze,Adesola Adeboyejo,Howard Morrison,Sophia Ugwu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789462655553

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Contemporary International Criminal Law Issues by Takeh B. K. Sendze,Adesola Adeboyejo,Howard Morrison,Sophia Ugwu Pdf

This book critically analyses diverse international criminal law (ICL) issues in light of recent developments in the international criminal justice system following the pursuit of accountability in Africa and around the world. It gives a scholarly analysis of issues pertaining to ICL and the pursuit of accountability in Africa by way of several topics including universal jurisdiction in Africa, Boko Haram in Nigeria, the legitimacy of the ICTR, the law of genocide committed against the Herero and Nama peoples, the African perspective on international co-operation in criminal matters, the Malabo Protocol, and whether an African Regional Court is a viable alternative to the ICC. Further discussed are other aspects of ICL, such as prosecuting sexual and gender-based crimes at the ICC, sexual and gender-based crimes perpetrated against men, guilty pleas within ICL and slavery within international criminal justice. With this, the book also refers to the jurisprudence of several international courts and tribunals including the ICTR, the ICTY, the SCSL, the ICC, the ECCC, the KSC, and the STL. This timely contributed volume updates international criminal law experts, practitioners, academics, human rights activists and other stakeholders on contemporary developments in ICL and provides recommendations that address accountability for mass atrocity crimes and ideas for strategic ICL litigation at the national, international, regional and sub-regional levels. It will prompt constructive exchanges on what can be improved in prosecuting mass atrocity crimes around the world. Takeh B.K. Sendze is an Advocate and Legal Officer with the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in Arusha, Tanzania. Adesola Adeboyejo is a Trial Lawyer at the International Criminal Court. Sir Howard Morrison QC is a former International Judge and an Associate Tenant at Doughty Street Chambers in London, United Kingdom. Sophia Ugwu is a Solicitor and Advocate who founded the Centre for African Justice, Peace and Human Rights in The Hague, The Netherlands.

Author : Agnès Callamard,Amnesty International,International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development
Publisher : Vanier, Ont. : Amnesty International
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Human rights
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029044364

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A Methodology for Gender-sensitive Research by Agnès Callamard,Amnesty International,International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development Pdf

Explores the concept of a gender-sensitive perspective on human rights and provides a methodology for gender-sensitive research. Provides guidance on research design, developing a contact base, the training and approach of research mission delegates, the gathering and analysis of information and use of language.

Author : Stine Eckert,Ingrid Bachmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000417869

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Reflections on Feminist Communication and Media Scholarship by Stine Eckert,Ingrid Bachmann Pdf

This collection brings together ten of the most distinguished feminist scholars whose work has been celebrated for its excellence in helping to lay the foundation of feminist communication and media research. This edited volume features contributions by the first ten renowned communication and media scholars that have received the Teresa Award for the Advancement of Feminist Scholarship from the Feminist Scholarship Division (FSD) of the International Communication Association (ICA): Patrice M. Buzzanell, Meenakshi Gigi Durham, Radha Sarma Hegde, Dafna Lemish, Radhika Parameswaran, Lana F. Rakow, Karen Ross, H. Leslie Steeves, Linda Steiner, and Angharad N. Valdivia. These distinguished scholars reflect on the contributions they have made to different subfields of media and communication scholarship, and offer invaluable insight into their own paths as feminist scholars. They each reflect on matters of power, agency, privilege, ethics, intersectionality, resilience, and positionality, address their own shortcomings and struggles, and look ahead to potential future directions in the field. Last but not least, they come together to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women, marginalized people, and vulnerable populations, and to underline the crucial need for feminist communication and media scholarship to move beyond Eurocentrism toward an ethics of care and global feminist positionality. A comprehensive and inspiring resource for students and scholars of feminist media and communication studies.