The Institution of a Commissioner for Human Rights and Minorities and the Prevention of Human Rights Violations
| Date | 01 March 1996 |
| DOI | 10.1177/092405199601400122 |
| Published date | 01 March 1996 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
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The human rights situation in Egypt .' the annual report for 1994. - Mohamed Hassan,
Essam EI-Din (ed.). - The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights. - Cairo:
EOHR,
1995. - 146 p.
This report is based on complaints received by the Egyptian Organization for
Human
Rights throughout the year 1994, as well as on information gathered by its fieldwork unit
during fact-finding missions and by its lawyers during visits to prisons and missions to the
country's most troubled areas. The report consists
of
three main parts. The first part deals
with legislation, judicial rulings and procedures related to human rights. Part two monitors
various violations
of
civil and political rights which took place in Egypt during 1994,
whether by the government or by non-governmental entities. The last part reviews the
activities
of
the
EOHR
regarding the monitoring, observance and defence
of
human rights,
as well as the consolidation and promotion
of
human rights awareness in Egypt.
Human Rights Watch world report 1996.' events
of
1995. - Brown,
Cynthia;
McClintock,
Michael;
Laber, Jeri (eds.). - Human Rights Watch. -
New
York: HRW, 1995. - 388 p.
ISBN: 0-300-06658-9
The
Human
Rights Watch world report 1996 describes and analyzes the significant human
rights developments in 65 nations' around the globe. For each
of
these countries, it
recounts major human rights developments, the freedom with which local and international
organizations monitor human rights, the role
of
the international community in promoting
or inhibiting respect for human rights - particularly the United Nations and the European
Union - and the contributions made by Human Rights Watch on
behalf
of
human rights.
Implementing the Convention on the Rights
of
the Child .' resource mobilization in
low-income countries. -Himes, James R. (ed.). - UNICEF. - The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff,
1995. - xv, 262 p.
ISBN: 90-411-0090-3
This book considers Article 4
of
the Convention on the Rights
of
the Child, dealing with
the concept
of
the obligations
of
the States Parties to meet their commitments
'to
the
maximum extent
of
their available resources and, where needed, within the framework
of
international cooperation'. 'Resources' are broadly defined to include human,
technological, cultural and organizational capabilities as well as conventional economic
resources.
The
thematic chapters
of
the book give examples
of
how such 'resources' can
be effectively mobilized for children, including in the areas
of
education, health, nutrition
and protection from exploitation.
The institution
of
a commissioner for human rights and minorities and the prevention
of
human rights violations. -Klein, Eckhart (ed.). - Menschenrechtszentrum der Universitat
Potsdam. - Berlin: Berlin VerI. A. Spitz, 1995. - 85 p.
ISBN: 3-87061-512-5
The lectures published in this book were delivered at the first colloquium organized by the
Human Rights Centre
of
the University
of
Potsdam on 14-15 December 1994.
The
position
and
function
of
the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Commissioner
of
the Council
of
Baltic States and the
OSCE
High Commissioner on National Minorities
are discussed. The activities
of
the commissioners and the meaning
of
these institutions
for the prevention
of
human rights violations are examined.
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