The Protection Roles of Human Rights NGOs
Essays in Honour of Adrien-Claude Zoller
Series: - International Studies in Human Rights, Volume: 140
This book focuses, for the first time ever, on the protection roles of human rights NGOs since the establishment of the United Nations and the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It also looks at how NGOs are responding to future challenges such as artificial Intelligence, robots in armed conflicts, digital threats, and the protection of human rights in outer space. Written by leading NGO human rights practitioners from different parts of the world, it sheds light on the multiple roles of the leading pillar of the global human rights movement, the Non-Governmental Organizations.
"This is a rich and wonderful production, a great magnum opus that will continue to test the scrutiny of all times"
Professor Theo van Boven, Professor Emeritus Law, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands.
"This is a rich and wonderful production, a great magnum opus that will continue to test the scrutiny of all times"
Professor Theo van Boven, Professor Emeritus Law, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Bertrand Ramcharan, formerly Professor at the Geneva Graduate Institute, Commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists, has performed the functions of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Rachel Brett, has been Quaker Human Rights Representative to the UN in Geneva for several decades. A leading human rights practitioner, she is presently President of Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE).
Ann Marie Clark, Professor at Purdue University, Illinois, is the author of books on Amnesty International and on Demands for Justice: The Creation of a Global Human Rights Practice.
Penny Parker, a Board member of Geneva for Human Rights, has practised international human rights law for several decades.
Rachel Brett, has been Quaker Human Rights Representative to the UN in Geneva for several decades. A leading human rights practitioner, she is presently President of Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE).
Ann Marie Clark, Professor at Purdue University, Illinois, is the author of books on Amnesty International and on Demands for Justice: The Creation of a Global Human Rights Practice.
Penny Parker, a Board member of Geneva for Human Rights, has practised international human rights law for several decades.
"This is a rich and wonderful production, a great magnum opus that will continue to test the scrutiny of all times"
Professor Theo van Boven, Professor Emeritus of Law, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Professor Theo van Boven, Professor Emeritus of Law, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
List Figures and Tables
Contributors
Introduction
Bertrand Ramcharan
1 Adrien-Claude Zoller A Tribute
Alain Dick, Penny Parker, and Bertrand Ramcharan
2 The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Developing and Protecting Human Rights
Ann Marie Clark and Paul Janssen Danyi
3 Protection
ngo
s in the Age of Neurotechnology
Jared Genser and Stephanie Herrmann
4
ngo
s and the Responsibility to Protect
Kurt Mills
5
ngo
s Powerful Agents of Change
Fay Y. Parris, Esq. and Simisola M. Adeosun
6 Human Rights Protection in Emergency Situations The Need for Synergy between the Human Rights and Humanitarian Communities
Laurie S. Wiseberg
7 Civil Society and the UN Human Rights System
Rosa Freedman and Samuel Gordon
8 Statement By Forty-Six
ngo
s on Problems Experienced in the UN Human Rights Council
9 Joint Declaration on Protecting and Supporting Civil Society at Risk
10 The International Commission of Jurists and the UN Human Rights System Advocating for the Progressive Development of International Human Rights Law, Standards and Mechanisms
Ian Seiderman and Massimo Frigo
11 The Role of Human Rights
ngo
s in Strengthening the Protection Mandates of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies
Anna-Karin Holmlund
12 The Role of an
ngo
Representative in Advocating for the Responsibility to Protect at the UN
Christine Caldera, and Elisabeth Pramendorfer
13 The Roles of
ngo
s in the UN Human Rights System The Case of South Asian
ngo
s
Samuel Jayakumar
14 African Civil Society and the Struggle for Human Rights
Bertrand Ramcharan
15
ngo
s in the African Commission The Role of the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies
Marshall Conley and Hannah Forster
16
ngo
Strategy for Oversight of Human Rights in a Constitutional Regime The Colombian Case before the Commission on Human Rights
Gustavo Gallon
17 The Guyana Human Rights Association and the Struggle for Justice in Guyana
Bertrand Ramcharan
18 Reflections of an
ngo
Advocate on Justice Deficit Systemic Disorder (
jdsd
) as a Threat to the Global Human Rights Project
Basil Fernando
19 Tibet at the United Nations Perspective of an Eye-Witness
Christa Meindersma
20 Non-Governmental Organization’s Efforts at the United Nationsto Promote Human Rights in North Korea
David Hawk
21 Securing the Rights of 65,000 Chakmas and Hajongs in India a Country of 1.4 Billion People
Suhas Chakma
22 Developing Strategies to Protect
ngo
Human Rights Defenders
Roberta Cohen
23 ‘International Memorial’ Human Rights Protection, Public Education, and Historical Truth in Russia
Tanya Smith
24 Developing an International System for Internally Displaced Persons
Roberta Cohen
25 The Role of Non-governmental Organisations in Dealing with Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances in Argentina and Chile
Thomas E. McCarthy
26 Amnesty International’s Policy Submissions to the UN Secretary-General From the Archives
27 Human Rights Watch on Accountability for Past Human Rights Abuses From the Archives
28
ngo
s in Action for Protection Jacob Blaustein Institute Urgent Appeal for a More Robust International Response to Russia’s Invasion of and Human Rights Violations in Ukraine
29 Getting Human Rights into the United Nations Charter Successful
ngo
Advocacy at the San Francisco Conference
Felice Gaer
30
ngo
s and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Recalling William Korey’s Study
Inès French
31
ngo
s and the Commission on Human Rights The Roots of an Essential Partnership
John P. Pace
32 At the Service of Human Rights
ngo
s and Defenders in the United Nations
Adrien-Claude Zoller
33 The International Service for Human Rights and the Recognition, Participation and Protection of Human Rights Defenders
Phil Lynch and Madeleine Sinclair
34
ngo
Written Submissions to the UN Commission on Human Rights From the Archives
Maryna Yazianok
35 “
ngo
Involvement Crucial in Promoting Human Rights, UN Official Says” From the Archives
36 Human Rights
ngo
s and the U.N. The Canadian Experience
Daniel Livermore
37
ngo
s’ Contribution to the Work of the Independent Experts
Emmanuel Decaux
38 Courageous Leaders and
ngo
Initiatives
Hans Thoolen
39
ngo
s, the 1993 Vienna World Conference, and the Consolidation of a Global Human Rights Movement Some Personal Recollections
Christian Strohal
40 The Struggle to Establish Women’s Rights as International Human Rights The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Vienna and Beijing
Felice Gaer
41
ngo
s and the Fight against Discrimination
Bertrand Ramcharan
42 Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations Challenges and Opportunities
Claire Moretto and Nicolas Zoller
43 Quaker Human Rights Work at the United Nations Conscientious Objection to Military Service
Rachel Brett
44 A Campaign for Freedom of Religion or Belief in the United Nations The Experience of the Bahá’í International Community
Diane Ala’i
45 From the Grassroots to the UN Franciscans Building Bridges
Cedric Chatenalat
46 The Preventive Role of Human Rights
ngo
s
Bertrand Ramcharan
47 Universal Rights Group’s Advocacy of UN Prevention Strategies
Marc Limon and Mariana Montoya
48 Prevention of Torture The Role of the Association for the Prevention of Torture in the Adoption and Implementation of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture
Barbara Bernath
49 Civil Society Dialogues to Prevent Conflicts and Protect Human Rights in Asia
Robin Ramcharan
50 Civil Society A Partner to Promote Human Rights in the Universal Periodic Review Process
Mona M’Bikay
51 Coming Full Circle in the
upr
Cycle? Civil Society Stakeholders and Their Role in the
upr
Gianni Magazzeni and Eliska Rybar
52 The Challenge of a New Issue for the Human Right’s System
Edward J. Flynn
53
ngo
s and Human Rights Challenges of the Future
54 The United Nations and Human Rights
Adrien-Claude Zoller
55 UN Human Rights Day Statements, 10 December, 2021
56 Human Rights Watch and 59
ngo
s on the Credibility of High Commissioner’s Visit to China
57
ngo
, China and the UN Treaty Bodies
Vincent Ploton
58 The Geneva Climate Change Consultation Group
59 Civil Society and Remedies under Human Rights Treaties
cedaw
Orest Nowosad
60 The Human Right to Adequate Housing and Its Development at the United Nations A
ngo
Protection Role Success Story
Miloon Kothari
61 The Quest for Justice Could a Permanent “Peoples’ Court” Reinforce the Role of Civil Society in International Law?
Ekkehard Strauss
62 Recapitulation and Reflections
Bibliography
Index
Preface
Acknowledgements
List Figures and Tables
Contributors
Introduction
Bertrand Ramcharan
1 Adrien-Claude Zoller A Tribute
Alain Dick, Penny Parker, and Bertrand Ramcharan
2 The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Developing and Protecting Human Rights
Ann Marie Clark and Paul Janssen Danyi
3 Protection
Jared Genser and Stephanie Herrmann
4
Kurt Mills
5
Fay Y. Parris, Esq. and Simisola M. Adeosun
6 Human Rights Protection in Emergency Situations The Need for Synergy between the Human Rights and Humanitarian Communities
Laurie S. Wiseberg
7 Civil Society and the UN Human Rights System
Rosa Freedman and Samuel Gordon
8 Statement By Forty-Six
9 Joint Declaration on Protecting and Supporting Civil Society at Risk
10 The International Commission of Jurists and the UN Human Rights System Advocating for the Progressive Development of International Human Rights Law, Standards and Mechanisms
Ian Seiderman and Massimo Frigo
11 The Role of Human Rights
Anna-Karin Holmlund
12 The Role of an
Christine Caldera, and Elisabeth Pramendorfer
13 The Roles of
Samuel Jayakumar
14 African Civil Society and the Struggle for Human Rights
Bertrand Ramcharan
15
Marshall Conley and Hannah Forster
16
Gustavo Gallon
17 The Guyana Human Rights Association and the Struggle for Justice in Guyana
Bertrand Ramcharan
18 Reflections of an
Basil Fernando
19 Tibet at the United Nations Perspective of an Eye-Witness
Christa Meindersma
20 Non-Governmental Organization’s Efforts at the United Nationsto Promote Human Rights in North Korea
David Hawk
21 Securing the Rights of 65,000 Chakmas and Hajongs in India a Country of 1.4 Billion People
Suhas Chakma
22 Developing Strategies to Protect
Roberta Cohen
23 ‘International Memorial’ Human Rights Protection, Public Education, and Historical Truth in Russia
Tanya Smith
24 Developing an International System for Internally Displaced Persons
Roberta Cohen
25 The Role of Non-governmental Organisations in Dealing with Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances in Argentina and Chile
Thomas E. McCarthy
26 Amnesty International’s Policy Submissions to the UN Secretary-General From the Archives
27 Human Rights Watch on Accountability for Past Human Rights Abuses From the Archives
28
29 Getting Human Rights into the United Nations Charter Successful
Felice Gaer
30
Inès French
31
John P. Pace
32 At the Service of Human Rights
Adrien-Claude Zoller
33 The International Service for Human Rights and the Recognition, Participation and Protection of Human Rights Defenders
Phil Lynch and Madeleine Sinclair
34
Maryna Yazianok
35 “
36 Human Rights
Daniel Livermore
37
Emmanuel Decaux
38 Courageous Leaders and
Hans Thoolen
39
Christian Strohal
40 The Struggle to Establish Women’s Rights as International Human Rights The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Vienna and Beijing
Felice Gaer
41
Bertrand Ramcharan
42 Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations Challenges and Opportunities
Claire Moretto and Nicolas Zoller
43 Quaker Human Rights Work at the United Nations Conscientious Objection to Military Service
Rachel Brett
44 A Campaign for Freedom of Religion or Belief in the United Nations The Experience of the Bahá’í International Community
Diane Ala’i
45 From the Grassroots to the UN Franciscans Building Bridges
Cedric Chatenalat
46 The Preventive Role of Human Rights
Bertrand Ramcharan
47 Universal Rights Group’s Advocacy of UN Prevention Strategies
Marc Limon and Mariana Montoya
48 Prevention of Torture The Role of the Association for the Prevention of Torture in the Adoption and Implementation of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture
Barbara Bernath
49 Civil Society Dialogues to Prevent Conflicts and Protect Human Rights in Asia
Robin Ramcharan
50 Civil Society A Partner to Promote Human Rights in the Universal Periodic Review Process
Mona M’Bikay
51 Coming Full Circle in the
Gianni Magazzeni and Eliska Rybar
52 The Challenge of a New Issue for the Human Right’s System
Edward J. Flynn
53
54 The United Nations and Human Rights
Adrien-Claude Zoller
55 UN Human Rights Day Statements, 10 December, 2021
56 Human Rights Watch and 59
57
Vincent Ploton
58 The Geneva Climate Change Consultation Group
59 Civil Society and Remedies under Human Rights Treaties
Orest Nowosad
60 The Human Right to Adequate Housing and Its Development at the United Nations A
Miloon Kothari
61 The Quest for Justice Could a Permanent “Peoples’ Court” Reinforce the Role of Civil Society in International Law?
Ekkehard Strauss
62 Recapitulation and Reflections
Bibliography
Index