Human Rights Council Membership Requires Steps to Address Violations

A Briefing Paper by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) and Human Rights Watch (HRW)

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• Introduction

• I. At the international and regional levels

• 1. Commitment to the Human Rights Council's Effectiveness

• 2. Cooperation with the UN Rights Mechanisms

• 3. Review and Reform of the Council's Mechanisms

• 4. Ratification of International Human Rights Instruments

• 5. Commitment to the African Human Rights System

• 6. Hosting of North Africa Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

• II. At the Domestic Level

• 1. Recent Constitutional Amendments and Proposed Anti-Terrorism Law

• 2. Impunity for Human Rights Violations

• 3. Freedom of Association and Role of Civil Society

• Conclusion

 

May 2007   Number 1