Sentences with phrase «un special»
[24] UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, Preliminary Note on the Situation of the Indigenous Peoples in Australia, UN Doc A / HRC / 12 / 34 / Add.10 (2009), par 8.
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Briefing paper for the visit to Australia of Professor S. James Anaya, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Indigenous Peoples
[72] A UN Special Rapporteur on Religious Intolerance has described religion as «an explanation of the meaning of life and how to live accordingly».
Professor S James Anaya, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people
.@Malarndirri19 Today my colleagues and I met with Ms Victoria Tauli - Corpuz, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples.
This has been highlighted by both human rights experts like the UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous peoples rights [15] and in the report reviewing the Intervention [16] as the crucial link missing from the Intervention for it to meets its policy goals.
UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Victoria Tauli - Corpuz, who visited Australia earlier this year, released the hard - hitting report that stated the detention of young Indigenous children was «the most distressing aspect of her visit»:
In addition, as the UN Special Rapporteur on Treaties has noted, the process has much to offer such as: The creation of new juridical standards negotiated and approved by all parties The building of mutual trust based on good faith Mutual understanding of the other party's vital interests, and A deep commitment from all to respect the eventual results of the negotiations.
The keynote speaker was Professor James Anaya, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Indigenous Peoples.
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Ms Catalina Devandas Aguilar, will be joining the Australian Human Rights Commission for a unique event to mark the 25th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth...
UNIDIR held a side event on Tuesday, 22 October that featured a presentation by Professor Christof Heyns, who in his capacity as UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, issued a report earlier this year on fully autonomous weapons that raised moral, ethical, legal, policy, technical, and other concerns with the weapons.
Professor Christof Heyns of South Africa, who serves as UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, presented the report on «the proper management of assemblies» issued jointly with the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association.
We urge states to develop national policies, and to respond to the call by UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Prof. Christof Heyns for national moratoria on fully autonomous weapons.
The decision to talk about the issue was also influenced by an April 2013 report by the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions detailing ethical, legal, and other concerns raised by lethal autonomous robots.
In its statement during the NGO session — its first ever statement in a multilateral fora — the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots welcomed the UN Special Rapporteur and urged all to states endorse and implement its recommendations, including the call for an immediate moratorium on robotics weapons systems that, once activated, can select and engage targets without further intervention by a human.
Sweden explained that it is traditionally responsible for the resolution on the work of the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
Nations should implement the recommendations on autonomous weapons contained in the 2013 and 2014 reports to the Human Rights Council by the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, including his call for a moratorium on fully autonomous weapons until new international law is achieved.
In February 2016, the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association issued a report containing the recommendation that «autonomous weapons systems that require no meaningful human control should be prohibited.»
Both the Shaking the Foundation: The Human Rights Implications of Killer Robots report issued in May by Human Rights Watch and Harvard Law School's International Human Rights Clinic and a June report by the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Professor Christof Heyns, find that autonomous weapons systems pose far - reaching potential implications to human rights, specifically the rights to life and dignity.
UN Special Rapporteur Christof Heyns is due to report on lethal autonomous robots and other matters to the Human Rights Council in Geneva during the week of 10 June.
May 30: During the first Human Rights Council debate on lethal autonomous robotics following the presentation of the report by the UN special rapporteur on extra-judicial killings, 20 nations speak for the first time on the matter.
On 30 May 2013 in Geneva, nations for the first time ever debated what to do about fully autonomous weapons at the United Nations Human Rights Council following the presentation of the report on «lethal autonomous robotic weapons» by the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, -LSB-...]
The in - depth piece by science writer John Markoff is the outlet's first on the «killer robots» challenge since Bill Keller's reflections in March 2013 and Nick Cumming - Bruce's coverage of the May 2013 report by UN special rapporteur Christof Heyns, including his call for a moratorium.
In February 2016, the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association presented a report to the Human Rights Council that recommended: «Autonomous weapons systems that require no meaningful human control should be prohibited.»
The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is holding a briefing on Wednesday, 11 June at 17:00 (5:00 pm) in Room XXII of Building E at the UN Palais des Nations in Geneva to look at human rights concerns with killer robots in advance of the 12 June presentation to the Human Rights Council of a new report on the matter by Professor Christof Heyns, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
There is an important role for the Human Rights Council to play on this emerging international issue of concern as the work of the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions shows.
The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Professor Christof Heyns, is due to present his latest report (A - HRC -26-36) to the the Human Rights Council on 12 June recommending that the body «remain seized» with the issue of autonomous weapons systems and «make its voice heard as the international debate unfolds.»
The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions last addressed a CCW meeting on lethal autonomous weapons in April 2016.
Svenska Dagbladet, Dagens Nyheter, and other Swedish media outlets have covered the campaign's call for a ban on fully autonomous weapons as well as the call for a moratorium by the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
In February 2016, the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association issued a report recommending that «autonomous weapons systems that require no meaningful human control should be prohibited.»
This will be the last address to the meeting by UN special rapporteur Christof Heyns, who will speak on behalf of the University of Pretoria.
The 2013 report by the UN Special Rapporteur found that action on fully autonomous weapons is urgently needed to reinforce the international legal framework «against the pressure of the future... while it is still possible.»
Respond favourably to the request of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers to conduct a country visit to Egypt and permit the visit, and
The ICJ's commissioner and UN special rapporteur on religious intolerance, Asma Jahangir, is under house arrest.
We have conducted research for the UN Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide and for the World Bank on potential initiatives relating to genocide and mass atrocity prevention.
Recently, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression released a controversial report in which he stated he was
Here is an article on the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers urging Portuguese authorities to increase access to justice.
More than 15 days in solitary confinement violates the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel treatment, according to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture.
The UN Human Rights Council has appointed Ben Emmerson QC as UN special rapporteur on counter terrorism and human rights.
The UN Special Rapporteur will continue to monitor developments in Cameroon closely, and is at the disposal of the authorities to provide assistance or advice as required.
It features an essay by David Kaye, UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, looking at the laws and institutions that are fighting to protect free expression.
This is unacceptable, which is why Human Rights Watch has submitted a detailed report to the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Hazardous Substances and Wastes.
Mr Bloomberg commented on Twitter that: «As the new UN Special Envoy for Climate Action, I'll work with state and non-state actors to help implement policies that reduce emissions & build resilience».
'' is a separate initiative spearheaded by Former New York Mayor and UN Special Envoy Michael Bloomberg and California Governor Jerry Brown, working in parallel with We Are Still In to compile and tally the climate actions of states, cities, colleges, businesses, and other local actors across the entire U.S. economy.
And just last week, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, John Knox, appealed for a UN resolution to formally recognize the right to a healthy environment.
As Eli was saying Barak Obama obviously reads Rabett Run, for in his speech to the UN special meeting on climate change, he said
«Producing biofuels today is a crime against humanity,» UN Special Rapporteur for the Right to Food Jean Ziegler told Bayerischer Runfunk radio.
David Crane, Chief Prosecutor of the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone, has confirmed publicly that al Qaeda used diamonds to fund its operations.
Bloomberg, who was named UN special envoy for cities and climate change last week, told a conference call he sees his next mission as getting leaders on side for a global climate deal.
Both the United Nations and TreeHugger have been saying something like this for some time, so I won't go into every detail of the report, but here's the gist of what UN Special Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter just told the UN Rights Council about the