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All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. It has been rightly proclaimed in the American declaration of independence that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Created with certain unalienable rights….” Similarly, Indian Constitution has ensured and enshrined Fundamental rights for all citizens irrespective of caste, creed, religion, color, sex or nationality. These basic rights, commonly known as human rights, are recognized the world over as basic rights with which every individual is born.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. It has been rightly proclaimed in the American declaration of independence that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Created with certain unalienable rights….” Similarly, Indian Constitution has ensured and enshrined Fundamental rights for all citizens irrespective of caste, creed, religion, color, sex or nationality. These basic rights, commonly known as human rights, are recognized the world over as basic rights with which every individual is born.
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For me, this weeks’ readings were more difficult than last weeks. Human right is such a powerful subject because, in my view, it’s a big “What’s in it for me”? “There was outrage about the Holocaust, but the fact is that genocide and crimes against humanity were integral to European colonization of the 18th through 20th centuries” (Benjamin 2009). I keep circling back to this point as Western Democracies hold themselves in such esteem, a vast majority of issues were self-created through colonization. Only four of the worlds’ countries were not colonized by Europe; Japan, Korea, Thailand, Liberia (Fisher 2015). I believe that legacy of living under forced rule creates a deep, systemic culture of potential abuse. The 2020 Human Rights Watch world reports identifies human rights violations or notable situations in120 nations or 61 percent of all countries (Human Rights Watch 2020). As complete as that sounds, it further reports more situation under investigation (ibid). It includes the United States for its criminal legal system (death penalty, racial disparity of incarcerated), juveniles in the court system, racial justice and policing and on and on. Going back further in our history, our genocide against the Native American population and the linkage between Nazi Germany patterning its Nuremburg Laws after our Jim Crow laws (Rose 2018) should give us pause for thought on why this is so important and how committed we should be to the cause. How did the United States escape shame and punishment for its own apartheid with Jim Crow when South Africa did not? So, we ask how we determine if human rights IOs are effective? Big issues like genocide, famine, displacement, refugees, make headlines, create some international action but then fade into the former news cycle. Human Rights Watch (HRW) provides an annual report on global issues. But how many people know what HRW is? This comes across as rather jaded and I suppose it is a realist point of view as only the strongest survive and nations only act when they can get something in return. Agreeing to human rights treaties offers nothing in return aside from the satisfaction of standing up for other humans.
Hathaway (2007) considers important factors of why states agree to human rights treaties. I find it obvious that less than democratic countries with poor human rights records buck these types of treaties because they have no foundational respect for human rights. The observation, “formal international legal enforcement of the treaties is minimal to nonexistent” Merry (2006), reminds me of Robin Williams describing how the police in the UK stop a crime by saying, “Stop, or I’ll say stop again!” (Williams 1986). It goes back to my original question of what is in it for me? Is naming and shaming the best route (Meernik, et al. 2012)? Is it the boomerang theory? IOs have made strides in broadening our understanding of human rights.
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4. UN General
Assembly
Main forum for international discussions, deliberations, declarations and
recommendations. Made up of all UN member states (193).
UN Security
Council
Responsible for maintenance of international peace and security.
Has the power to intervene in the most serious Human Rights abuses by states.
Economic &
Social
Council
Multiple committees which act as a forum to discuss international issues re:
economic, social, environmental and humanitarian concerns.
Secretariat
Provides information, studies, tasks and facilities needed by the UN.
Comprised of UN Departments and offices. Main administrative body of the UN.
International
Court of
Justice
Principal judicial organ; has jurisdiction to deal with international conflicts brought
to them by member states and to advise on issues in International Law.
5. Generally speaking, IGOs create
Human Rights Instruments, which
often create Courts, Tribunals and
Independent Statutory Authorities
6. Court, Tribunal or Independent Statutory Authority
Instrument
IGO United
Nations
UN
Charter
General
Assembly
Human
Rights
Council
ICJ
Security
Council
ICCPR
Human
Rights
Committee
ICESCR
Committee on
Economic,
Social and
Cultural Rights
Rome
Statute
ICC
7. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein – current High
Commissioner
OHCHR is part of the UN Secretariat,
based in Geneva
Established in 1993
Aims to:
Promote universal ratification and
implementation of UDHR
Promote universal enjoyment of human
rights and international cooperation
Provide support and information for
other UN human rights bodies
8. Established in 2006
Responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around
the globe
Also aims to address situations of human rights violations and make
recommendations on them
Works closely with OHCHR
Established to replace the Commission on Human Rights – which was generally
agreed to be ineffective
UNHRC has gained the backing of the US, which has strengthened its influence
HOWEVER, some have criticised the UNHRC for being too easily influenced by China
and Russia
9. International Courts and Tribunals are
created by International Instruments
The lines between international
courts, tribunals and independent
statutory authorities are kind of
blurred…
10. International courts
and tribunals with
a role in protecting
human rights
International Court
of Justice (ICJ)
International
Criminal Court
(ICC)
International
Criminal Tribunals
(ICTR & ICTY)
11. Can hear cases and deliver advisory opinions
ICJ plays a role in protecting and enforcing human rights because it can defend and
interpret Conventions
ICJ cannot hear cases raised by individuals
Example case: Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro (Case No. 91, ICJ
Reports 2007)
Result of Serbia’s alleged attempt to eliminate Bosnian Muslim population in Srebrenica
during the Bosnian War
ICJ upheld the ICTY statement that the Srebrenica Massacre was genocide
Serbia was found to have failed to protect the human rights of the Bosnian Serbs.
12. Established in response for calls for a
permanent court after genocides in
Yugoslavia and Rwanda.
It has jurisdiction over:
Persons accused of genocide
Crimes against humanity, and
War Crimes
13. Before the ICC, Tribunals were set up
on an ad hoc basis to deal with serious
widespread breaches of international
criminal law.
ICTY and ICTR were the two ad hoc
tribunals established.
Tribunals are not permanent; they are
to exist only until all charges in the
conflict have been heard.
14. * Technically, there are no authorities
than can create statues at an
international level – only treaties…
Similar, but different.
15. Committees monitoring human rights report to the UN Economic and Social Council
(ECOSOC), which then reports to the General Assembly
Committees include:
Human Rights Committee
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Committee Against Torture
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
16.
17. Separate & independent from government.
May take the role of observers at the UN, but others are completely separate
No authority to enforce Human Rights
They do often promote - can push & influence people with authority.
In the 1990s, the number & strength of NGOs grew significantly.
18. Direct action
letters etc, that go directly to people
who are able to stop the abuse
Eg:
Indirect action
naming and shaming, eg: reports and
press releases
Eg:
19. Criticism by NGOs has been found to
be more effective than criticism from
IGOs (in Latin America - shame on you
2008)
Different NGOs have different
strategies which in turn have different
levels of influence.
Eg: if China were to criticise Australia,
our government woulld be unlikely to
listen because Ti An An Men Square...
BUT NGOs are generally not involved
in Human Rights Abuses, so
governments are more likely to listen
to them.
“Human rights criticism does lead
governments to reduce repression of
subsequent challenges in cases where
there are relatively strong economic ties
to other countries. However, the duration
of this impact is relatively short - less
than 6 months. Examination of the
source of human rights criticism shows
that criticism by NGOs, religious groups,
and foreign governments was more
effective than criticism from inter-
governmental organizations.”
Shame on You: The Impact of Human
Rights Criticism on Political
Repression in Latin America 2008
20. Amnesty International
Established in 1961
Over 7 million members
Mainly direct action
Released 17,000 reports
Helped 3341 missions
Demanded 44,000 actions from
governments
Main issues it fights for:
Political prisoners & “disappearances”
Death Penalty
Torture
Human Rights Watch
Established in 1978
Mainly indirect action
Over 100 reports on the status of human
rights in 90 countries
Research and promote a wide range of
human rights
21. Failures
targets larger nations
indirect action has had limited effect
less successful with disappearances &
death penalty
target countries according to "donor
interest"... Prioritised based on what
people care about, not what's actually
worst
Successes
admits this (says it focuses on nations
where it can make a difference)
direct action has resulted in changes
("urgent action campaigns")
more successful with torture, prisoners
of conscience, arbitrary arrest
22.
23. Role - to report human rights abuses to the public by making them part of the news.
Human rights are considered "important" when they're "newsworthy“
May act as a deterrent to the government – a government may act (or refuse to act)
for fear of making the news.
Media may be a conscience trigger. Result in people acting after reading a story and
then lobby the government of join an NGO etc.
Supposed to be independent & to report facts. BUT, a media source may be
government owned or influenced, or published and influenced by NGOs.
24.
25.
26.
27. Although it is getting increasingly
difficult for the ABC to report without
fear of reprisals from our government
28. Some places won't let journalists
publish freely. Eg: North Korea.
Some news channels don't want to
report negative stories. “Dumbing
down of news.”
Proper journalism is harder to find than
it used to be.
Some people aren't allowed to access
international news (eg: Burma; great
firewall of China)
29. Online Journalism
Fast
Free (or at least cheap)
Provides access to international
stories.
However, it can still be controlled by
the government…
30. Social Media
Instant and global.
Has been largely successful
However, it can still be limited –
eg: Syria pulled the plug on net