Simply gone: The disappeared--A new treaty
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A new draft treaty regarding the duty to prosecute those involved in forced disappearances was approved for international law in September 2005 with the possibility of the UN General Assembly adopting it in 2006. However, the world's most powerful US government believes that the law authorizes culprits to disappear and argues that this will help to make the world safer.
Publication Name: The World Today
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0043-9134
Year: 2006
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Human rights and the United Nations: Acting on rights
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The United Nations abolished the Commission on Human Rights due to its diminishing quality and professionalism and replaced it with new Human Rights Council. The Human Rights Council met for the first time on June 19, 2006 with a commitment to renew human rights amongst member states however it has to be seen whether the implementation of human rights standards improve.
Publication Name: The World Today
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0043-9134
Year: 2006
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Right for you, right for us?
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The article discusses contribution by Britain to a successful European human rights system and the contrasting human rights violations in Britain itself.
Publication Name: The World Today
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0043-9134
Year: 2007
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