Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Commonwealth

The Commonwealth Secretariat's Human Rights Unit supports Commonwealth countries' efforts to promote, protect and respect internationally recognised human ...

The Commonwealth and Human Rights - House of Commons Library

Describes the Commonwealth's work on human rights and the issues it seeks to address, such as the economic empowerment of women and preventing modern slavery.

Human Rights - Commonwealth of Nations

Through the HRU, the Secretariat seeks to progress the mainstreaming of human rights through promoting a rights-based approach to development across all its ...

The Commonwealth Consensus Statement on Promoting Human ...

We are committed to equality and respect for the protection and promotion of political, civil, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to ...

Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political ...

Details ; AccessEnglish: A_HRC_47_NGO_146-EN - PDF ; ; AuthorsCommonwealth Human Rights Initiative ; Agenda information A/HRC/47/1 3 Promotion and protection of ...

Historical Overview of Human Rights in the Commonwealth ... - AWS

Accordingly, a longstanding strategic goal of the Commonwealth Secretariat has been strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights in Commonwealth ...

the-commonwealth-charter.pdf

their respective spheres of the rule of law, the promotion and protection of fundamental human rights and adherence to good governance. Page 7. 5. VII. rUle of ...

UPHOLDING THE VALUES OF THE COMMONWEALTH CHARTER

The promotion and protection of human rights are central to fostering inclusive and democratic societies. National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and ...

Protect Human Rights - the United Nations

The promotion and protection of human rights is a key purpose and guiding principle of the United Nations. In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human ...

About Us – CFNHRI

The Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions is a member-led network of human rights institutions, ombudsmen, and public defenders. We protect, ...

Namibia - Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative

Commonwealth countries to actively contribute to the promotion, protection and realisation of ... protection and promotion of human rights. It underlined the role ...

The Commonwealth of Nations - Sur

The Secretariat's HRU over the last 15 years has focused on training civil servants and police, on promoting national human rights institutions, and on ...

Canada's approach to advancing human rights

All countries have a duty to promote and protect human rights under International law and the United Nations Charter. We work with other states ...

2 Background and framework for promotion and protection of human ...

As part of its implementation of the National Human Rights Framework the Government has made efforts to consolidate all Commonwealth anti-discrimination laws ...

UK announces £2.9m for human rights across the Commonwealth

This £2.9 million work will support member states, regional organisations and human rights institutions in promoting human rights standards ...

Human Rights - Commonwealth of Nations

CHRI advocates for better respect for, protection and promotion of international human rights standards and ensuring greater adherence to Commonwealth Harare ...

Commonwealth Challenge'

This session will focus on the performance of NHRIs and on how NHRIs and NGOs see their roles in promoting human rights in Commonwealth countries – interactions ...

Commonwealth countries adopt statement on promoting human ...

Commonwealth member countries have unanimously adopted a statement to promote human rights and tackle discrimination from elite sporting events ...

About human rights defenders | OHCHR

They seek to promote and protect human rights in the context of a variety of challenges, including HIV/AIDS, development, migration, structural adjustment ...

Human Rights and Democracy: the 2017 Foreign and ... - GOV.UK

Promoting and defending human rights is a fundamental part of the UK's foreign policy. Every day, all over the world, British ministers, ...