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Timeline 2008 |
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On 3 April 2008, the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights invites experts in the field of human rights and international humanitarian law to meet in Geneva to share their views on the possible content of a future Agenda on Human Rights and offer advice on how to ensure the processes of agenda writing and implementation are effective as possible. The group was composed of about fifteen experts from universities, international organizations and courts, as well as civil socielty. |
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The Swiss Foreign Minister selects a Panel of Eminent Persons. |
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On June 11/12 2008, at its first meeting in Oslo, the Panel determines its vision for the project. The Panel selects 8 themes to be analyzed further and invites proposals from research teams and institutions to elaborate these topics. |
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The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights sends the selected research topics to universities and institutions and calls for short research proposals. |
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The Panel selects the research proposals. |
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On 5 December 2008, the Panel and the researchers meet in Geneva at the invitation of the Swiss Foreign Minister. In this meeting the Agenda for Human Rights for the forthcoming decade is officially launched. |
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From December 2008 onwards, Governments, international organisations and academic institutions are engaged in a dialogue on the Agenda. |
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Timeline 2009 |
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UN, New York, Presentation by Rudolf Knoblauch and Mary Robinson. |
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Wilton Park Conference, London, Presentation (by Rudolf Knoblauch, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, Manfred Nowak and Andrew Clapham), followed by an open discussion. |
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OAS, Washington D.C., Presentation by Paulo Sergio Pinheiro.
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OAS, Washington D.C., Meeting of the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the Permanent Council, Presentation by Mary Robinson and Rudolf Knoblauch |
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Geneva, Human Rights Day Commemoration. Presentation by Rudolf Knoblauch.
Update on the Swiss Initiative to Commemorate the 60th Anniversary of UNHR
and presentation of Protecting Dignity: An Agenda for Human Rights |
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Swiss Initiative to Commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the UDHR - Protecting Dignity: An Agenda for Human Rights
The year 2008 marks the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Swiss Initiative aims to make a meaningful contribution, which takes the protection of human rights forward, rather than simply celebrating the drafting of this remarkable text. The Swiss Government decided to mark this event by initiating a process leading to the launching of an Agenda for Human Rights authored by a Panel of Eminent Persons.
The Initiative is designed to achieve two objectives: first, to set out some contemporary challenges to the enjoyment of human rights as perceived by the Panel, and second, to propose and support a research agenda with separate topics for selected research teams around the world.
The project is sponsored and financed by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Austria actively support the project.
The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights is responsible for the coordination and organisation of the Initiative. |
21/12/2009: Sao Paolo event |
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