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| 08.02.10 | Manual for relatives of disappeared persons When a person ‘vanishes’ after being arrested or detained, and the state denies involvement in the matter, the person’s relatives often do not know what course of action to take. For the search of their loved one several judicial and human rights mechanisms can be used. To support victims of... More |  |
| 22.01.10 | Aim for human rights presents human rights impact assessment tools to UN On February 1 and 2 Aim for human rights will introduce methods for human rights impact assessment to UN-representatives in Geneva. These tools, mostly manuals, help to link human rights standards to what happens in practice in a country. By using these, non-governmental organisations can more... More |  |
| 20.01.10 | Outcomes of effect measurement Health Rights of Women Assessment Instrument The Health Rights of Women Assessment Instrument (HeRWAI) is a strategic tool to enhance lobbying activities of organisations for better implementation of women’s health rights. In order to see the effects of the use of the tool since its publication in 2006, Aim for human rights undertook an... More |  |
| 20.01.10 | Critical report on women's rights in the Netherlands to United Nations The Dutch government should do more to eradicate discrimination against women and violence against women in the Netherlands. This is the conclusion of the report that 54 Dutch organisations will present to the CEDAW comittee on Monday 25 January. This UN Committee, overseeing implementation of the... More |  |
| 15.01.10 | Haiti: basic human rights at risk The huge earthquake on January 13th, the strongest in 200 years, has caused a major humanitarian disaster in Haiti. The capital, Port au Prince (3 million inhabitants), was ruined and the number of casualties is now estimated at many tens of thousands. More |  |
| 08.01.10 | Euro Mediterranean Federation against Enforced Disappearances accepts 20 new members At its general assembly on December 14th, the Euro Mediterranean Federation against Enforced Disappearances (FEMED) accepted the application of 16 new members from different countries (a.o.: Spain, Syria, BiH, Iraq, Turkey). These new memberships pave the road for more intensive regional... More |  |
| 10.12.09 | International Human Rights Day December 10th 2009 marked the 61st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In this influential document 30 of the most important civil, policitical, economic, social and cultural rights are laid down. Aim for human rights bases its work on the UDHR and on other relevant human... More |  |
| 01.12.09 | Access to Justice Alliance: combating injustice and poverty by improving access to justice Access to justice is an essential precondition for sustainable development and poverty relief. For this reason four Dutch organisations working on human rights and the rule of law will combine their strengths from 2010. By cooperating in the Access to Justice Alliance the organisations (Aim for... More |  |
| 24.11.09 | Publication shadow report on women's rights in the Netherlands Today Dutch organisations presented a report on compliance to women's rights in the Netherlands in the years 2005-2008. The so-called shadow report is a critical commentary to the report of the Dutch government to the UN Comittee to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination... More |  |
| 20.11.09 | ‘Anti-trafficking policies should respect human rights’ Trafficking of persons is generally recognised as a serious violation of human rights. However, current policies meant to prevent trafficking and protect trafficked persons often have adverse effects, said organisations from different countries at the expert meeting ‘Anti-trafficking policies and... More |
