Commission on Human Rights and Reception of Complaints [ National Assembly Commission on Human Rights and Reception of Complaints ]

human-rights-commission officer

Human Rights Council [ HRC | United Nations Commission on Human Rights ]

Commission on Human Rights [ UNCHR ]

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan | HRCP [Abbr.]

UN Human Rights Council [ HRC | Human Rights Council | UNCHR | UN Commission on Human Rights | UN Human Rights Commission | United Nations Commission on Human Rights | United Nations Human Rights Commission | United Nations Human Rights Council ]

Swiss Representation before the European Commission and the European Court of Human Rights

Human Rights and Council of Europe Section

European Court of Human Rights [ Court of Human Rights | ECHR | European Commission on Human Rights ]

Daniel Turp moved, That whereas civil war has been raging in Algeria since the implementation of emergency measures in September 1992; Whereas it is estimated that more than 80,000 people have lost their lives in this civil war; Whereas there has been since 1992 a steady increase in acts of violence and at the present time civilians are the primary targets; Whereas human rights are being violated; Whereas the Algerian Government refuses to acknowledge the crisis in which the country is plunged, repeating incessantly that any terrorism is now " residual" ; Whereas the Algerian Government has not brought to justice all the people responsible for massacres of civilians and has not ordered any kind of independent investigations; Whereas t ...[+++]he international community can no longer ignore the situation in which the people of Algeria are trapped; Whereas NGOs in every country are calling insistently for intervention by the international community; Whereas the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan, and the High Commission for Human Rights have voiced their concern about human rights abuses in Algeria; Whereas Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has vigorously condemned " the terrorists who are committing these shameful attacks on women and men, young children and the elderly, all innocent and defenceless victims" The Committee recommends that the Minister of Foreign Affairs urge the Secretary General of the United Nations to use its inherent powers under the United Nations Charter to resolve the ungoing crisis in Algeria, and recommends also that the Minister of Foreign Affairs continue to reach the same goals by other means notably by sending a parliamentary delegation (with a mandate approved by the Committee) under the auspices of the Interparliamentary Union, the convening of an extraordinary session of the United Nations Human Rights Commission or any other form of international commission of inquiry.

By unanimous consent, the Committee resumed its consideration of the motion of Daniel Turp which reads as follows: That whereas civil war has been raging in Algeria since the implementation of emergency measures in September 1992; Whereas it is estimated that more than 80,000 people have lost their lives in this civil war; Whereas there has been since 1992 a steady increase in acts of violence and at the present time civilians are the primary targets; Whereas human rights are being violated; Whereas the Algerian Government refuses to acknowledge the crisis in which the country is plunged, repeating incessantly that any terrorism is now " residual" ; Whereas the Algerian Government has not brought to justice all the people responsible f ...[+++]or massacres of civilians and has not ordered any kind of independent investigations; Whereas the international community can no longer ignore the situation in which the people of Algeria are trapped; Whereas NGOs in every country are calling insistently for intervention by the international community; Whereas the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan, and the High Commission for Human Rights have voiced their concern about human rights abuses in Algeria; Whereas Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has vigorously condemned " the terrorists who are committing these shameful attacks on women and men, young children and the elderly, all innocent and defenceless victims" The Committee recommends that the Minister of Foreign Affairs urge the Secretary General of the United Nations to use its inherent powers under the United Nations Charter to resolve the ungoing crisis in Algeria, and recommends also that the Minister of Foreign Affairs continue to reach the same goals by other means notably by sending a parliamentary delegation (with a mandate approved by this Committee) under the auspices of the Interparliamentary Union, the convening of an extraordinary session of the United Nations Human ...

Urges the Council and the Commission to set up human rights subcommittees with all neighbourhood countries; reiterates its call for parliamentarians to be associated with the preparations for meetings of such subcommittees and to be informed of their outcome; is of the view that, while first rounds of meetings, as was the case with Tunisia, might focus on establishing the durability of the subcommittee and fostering trust and confidence among partners, such subcommittees, notably with Morocco now, should move towards a result-oriented phase, with the establishment of concrete benchmarks and indicators of progress, as well as the possib ...[+++]ility of raising individual cases; stresses that discussions on human rights should certainly not be confined to these subcommittees, and highlights the need to include these issues in the political dialogue up to the highest level so as to increase the coherence of the EU's policy in this field and reduce discrepancies in statements on the human rights situation given by both sides to the press; welcomes the Council's statement of 16 October 2007 that discussions concerning a future EU-Libya framework agreement will specifically address, inter alia, cooperation and progress on human rights;

Emphasises once again in this context the proposals set out in Parliament's abovementioned resolution of 6 September 2007 on the functioning of the human rights dialogues and consultations on human rights with third countries; stresses in this connection that a dialogue between the Council, the Commission and Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights was launched in January 2008 with a view to implementing the recommendations of that resolution as regards Parliament's involvement in dialogues in general; recalls, in that connection, the Council's obligation to consult Parliament and to duly take its views into consideration pursuant to ...[+++] Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union;