Protection and Human Rights

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16 May 2011

Burundi + 6 others
The UN Security Council and the Responsibility to Protect: Policy, Process, and Practice

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— International Peace Institute
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The International Peace Institute (IPI) and the Diplomatic Academy Vienna have put together the first comprehensive analysis of the role of the UN Security Council in the ongoing process of implementing the responsibility to protect (RtoP). This most recent journal issue prepared by IPI and the Diplomatic Academy Vienna features contributions by senior policymakers and experts who participated in a conference co-hosted by the government of Austria, IPI, the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, and the National Defence Academy in Vienna.

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01 Dec 2010

Haiti
Haiti: Cholera Cumulative Cases since 20 October 2010 (as of 29 Nov 2010)

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01 Dec 2010

Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Displacement and Return - Who Does What Where (3W) - 01 Dec 2010

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01 Dec 2010

Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Who Does What Where - Food - 01 Dec 2010

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01 Dec 2010

Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Who Does What Where - Childprotection - 01 Dec 2010

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01 Dec 2010

Sudan
Sudan: Returnees by Transit and Final Destination November 2010 - Status 30/11/2010

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01 Dec 2010

World
Human Security Report 2009/2010 : The Causes of Peace and The Shrinking Costs of War

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— Simon Fraser University
Part I of this report examines the forces and political developments that have driven down the number of international conflicts and war deaths since the 1950s, and the number of civil wars since the early 1990s. It argues that the fact that these forces persist, or have strengthened, provides grounds for cautious optimism about the future of global security.

Part II examines the paradox of mortality rates that decline during the overwhelming majority of today's wars, as well as the challenges and controversies involved in measuringindirectwar
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01 Dec 2010

World
Centre For Non-Traditional Security Studies Year In Review 2010

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— Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) made important strides in 2010 with the convening of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) and the ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus Eight (ADMM Plus Eight). The establishment of these institutions reflects ASEAN's focus on the development of responsive regional mechanisms. In order to effectively enhance national institutions as well as the region's capacity to respond to the many NTS
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01 Dec 2010

World
Landmines and Land Rights in Conflict Affected Contexts

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— Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
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KEY MESSAGES
- Land and property are often central issues in the build up to conflict, in the strategies pursued by combatants and in post-conflict recovery
- Mine action organisations are not neutral when it comes to land rights. Releasing land which was previously contaminated with landmines and explosive
remnants of war (ERW) and making it accessible changes its status. This inevitably involves land rights issues, even if the intent is to avoid them.
- Trying to avoid land rights issues can seriously compromise the return of displaced populations and affect
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01 Dec 2010

World
Leading Through Civilian Power - The First Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review

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— US Department of State
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The QDDR provides a blueprint for elevating American "civilian power" to better advance our national interests and to be a better partner to the U.S. military. Leading through civilian power means directing and coordinating the resources of all America's civilian agencies to prevent and resolve conflicts; help countries lift themselves out of poverty into prosperous, stable, and democratic states; and build global coalitions to address global problems.
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01 Dec 2010

World
Maximizing the Impact of UN Security Council Resolution 1325: 10 Years On

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— UN University
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Over the past decade the critical importance of women's participation in peace processes and policies has been recognized through numerous international institutions, resolutions and state commitments-including UN Security Council resolution 1325 (SCR 1325), adopted in October 2000. A limited number of states have adopted SCR 1325 action plans, and a set of global indicators to track implementation was finally approved by the Security Council on 26 October 2010. Despite the promise of SCR 1325, many experts and advocates have been disappointed with the progress made by
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01 Dec 2010

Côte d'Ivoire
Élections en Côte d'Ivoire : Les acteurs politiques, les institutions nationales et les membres de la CEI doivent faire preuve de responsabilité

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— Fédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de I'Homme
La Fédération internationale des ligues des droits de l'Homme (FIDH) et ses organisations membres en Côte d'Ivoire, le Mouvement ivoirien des droits Humains (MIDH) et la Ligue ivoirienne des droits de l'Homme (LIDHO) appellent l'ensemble des acteurs politiques ivoiriens, des institutions nationales et les membres de la Commission électorale indépendante (CEI), à faire preuve de responsabilité dans la gestion des résultats du second tour de l'élection présidentielle et ainsi éviter toute escalade de la violence.

Près de trois jours après l'organisation,

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01 Dec 2010

Central African Republic
Central African Republic must arrest Omar al-Bashir during visit

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— Amnesty
Amnesty International has called on the Central African Republic (CAR) to arrest wanted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and surrender him to the International Criminal Court (ICC), should he go ahead with his planned visit to the country on Thursday.

President Bashir is wanted on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes for his role in the conflict in Darfur.

"The Central African Republic should not shield President al-Bashir from international justice," said Christopher Keith Hall, Senior Legal Adviser at Amnesty International.

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01 Dec 2010

Kenya
Kenya awaits ICC warrants

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— International Justice Tribune
Kenya expects the International Criminal Court this month to hand out six arrest warrants to alleged perpetrators of the country's post-election violence. Public speculation is rife, and the looming warrants are causing tension between Kenya's two main political parties.

By Claire Wachira, Nairobi

The ICC has indicated that the warrants would be out before Christmas. In April, ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo said his office would investigate those most responsible for the violent clashes that took place after Kenya's December 2007 general election.

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01 Dec 2010

Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Security remains fragile ahead of UN troop withdrawal and presidential election

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— Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Norwegian Refugee Council
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Armed conflict pitting government forces against various armed groups in northern areas of the Central African Republic (CAR) caused the internal displacement of more than 200,000 people between 2005 and 2008. Following the signing of peace and reconciliation agreements, their number fell to around 108,000, but since 2009 clashes between the army and a splinter rebel group, and attacks on civilians by the Lord's Resistance Army have caused a new wave of displacement. As of November 2010, the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) was estimated at over 192,000.
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01 Dec 2010

Dominican Republic + 1 other
Haïti : Violences dans la ville frontalière de Ouanaminthe

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— Groupe d'Appui aux Rapatriés & Réfugiés
Le GARR appelle les autorités haïtiennes et dominicaines à une gestion concertée de la frontière respectueuse des droits de la personne

Mercredi 1er décembre 2010

Le Groupe d'Appui aux Rapatriés et Refugiés (GARR) est profondément préoccupé par la tension grandissante qui tend à marquer les rapports entre les deux peuples voisins depuis plusieurs semaines ainsi que divers incidents regrettables observés à la frontière haïtiano-dominicaine. Le GARR tient à souligner l'urgence d'une gestion concertée de cette aire stratégique dans une approche participative et

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01 Dec 2010

Sudan
Sudan: In Need of Review - SPLA Transformation in 2006-10 and Beyond

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— Small Arms Survey
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The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) is striving to transform itself from a guerrilla insurgency into an affordable, professional, and disciplined army operating under the civilian control of either the Government of Southern Sudan or, at an appropriate future date, as part of a national army under a government of national unity or its unified successor.

This new Working Paper reviews the successes and shortcomings of the SPLA's defence transformation process to date, measured against milestones laid out in the SPLA White Paper on Defense

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01 Dec 2010

Afghanistan
Statement by Staffan de Mistura Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Afghanistan On completion of final certification of results of Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga elections

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— UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
1 December 2010 - The United Nations strongly welcomes today's announcement by Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) of the completion of the final certification of the results of the 18 September Wolesi Jirga elections.

We look forward to the prompt inauguration of the Wolesi Jirga, as an important further step in Afghanistan's strengthening of its democratic governance.

We commend Afghanistan's independent electoral authorities, the IEC and the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC), for their committed work in conducting the Wolesi Jirga elections

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