Franciscans InternationalRevisione periodica universale FI informa su Francia, Burundi e Romania
FI, in collaborazione con una serie di organizzazioni associate, ha presentato tre rapporti per la 15esima sessione della revisione periodica universale che si terrà a gennaio 2013. I rapporti contengono le nostre principali preoccupazioni su questioni ...[leggi]
Ireland ratifies Aarhus Convention on Environmental Matters
As of 20 June 2012, Ireland has become the latest country to ratify the Aarhus Convention of the UN Economic Commission for Europe. The Convention was adopted in June 1998 and Ireland is now its 46th party. The Aarhus Convention provides for the right of ...[leggi]
Reform of UN Treaty Bodies
Top UN officials have called on Member States to consider a set of proposals to strengthen the UN's treaty body system, which has doubled in size in the last twleve years and is in need of reform. The treaty bodies are the committees of independent ...[leggi]
FI side events at the Human Rights Council
The 20th session of the Human Rights Council comes to a close on Friday July 6th. FI has played an active role throughout in engaging with Member States, Civil Society Organisations (CSO) and the various human rights instruments of the Council to bring ...[leggi]
Franciscan Human Rights Defender visits FI Geneva
Sr. Namrata Joseph from India visited FI Geneva to take part in the 20th session of the Human Rights Council from the 18th to the 22nd of June. During her stay she took part in an FI side event at the UN as an expert speaker on the issue of human ...[leggi]