Article: Foreign Secretary welcomes entry into force of the Optional Protocol on Torture.

Article: Optional Protocol to Womens Convention comes into ...
M2 Presswire;  December 27, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... PRESSWIRE-27 December 2000-UN: Optional Protocol to Womens Convention comes into force ... their human rights has been met. The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination ... a vote, adopted the 21-article Optional Protocol to the Convention, and called on ...

Article: The Optional Protocol on African Women's Human ...
Femnet News;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... contributing towards the elaboration of the Optional Protocol on women's human rights for the ... proceed with the development of the Optional Protocol including the Special Rapporteur ... a project around elaborating the Optional Protocol, based at Women in Law and Development ...

Article: UN: Optional Protocol to Women's Convention to be ...
M2 Presswire;  December 8, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... PRESSWIRE-8 December 1999-UN: Optional Protocol to Women's Convention to be opened ... participating in a signing ceremony of the Optional Protocol to the Convention. The noon-time ... will open a panel discussion on the Optional Protocol at 3 p.m. in the Economic and ...

Article: Canada welcomes international consensus on Optional ...
M2 Presswire;  January 26, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... welcomes international consensus on Optional Protocol (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS ... welcomed the consensus on the text of an Optional Protocol setting new standards governing the ... direct part in hostilities. The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of ...

Article: Optional Protocol to the Women's Convention -- a ...
M2 Presswire;  December 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... December 2000-AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: Optional Protocol to the Women's Convention -- a ... into force of the Convention's Optional Protocol. Until now there was no right to ... With the entry into force of the Optional Protocol, these remedies now exist. Women ...

Article: Human Rights Committee hears update on cases involving ...
M2 Presswire;  March 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Committee hears update on cases involving optional protocol concerning communications from individuals ... update on numerous cases involving the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on ... including improving media outreach. The Optional Protocol to the Covenant provides for ...

Article: General Assembly adopts 75 resolutions on social, humanitarian ...
M2 Presswire;  December 19, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... humanitarian issues, including optional protocol to convention against torture; Action ... rights instruments and regarding the optional protocol on the Convention on Torture. Bahrain ... He supported the adoption of the optional protocol to the Convention. He also supported ...