El 31 de mayo se recuerda el Día Mundial contra el Tabaco, una iniciativa impulsada por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) para combatir un factor de riesgo que todavía hoy es responsable de la muerte de más de 40.000 personas por año en la Argentina. El 31 de mayo se recuerda el Día […]
Infobae revela por primera vez los casos de violación y maltrato físico y psicológico que sufrieron las mujeres que participaron del conflicto bélico, cuyas historias fueron silenciadas y olvidadas. La mayoría de las víctimas eran menores de edad. Sus testimonios Translation Note: The Spanish version of this content is being displayed because the English translation is unavailable. Ya no son […]
Elaborado por Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (DAR), con los aportes de Accountability Counsel, CONECTAS Direitos Humanos, el Grupo Regional sobre Financiamiento e Infraestructura (GREFI) y SOMO.Este boletín sobre los mecanismos de queja de las instituciones financieras internacionales que operan en la región, es el primero de una serie de boletines que tienen como finalidad difundir a la población los instrumentosexistentes para la […]
Despite the universitality of human rights, a large number of States continue interpreting their obligations as applicable only within their own territory. This has led to an important void in the protection of these rights, for which reason a series of principles has been developed that intend to clarify what States’ extraterritorial obligations are in terms of economic, social and cultural rights.
With virtually no regard for the comments and suggestions from civilsociety, the IDB has approved the new policy of the IndependentConsultation and Investigation Mechanism (ICIM). While this doesinclude a sparse few positive aspects, it implies a setback in theprocess of strengthening the ICIM started in 2010.
Una aproximación inicial a los mecanismos de acceso a la justicia existentes dentro del PNUD: La Oficina de Cumplimiento de las Normas Sociales y Ambientales (SECU) y el Mecanismo de Respuesta del PNUD (SRM).
In response to the proposed modifications to the World Bank’s social and environmental safeguards, a large group of UN human rights rapporteurs launched tough critiques of the proposed changes, requesting via a letter addressed to the President of the World Bank that human rights be properly considered in the guarantees that the financial institution demands.
The department of human rights submitted two Amicus Curiae briefs, enabling public participation in court cases, in discussions concerning health protection and tobacco control. FUNDEPS seeks to promote legal frameworks and protect the human right to health.
As part of the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, FUNDEPS represented Argentina at the first Latin American Meeting for the Right to Immunisation, which took place during 20-21 November 2014 in Lima, Peru.
The frame of activities for the Conference of Parties in the framework convention on the Lima Climate Change Conference, will discuss how international funding and socio environmental safeguards in infrastructure projects in Latin America have an impact on the Amazon jungle. This event has been jointly organised by FUNDAR, Centre of Analysis and Investigation (Mexico), […]
The presentation of this special issue dedicated to the human right to health, which was supported by FUNDEPS, took place at the Buenos Aires Law School.
In recent years, our country received and continues to receive various funds from international financial institutions in order to manage existing forest resources. How are theseplanned, executed and decided?