Direct Link to Full 24-Page 2016 Report:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/IDAN/2016/556944/IPOL_IDA(2016)556944_EN.pdf
WIEGO – Women in Informal Employment Globalizing & Organizing
Direct Link to Full 8-Page WIEGO Publication:
http://wiego.org/sites/wiego.org/files/resources/files/WIEGO-Homeworker-Platform-Demands.pdf
GENEVA (31 May 2016) – The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is meeting in Geneva from 6 to 24 June to review the following countries: France (6-7 June); Sweden (7-8 June); Honduras (8-9 June); Burkina Faso (9-10 June); the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (13-14 June); Angola (14-15 June); United Kingdom (15-16 June).
The above are among the 164 States* that have ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), and so are reviewed by the Committee on how they are implementing the Covenant. The Committee, which is composed of 18 independent human rights experts, will meet delegations from the respective States to examine a range of issues relating to the Covenant.
Guest Editor: Anne T Gallagher
Prosecuting human trafficking is widely viewed as one of the main pillars of an effective national response to trafficking. But worldwide, the number of prosecutions for trafficking and related exploitation remains stubbornly low, especially when compared to the generally accepted size of the problem. Very few traffickers are ever brought to justice and the criminal justice system rarely operates to benefit those who have been trafficked.
Issue 6 of the Anti-Trafficking Review analyses human trafficking prosecutions in different regions of the world and from a range of different perspectives. With five themed articles focusing on Russia, the United States, the Balkans and Western Europe, the issue provides important insights into the practical and policy issues surrounding human trafficking prosecutions.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) announced this week the establishment of a high-level working group of global champions on the health and human rights of women, children and adolescents. The statement was made during the 69th session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.
Bridging the technical -- and mostly artificial -- divide between public health delivery and human rights is of the utmost importance to effectively respond to the call made by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to leave no one behind, to address discrimination and inequality, and to ensure healthy lives for all.
Announcing the establishment of the working group, UN Human Rights Office Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Kate Gilmore, said “this working group marks a seismic shift and will generate high-level political commitment for the health and human rights of women, children and adolescents everywhere – even in the toughest of places.”
