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Liberal International Human Rights Work

Liberal International Human Rights Work. Presented by Tamara Dancheva Human Rights Officer of Liberal International. Introduction to Liberal International. LI is the oldest political international organisation (founded in 1947) All important liberal parties in the world are LI members

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Liberal International Human Rights Work

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  1. Liberal International Human Rights Work Presented by Tamara Dancheva Human Rights Officer of Liberal International

  2. Introduction to Liberal International LI is the oldest political international organisation (founded in 1947) All important liberal parties in the world are LImembers The only political international working on Human Rights Issues

  3. What Resources Can LI Offer? Largest International Network of Liberals Access to International Institutions Recently Reinvigorated Human Rights Committee

  4. Core LI Activities in 2012/2013 Statutory Events 189th Executive Committee Meeting Barcelona, Spain 58th Congress Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 190th Executive Committee Meeting, Beirut, Lebanon Non-Statutory Liberal Gatherings UN Climate Change Conference, Doha, Qatar National Democratic Convention, Charlotte, North Carolina Member-Specific Side Events Public Dialogue with Helen Zille, leader of the DA Public Dialogue with Sergei Mitrokhin, leader of Yabloko

  5. Access to International InstitutionsLI Participation at UNHRC – 2012/2013

  6. Written Statement on the Intensification of Repression Against Human Rights Defenders and In Particular Democracy Activists Around the World Oral Intervention on the Humanitarian Crisis in Syria LI Delegation to UNHRC featuring LI Members participation (Sam Rainsy Party, SILC, IFLRY, Centerpartiet) 19th Session, March 2012

  7. Written and Oral Statement on the Universal Abolition of the Death Penalty 20th Session (June 2012) • Written Statement on the Intensification of Human Rights Violations in the Republic of Belarus 21st Session (September 2012)

  8. 22nd Session (March 2013) • Written Statement on the Increased Recruitment of Children in Armed Conflicts Around the World • Written Statement on the Repression of Human Rights Defenders and Democracy Activists in Cuba • Oral Statement on the Repression of Human Rights Defenders and Democracy Activists in Cuba

  9. United Nations Human Rights Committee Forms of Engagement Written Comments on articles of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Formal and Informal Oral Briefings UN Commission on the Status of Women • LI Cooperating OrganisationINLW has been active since 2005 • Joint Statement between LI and INLW on preventing and eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls

  10. LI Human Rights Committee Network of Liberal Parliamentarians working on Human Rights issues Clearly defined 3 year roadmap reflecting on the needs of LI members Prominent LI HRC Members

  11. What is the added value for LI Members? Raise political issues of national importance at the UN by using LI as a platform (examples: Sam Rainsy Party, Union Liberal Cubana, etc.) Participate in the improvement of the language of various international treaties affecting members’ work directly (Example: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights) Organize side events at UNHRC Headquarters

  12. What do we want from our members? To inform us on how we can advance their respective political agendas To be active in LI activities and LI HR Committee To be active online (Facebook, Twitter etc.)

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