Louise Arbour
Louise Arbour
Louise Arbour, CC GOQis a Canadian lawyer, prosecutor and jurist. Arbour was the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, a former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and the Court of Appeal for Ontario and a former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. From 2009 until 2014, she served as President and CEO of the International Crisis Group. She made history with the indictment of a sitting head of state, Yugoslavian president...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth10 February 1947
CityMontreal, Canada
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I remind the government of its international obligation to respect the right of peaceful assembly, and I remind its security forces of their obligation to use only minimum necessary force.
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It is a tragedy for the people of Nepal that full-scale armed conflict may now resume.
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Improvement is evident in life expectancy, child mortality and illiteracy (in China). These all constitute advances in realizing economic and social rights.
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China's rapid economic g rowth has resulted in tremendous progress in reducing poverty and improving the lives of people gradually,
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My main interest, to be very frank, is to solidify the judicial system.
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but the question is, will it be taken over by steady progress or go into decline.
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I'm very energised about the prospect of helping the country face some daunting challenges, and I am guardedly optimistic about the enormous potential for positive change,
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Like many, I deplore the U.S. for their rejection of the International Criminal Court, ... It seems that clearly this debate will carry on.
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Let us be clear, the proposal before the General Assembly is the fruit of compromise. It cannot be a perfect solution.
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China has declared its commitment to human rights and has raised expectations for the country to match its growing prosperity with a firm commitment to advancing human rights.
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The signing of this memorandum of understanding forms an independent professional approach to handle the actual situation of human rights violations in northern Uganda. The situation in northern Uganda seems to be quite unique compared to that of other countries.
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The scale of this massacre is very alarming and suggests that the strongest deterrent message must be sent to those who are inclined to perpetuate the cycle of violence that has shattered Kosovo in the last year.
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Two phenomena, in my view, are particularly disturbing: One is the prevalence of the use of torture to extract confessions and information and the second one is the intimidation of those who make complaints against public officials. In my opinion, there is no doubt that these phenomena are more than allegations, but have in fact considerable basis in reality.
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There is an urgent need to provide remedy to lengthy internment for security reasons without adequate judicial oversight,