Come learn about the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) and how it can aid in your advocacy efforts and put pressure on governments to respect Indigenous Peoples’ rights.
Sunday, September 21, 2014
4:30pm-6:00pm
Columbia University Law School
Jerome Greene Hall 103
425 West 116th Street
New York, NY 10027
(on the corner of 116th and Amsterdam, in the Upper West Side, conveniently next to both the 1, B, and C lines)
The UPR is a process conducted at the United Nations in Geneva that reviews each UN member state’s record with regard to its human rights obligations and commitments. Civil society is encouraged to participate outlining the issues affecting their communities in regards to international human rights standards.
“The ultimate aspiration of the Universal Periodic Review is the improvement of human rights in every country with significant consequences for people around the globe. If Indigenous Peoples participate in each phase, there will be a rigorous review and the results will be substantive. It can become a regular measure of how states are implementing the rights enshrined in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and it can be the catalyst for the conversation with a country’s leadership to ensure the Declaration is beyond paper, building better lives for Indigenous Peoples.” —Joshua Cooper is a professor at the University of Hawai’i, West Oahu, Kapolei and director of the Hawai’i Institute for Human Rights.
Joshua Cooper, a professor at the University of Hawai’i, West Oahu, Kapolei and director of the Hawai’i Institute for Human Rights will lead the training.
Please RSVP to Agnes Portalewska at agnes@cs.org. Space is limited.
· For additional information on the UN’s Universal Periodic Review Process, please visit:
- http://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/universal-periodic-review-potent-process-realization-human
- http://www.state.gov/j/drl/upr/process/index.htm
- http://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/upr/pages/uprmain.aspx
- humanrights.gov
· For additional information about the U.S. government's first Universal Periodic Review, please visit this website: http://www.state.gov/j/drl/upr/.
We hope to see you.
This event is being organized by:
Hawai’i Institute for Human Rights, dedicated to promoting human rights principles and a culture of peace through education and advocacy. HIHR advocates the use of public law instruments in implementing civil, political, economic, social, cultural, collective and ecological rights. HIHR strives for social justice in the development of a sustainable society in Hawai'i . http://www.human-rights-hawaii.org/
Cultural Survival, a global leader in the fight to protect Indigenous lands, languages, and cultures around the world. In partnership with Indigenous Peoples, Cultural Survival advocates for Indigenous communities whose rights, cultures, and dignity are under threat. For more information go to www.cs.org
Co-sponsored by:
US Human Rights Network
http://www.ushrnetwork.org/
Columbia University Law School
