Carlos Lusverti* Versión en español, aquí. What do Burundi, Libya, Myanmar, South Sudan and Venezuela have in common? All of them have been the focus of independent investigation mechanisms established by the UN Human Rights Council to investigate serious human rights violations occurring in these countries. Regarding Venezuela, in 2019 the Council adopted resolution 42/25 establishing an Independent International Fact-Finding Mission (FFM), which is an international investigative body […]
More gender equality leads to less corruption: A call to action from the United Nations
Daniel Kempken* Versión en español aquí. Two major United Nations conferences held in 2021 highlighted the growing importance of the fight against corruption. One of the conclusions is that more equality between women and men leads to less corruption and vice versa. Now it is important to translate the UN recommendations into political practice and to […]
The Rule of Law Concept of the People’s Republic of China: A great challenge
Daniel Kempken* Leer versión en español aquí. China’s new Rule of Law Concept contradicts in central points the internationally established conception of the Rule of Law. The Chinese proposal stands for rule by law. These ideas should be countered in the international debate as well as by further promoting the current Rule of Law model […]
Extradition in cases of corruption: Practical aspects to strengthen the system and prevent impunity
Gonzalo Bonifaz Tweddle*** Image taken from Proyecto Justicia of México Evalúa Spanish version here This year, 2021, will be very important in the fight against corruption around the world, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean. For the first time, the United Nations General Assembly will hold a special session dedicated to the fight against […]
First impressions on the Draft Optional Protocol to the Human Rights and Business Treaty
Gabriela Kletzel, Andrés López Cabello, and Daniel Cerqueira* Originally published in ESCR-Net. Lea la versión en español aquí. At first glance, the zero drafts of the Legally Binding Instrument (LBI) and Optional Protocol (OP) raise serious doubts as to whether they add value to the effort of making business enterprises accountable for human rights abuses. The draft LBI […]