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HRC Background Guide Washington, DC USA NMUN•DC 6-8 November 2020 nmun.org/conferences/washington-dc.html Human Rights Council Background Guide 2020 Written by: Miranda Coleman, Director; Anthony Bassey, Assistant Director; Janet N. Ekezie, Assistant Director-IS NATIONAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS © 2020 NMUN, Inc. Dear Delegates, Welcome to the 2020 National Model United Nations Conference in Washington, DC (NMUN•DC)! We are pleased to introduce you to our committee, the Human Rights Council (HRC). This year’s staff is: Director Miranda Coleman and Assistant Director Anthony Bassey. Miranda holds degrees in History and Education and is currently serving as an educator in Alberta, Canada. Anthony studied Biology at Arkansas State University, with a minor in Spanish. He currently works as an Administrative Assistant for the American Red Cross. The topics under discussion for HRC are: I. The 25th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: Progress on Women's Empowerment II. The Impact of Counter-Terrorism Practices on Human Rights HRC is a subsidiary body of the General Assembly that plays a unique role as the primary United Nations body tasked with protecting and promoting human rights. The United Nations Charter and subsequent international treaties and laws serve as a basis for HRC’s mandate. HRC is charged with taking proactive measures and fostering international cooperation in order to prevent violations of human rights. In addressing human rights issues, HRC may initiate studies, call international conferences, submit draft conventions to the General Assembly, and make recommendations. This Background Guide serves as an introduction to the topics for this committee. However, it is not intended to replace individual research. We encourage you to conduct additional research, explore your Member State’s policies in-depth, and examine the policies of other Member States to improve your ability to negotiate and reach consensus. In preparation for the conference, each delegation will use their research to draft and submit a position paper. Guidelines are available in the NMUN Position Paper Guide. The NMUN website has many additional resources, including two that are essential both in preparation for the conference and as a resource during the conference. They are: 1. The NMUN Delegate Preparation Guide, which explains each step in the delegate process, from pre-Conference research to the committee debate and resolution drafting processes. Please take note of the information on plagiarism, and the prohibition on pre-written working papers and resolutions. Delegates should not discuss the topics or agenda with other members of their committee until the first committee session. 2. The NMUN Rules of Procedure, which includes the long and short form of the rules as well as an explanatory narrative and example script of the flow of procedure. In addition, please review the mandatory NMUN Conduct Expectations on the NMUN website. They include the conference dress code and other expectations of all attendees. We want to emphasize that any instances of sexual harassment or discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, or disability will not be tolerated. If you have any questions concerning your preparation for the committee or the conference itself, please contact the Under-Secretary-General Adam Wolf at [email protected] or Secretary-General Daniel Sweeney at [email protected]. We wish you all the best in your preparations and look forward to seeing you at the conference! Sincerely, Miranda Coleman, Director Anthony Bassey, Assistant Director i TABLE OF CONTENTS Committee Overview ................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Governance, Structure, and Membership ................................................................................................. 2 Mandate, Functions, and Powers ............................................................................................................. 3 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Annotated Bibliography ............................................................................................................................. 6 Bibliography .............................................................................................................................................. 7 I. The 25th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: Program on Women’s Empowerment ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 10 International and Regional Framework ................................................................................................... 11 Role of the International System............................................................................................................. 11 Challenges in Achieving Global Gender Equality ................................................................................... 13 Gender Integration .................................................................................................................................. 13 Conclusion .............................................................................................................................................. 15 Further Research .................................................................................................................................... 15 Annotated Bibliography ........................................................................................................................... 15 Bibliography ............................................................................................................................................ 16 II. The Impact of Counter-Terrorism Practices on Human Rights ........................................................ 19 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 19 International and Regional Framework ................................................................................................... 20 Role of the International System............................................................................................................. 21 Protecting Privacy in Counter Terrorism Efforts ..................................................................................... 21 Maintaining Human Rights Under Emergency Powers .......................................................................... 23 Conclusion .............................................................................................................................................. 24 Further Research .................................................................................................................................... 24 Annotated Bibliography ........................................................................................................................... 24 Bibliography ............................................................................................................................................ 26 ii Committee Overview Introduction Within the United Nations (UN) system, the Human Rights Council (HRC) is the body “responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe and for addressing situations of human rights violations and making recommendations on them.”1 Since its establishment in 2006, the HRC “has responded to urgent human rights situations [through] special sessions; has taken measures to address the accountability for the grave violation of international human rights and humanitarian law by establishing commissions of inquiry or dispatching fact-[finding] missions.”2 The HRC extends its purview to several regions of Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, with special attention placed on the situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories.3 The international human rights agenda has been shaped by two important documents: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) adopted in 1948 and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted in 1993.4 The adoption of the UDHR led to the Centre for Human Rights, formed by the UN Secretariat to oversee the UN’s human rights program, located at the UN Headquarters in New York.5 In the 1980s, the office was relocated from New York City to Geneva, Switzerland.6 In 1993, the World Conference on Human Rights, in its Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, recommended the General Assembly establish the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), which was done so through General Assembly resolution 48/141.7 The resolution states that OHCHR’s main responsibilities are to coordinate the human rights agenda across all intergovernmental agencies and all departments within the UN itself.8 OHCHR is responsible for the substantive, logistical, and administrative
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