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Ssi RL Io RP Spanish Society for International Human Rights Law This book is the third volume on the history of the international civil society legislative initiative aiming at the adoption in 2014 by the United Nations General Assembly of the Universal Declaration of the Human Right to Peace. THE INTERNATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF HUMAN RIGHT TO PEACE THE INTERNATIONAL OBSERVATORY The Spanish Society for International Further to the Luarca Declaration on the Human Right to Peace (2006), OF THE HUMAN RIGHT TO PEACE Carlos Villán Durán Human Rights Law (SSIHRL) was the Spanish Society for International Human Rights Law (SSIHRL) Professor of International Human Rights Law. established in 2004 and is composed of launched its World Campaign in favour of the human right to peace Co-Director of the Master on International 119 experts from Spain and Latin America, (2007-2010). Mayor inputs were collected in Regional Contributions Protection of Human Rights at the University of Alcalá (Madrid). President of the Spanish identified with the inherent values of the for a Universal Declaration on the Human Right to Peace (2010). Carlos Villán Durán and Carmelo Faleh Pérez Society for International Human Rights Law international human rights law (IHRL). (Directors) The World Campaign culminated on 9-10 December 2010 with the (SSIHRL). Former staff member of the United The goals of the SSIHRL are four, Santiago Congress. The First Part of this volume documents its Nations Office of the High Commissioner for namely: promoting teaching, training, outcome: the Congress proceedings and studies on the main Human Rights (1982-2005). Author of 152 research and implementation of IHRL; resolutions adopted, namely: the Santiago Declaration on the publications on international human rights law. representing victims of human rights . Human Right to Peace and the Statutes of the International violations before the different international Observatory of the Human Right to Peace (IOHRP). Both human rights protection procedures; documents are part of the Annexes to this book. Carmelo Faleh Pérez incorporating values of IHRL into Professor of Public International Law at the development cooperation programs; and The Second Part focuses on the strategies developed by the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria contributing to the development of IHRL IOHRP/SSIHRL during 2011-2012 to influence the on-going (Spain) and Secretary-General of the SSIHRL. in the framework of international codification process of the right to peace within the United He mainly develops his research activity in the organizations. Nations. To this purpose, nine civil society organizations (CSOs) field of international human rights law. joint statements were submitted to the Human Rights Council The SSIHRL develops its activities in and its Advisory Committee, providing assessment to three draft five high-priority areas, namely: the declarations prepared by the Advisory Committee on the right to David Fernández Puyana promotion of the human right to peace; peace (2011-2012). In addition, twenty-nine expert meetings on the Specialist on international human rights law. the eradication of torture and other acts human right to peace were organized by the IOHRP, the SSIHRL Representative in Geneva of the SSIHRL, the of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and associated CSOs during the same period in Geneva, New York, International Observatory of the Human or punishment; the protection of human Washington, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Japan, Paraguay, Slovenia and Right to Peace (IOHRP) and the International rights of migrants; transitional justice in Spain. The reports of these meetings summarize the inputs received. Association of Peace Messenger Cities the field of human rights violations (IAPMC). Director of the SSIHRL/IOHRP committed in the past; and the study of Furthermore, the eleven Annexes to the book collect the most relevant World Campaign in favour of the human the Latin American and Spanish practice documents adopted during the last two years on the codification right to peace (2007-2010) and its follow-up in application of IHRL. process of the human right to peace. during 2011 and 2012. Finally, this volume is enriched with the presentations and prologue signed by world prominent personalities which acknowledged CSOs achievements and enthusiastically support the emerging human right to peace. ssi RL io RP Spanish Society for International International Observatory of Human Rights Law the Human Right to Peace The International Observatory of the Human Right to Peace The International Observatory of the Human Right to Peace Spanish Society for International Human Rights Law Carlos Villán Durán and Carmelo Faleh Pérez (Directors) The International Observatory of the Human Right to Peace Spanish Society for International Human Rights Law Carlos Villán Durán and Carmelo Faleh Pérez (Directors) The International Observatory of the Human Right to Peace io RP International Observatory of the Human Right to Peace This book has been published with the sponsorship of the Diputación Foral of Gipuzkoa. In addition, preparatory work and related activities have been supported by the Japanese Committee for the Human Right to Peace, the Foundation for Dialogue among Civilizations, ELA (Basque Country trade union) and the Abat Oliba CEU University. First edition: March 2013 © Spanish Society for International Human Rights Law Cover photograph: The House of Peace and Human Rights, at Aiete Palace (Donostia-San Sebastian) © of this edition: Spanish Society for International Human Rights Law Párroco Camino 19, 3.º D 33700 Luarca. Asturias. Spain [email protected] www.aedidh.org Technical editor: Cristian Velasco ISBN: 978-84-695-7373-0 DL: AS 555-2013 Printed in Spain Printed by Imprenta Narcea, S. L. ISO 9001:2000 & ISO 14001:2004 Reproduction is allowed provided that the source is acknowledged and not alter or modify any of the passages reproduced ¡A la calle! que ya es hora de pasearnos a cuerpo y mostrar que, pues vivimos, anunciamos algo nuevo. Gabriel CELAYA: Cantos iberos, 1955 On the streets! The time has come to promenade our bodies and prove we are alive, announcing something new. Gabriel CELAYA: Cantos iberos, 1955 Index Acronyms ..................................................................................................................... 15 Presentations Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser .................................................................................... 19 President of the sixty-sixth regular session of the General Assembly of the United Nations Seyed Mohammad Khatami ................................................................................... 23 Former President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. President of the Foundation for Dialogue among Civilizations. Member of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations High Level Group Martin Garitano Larrañaga ................................................................................... 27 Council Leader of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country Juan Karlos Izagirre Hortelano ............................................................................. 29 Mayor of Donostia-San Sebastian Prologue ........................................................................................................................ 31 A new and definitive chapter in the struggle for harmony and justice Oscar Arias Sánchez Former President of Costa Rica. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate General introduction ................................................................................................. 33 Carlos Villán Durán and Carmelo Faleh Pérez Directors FIRST PART THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE HUMAN RIGHT TO PEACE AND ITS OUTCOME I. The International Congress on the Human Right to Peace ...................... 39 Carmelo Faleh Pérez and David Fernández Puyana II. Civil society proposals for the codification and progressive development of international human rights law: The Santiago Declaration on the Human Right to Peace .......................... 105 Carmelo Faleh Pérez III. The International Observatory of the Human Right to Peace ............... 133 Carlos Villán Durán SECOND PART IOHRP PARTICIPATION IN THE CODIFICATION PROCESS OF THE HUMAN RIGHT TO PEACE AT THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION Section I Joint written and oral statements of civil society organizations submitted to the Human Rights Council and its Advisory Committee 1. Commentaries to the first progress report on the right of peoples to peace prepared by the Advisory Committee drafting group ......................... 187 Advisory Committee, 17 January 2011 2. The human right to peace and freedom of religion or belief .................. 190 Human Rights Council, 22 February 2011 3. Joint reply of 1,795 NGOs, CSOs and Cities world-wide to the Advisory Committee’s questionnaire on elements for a draft declaration on the right of peoples to peace ............................................... 192 Human Rights Council, 27 May 2011 4. Civil society organizations amendments to the first draft declaration on the right of peoples to peace submitted by the Advisory Committee drafting group ............................................................ 196 Advisory Committee, 3 August 2011 5. Civil society organizations amendments to the second draft declaration on the right to peace submitted by the Advisory Committee drafting group .............................................................................. 205 Advisory Committee, 15 February 2012 6. Joint oral statement on behalf of 1,116 CSOs before the
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