以色列律師被任命為聯合國人權委員會主席
Israeli Lawyer Appointed Chairman of UN Human Rights Committee
Israeli Lawyer Appointed Chairman of UN Human Rights Committee
July 7, 2018
(MEMO) — An Israeli lawyer was chosen this week to chair the UN Human Rights Committee, despite the country’s dire human rights record.
The UN Human Rights Committee, not to be confused with the UN Human Rights Council, is a panel of legal professionals which reviews states’ adherence to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which forms part of the International Bill of Human Rights.
The Covenant commits parties to respect the civil and political rights of individuals, including the right to life, freedom of religion, speech and assembly, electoral rights and rights to due process and a fair trial. Israel has signed and ratified the Covenant.
The committee will now be chaired by Yuval Shany, who was unanimously selected on Monday by its 18 members. Shany is deputy president of the Israel Democracy Institute and a member of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Faculty of Law. He has also worked for Israel’s Ministry of Justice and as an advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office and the Israeli army. He will be the first Israeli to chair the Human Rights Committee.
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