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Rationalising the Work of UN Human Rights Bodies or Reducing the Input of NGOs? The Changing Role of Human Rights NGOs at the United Nations

Rationalising the Work of UN Human Rights Bodies or Reducing the Input of NGOs? The Changing Role... Non-State Actors and International Law 5: 101–126, 2005. 101 © 2005 Koninklijke Brill NV. Printed in the Netherlands. 1 Report of the Chairpersons of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies on their Fourteenth Meeting, UN Doc A/57/399, Effective implementation of international instruments on human rights, including reporting obligations under international instruments on human rights , para. 41. Rationalising the Work of UN Human Rights Bodies or Reducing the Input of NGOs? The Changing Role of Human Rights NGOs at the United Nations. CLAIRE BREEN Abstract. The contribution of NGOs to the development of human rights standards at the United Nations is rooted in the UN Charter. In spite of NGO success in the creation of human rights norms, it appears that NGO input, particularly within the Human Rights Commission, is being scaled back for reasons of finance and efficiency. However, the reduction in NGO contribution also comes at a time when such organisations have been strongly criticised by States within the Human Rights Commission. This paper recognises that some criticism of NGOs may be justifiable. However, any moves to reorganise the workload of the Commission, where such moves are posited upon the need to curtail questionable NGO activity, need http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Non-State Actors and International Law (continued in International Community Law Review) Brill

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© 2005 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Non-State Actors and International Law 5: 101–126, 2005. 101 © 2005 Koninklijke Brill NV. Printed in the Netherlands. 1 Report of the Chairpersons of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies on their Fourteenth Meeting, UN Doc A/57/399, Effective implementation of international instruments on human rights, including reporting obligations under international instruments on human rights , para. 41. Rationalising the Work of UN Human Rights Bodies or Reducing the Input of NGOs? The Changing Role of Human Rights NGOs at the United Nations. CLAIRE BREEN Abstract. The contribution of NGOs to the development of human rights standards at the United Nations is rooted in the UN Charter. In spite of NGO success in the creation of human rights norms, it appears that NGO input, particularly within the Human Rights Commission, is being scaled back for reasons of finance and efficiency. However, the reduction in NGO contribution also comes at a time when such organisations have been strongly criticised by States within the Human Rights Commission. This paper recognises that some criticism of NGOs may be justifiable. However, any moves to reorganise the workload of the Commission, where such moves are posited upon the need to curtail questionable NGO activity, need

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