High Commissioner Reflects on Human Rights Progress
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré At the commencement of the 22nd Session of the Human Rights Council on 25th February, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, acknowledged the…
Balancing Free Speech and Incitement of Hatred
Following a two-year process and a series of workshops around the world on how better to implement Article 20 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the…
Welcome to Two New Interns
This month ERI welcomed two new interns to Geneva, Jordan Wren from Australia and Cathal Ó Fainín from Ireland. Their internships will be for 3 months. Jordan is from Bacchus…
Climate Change – the Biggest Human Rights Challenge of Our Time
“Climate change is the biggest human rights challenge of our time” says former Irish president and UN Human Rights High Commissioner Mary Robinson following the conclusion of the recent UN…
A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity
When I first heard of Edmund Rice, as an excited young recruit into Eddie Rice camps in Perth, I had no idea that my involvement with the Network would incite…
Threats to Religious Freedom Highlighted in Report of Special Rapporteur
“In some States, converts may face criminal prosecution, at times even including the death penalty, for offences such as ‘apostasy,’ ‘heresy,’ ‘blasphemy’ or ‘insult’ in respect of a religion or…
An Observer at the Universal Periodic Review
Br Renato Llerena is a Christian Brother from the Latin American region, currently based in Cochabamba, Bolivia. He is currently in Geneva to learn more about the work of ERI…
Education a Major Driving Force for Human Development – Ban Ki Moon
“Education is a major driving force for human development. It opens doors to the job market, combats inequality, improves maternal health, reduces child mortality, fosters solidarity, and promotes environmental stewardship.…
ERI Seeks Action Following UPR of the United Kingdom
In a statement to the Human Rights Council on the occasion of the adoption of the UPR Report for the United Kingdom, ERI again raised the plight of asylum seekers…
An ERI Internship in Geneva
When I arrived in Geneva to start my work as an ERI intern I did not know what to expect. Would I be getting coffee for four weeks, or perhaps…