Rights & Democracy has been actively following the reform of the United Nations both prior to and after the September 2005 Summit. In particular, Rights & Democracy is interested in the negotiations taking place to establish the mandate, status and composition of a new Human Rights Council that would replace the Commission on Human Rights. Jean-Louis Roy, President of Rights & Democracy, has made a number of intervenions on this subject in the past months, including:
United Nations Reform - Security, Development, Human Rights (Op/Ed)
A United Nations Human Rights Council (working paper)
The Rule of Law in our Interdependent World (speech)
Rights & Democracy also held an expert meeting about the creation of the Human Rights Council in April, 2005:
Background paper on the reform of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
For further information and analysis about UN reform, please consult the following Web sites:
http://www.un.org/largerfreedom/
http://portal.ohchr.org/tbforum/mvnforum/index
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/canada_un/ottawa/policy/un_reform-en.asp