Democracy, Governance, and Rule of Law
Benchbook on International Law
Exploring the Right to Be Forgotten
Exploring the Right to Be Forgotten
September 16, 2014The Reform of the United Nations’ Human Rights Treaty Bodies
On April 9, 2014, Member States of the United Nations (UN) concluded a two-year State-led process to reform its “human rights treaty bodies”: ten expert committees tasked with monitoring States’ implementation of the obligations set forth in the UN’s core human rights treaties and their protocols.[1] The process began as an attempt by States with objections to crucial aspects of the work of the treaty bodies to overtake an ongoing reform effort by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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Pinochet Arrest in Chile
According to news reports, General Augusto Pinochet has been indicted in Chile on kidnapping charges arising out of the disappearance of 19 political opponents in the first months of his rule in Chile, which began in 1973. In August 2000, the Chilean Supreme Court had removed his immunity from prosecution under Chilean law.
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