scholarly journals Towards Adoption of a Human Rights Based Framework for Social Protection in Botswana

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. p6
Author(s):  
Kholisani Solo ◽  
Dolly Mogomotsi Ntseane
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
United Nations General ◽  
United Nations General Assembly ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right ◽  
Human Rights Based Approach ◽  
Social Safety Nets

A clear gap in the debate on social protection in Botswana has been the lack of a thorough analysis on the human rights based framework. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the position of the government of Botswana regarding a right- based approach to social protection. The primary objective is to assess whether social protection regime in Botswana is backed by a legal framework. The paper starts by examining conceptual issues. Here we discuss the concept of social security and social protection. The next section examines international and regional instruments that have been formulated to protect the right to access social protection. Through this analysis, it will be clearly shown that although Botswana is officially committed to providing social safety nets to the poor and vulnerably, social protection is not yet entrenched in the legal framework. To arrive at this conclusion, a thorough analysis is made using the Human Rights-Based approach for social protection developed by the United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Council. In conclusion the paper provides recommendations on how Botswana can develop a sustainable human rights- based social protection framework.

Das Recht auf soziale Sicherung nach der VN Behindertenrechtskonvention und dessen Implementierung in Uganda und Ghana

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukas Groß
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
State Obligations ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Right ◽  
Human Rights Based Approach

‘Disability may increase the risk of poverty, and poverty may increase the risk of disability.’ Breaking this cycle is a major challenge for the international community, especially the countries of the Global South. As the most recent human rights treaty of the United Nations, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities also specifies the right to social protection. This study deals with the question of to what extent a human rights-based approach characterised by need orientation and accessibility can be derived from specific state obligations. In addition, it examines the efforts to implement such an approach in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this context, the study shows that it has been possible to both develop innovative concepts that consider the realities of the lives of local people with disabilities in Uganda and Ghana and, at the same time, to ensure the implementation of international human rights law in those two countries.

scholarly journals U-4 An Analytical Study of the Rights Granted to the Accused during the Trial under ICCPR 1966

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-56
Author(s):  
Aisha Jadoon ◽  
Ali Asghar Chusti
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Cultural Rights ◽  
United Nations General ◽  
United Nations General Assembly ◽  
International Human ◽  
The Right

The ICCPR 1966 is an important international human rights treaty that provides a number of protections for civil and political rights. The Charter was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1966 and came into force in 1976. July 2020 So far, the agreement has been ratified by 171 countries. The newly liberated states of Africa and the Caribbean, together with the ICCPR, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, are considered international human rights bills. The ICCPR obliges countries that ratify the agreement to ensure the protection of fundamental human rights, such as the right to life and human dignity, equality before the law, freedom of expression, the right to assembly and other rights also. ICCPR guarantees the fair trial for the accused in three stages i.e. Rights before trial, during trial and after trial. This article appraises the analytical study of the rights granted to the accused during the trial.

Business and Human Rights in Viet Nam

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-53
Author(s):  
Thi Thanh Hai Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Viet Nam ◽  
Hydro Power ◽  
Business And Human Rights ◽  
Energy Demands ◽  
The People ◽  
Displaced People ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right ◽  
Human Rights Based Approach

This article explores how business activities have impacted on human rights in the energy industry by looking at the implications of the involuntary resettlements in hydro power dam projects in the affected communities in Viet Nam. It argues that despite the government’s consideration of hydropower as a main avenue to meet the need for energy demands with huge potential benefit for the national economy, the development of hydroelectric projects in Viet Nam has had certain human rights concerns. The risk for human rights violation may occur at any stage before, during and after the implementing of dam development projects. However, the most affected group is the displaced people as the result of the involuntary resettlement process. While the government has issued some policies, strategies and programmes to affected communities, these responses, however, were insufficient to adress concerns and lacked a human rights based approach. This article finds that the people and community being displaced due to the construction of the dam have been facing a number of human rights concerns, including the violation of particular rights such as the right to livelihood/food security, right to land, and the right to culture.

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