What future policies for protecting human rights? (WPS05/23)

In cooperation with The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Berne and The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo

• What actions can governments take bilaterally, or multilaterally, to encourage other governments to comply with universal human rights standards?
• Is it useful to engage with, or isolate, offending governments?
• How effective are ‘human rights dialogues’?
• What role does the Human Rights Commission play in advancing multilateral human rights policies, and is it effective in this?
• Could its performance be improved through its reform?
• How should the UN Security Council pay more attention to human rights considerations in the action it takes?
• Are double standards in play?