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- Title
THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS IN THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF PACIFIC ISLAND STATES: CAN 'DOING GOOD' BE DONE BETTER?
- Authors
BAIRD, NATALIE
- Abstract
This article explores the benefits and challenges of involvement by international non-governmental organisations ('NGOs') in the Universal Periodic Review ('UPR') of 12 Pacific Island states before the United Nations Human Rights Council. An interesting feature of NGO involvement in the UPR for Pacific states is that, in most cases, the number of submissions from international NGOs exceeds the number of submissions from national Pacific NGOs. International NGOs therefore have a significant input into the UPR for Pacific states. This article queries whether the dominance of international NGOs has a distorting effect, such that Pacific perspectives on current human rights challenges are not being heard in Geneva. The article considers what steps might be taken so that international NGOs 'do good better' in order to contribute to the ultimate goal of the UPR -- improving the human rights situation on the ground in the Pacific.
- Subjects
PACIFIC States; NONGOVERNMENTAL organizations; STAKEHOLDERS; POLITICAL refugees; HUMAN rights
- Publication
Melbourne Journal of International Law, 2015, Vol 16, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
1444-8602
- Publication type
Article