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Papers by Elisabeth Wickeri
The Organizing Committee for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games issued the "Beijing Olympic Acti... more The Organizing Committee for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games issued the "Beijing Olympic Action Plan," which laid out guiding principles and a series of promises as part of Beijing's preparations to be host city.In 2003,Human Rights in China (HRIC) launched the Incorporating Responsibility 2008 Campaign to encourage Beijing to keep these promises.HRIC issued an initial assessment of Beijing's progress in a 2005 report entitled "Promises, Promises." This update focuses on what has happened over the past two years and what remains to be done before the Games open in August of 2008
This Report presents the findings of this research effort. Part I sets out the history of Tanzani... more This Report presents the findings of this research effort. Part I sets out the history of Tanzania\u27s informal settlements, including an overview of the evolution that led to the current housing crisis. Part I then reviews Tanzania\u27s obligations under international and domestic law regarding the right to adequate housing and intersecting issues.Part II documents women\u27s struggle to obtain adequate housing in urban Tanzania. This Part first identifies the multiple barriers women face in securing and retaining housing in Tanzanian cities, including discriminatory laws and practices, deeply entrenched patriarchal attitudes, and HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination. Part II then explores how the experience of living without adequate housing disparately impacts women\u27s lives. Specifically, because women spend a disproportionate amount of time in informal settlements, they experience more acutely the lack of basic services that is characteristic of these poor urban areas. Moreove...
As host of the Olympic Games, China seeks to increase national economic and socialdevelopment and... more As host of the Olympic Games, China seeks to increase national economic and socialdevelopment and "display to the world a new image of China", and presents the Games as an opportunity to foster democracy, improve human rights and integrate China with the rest of the world. In its Olympic Action Plan promulgated in 2002, China outlined the phases of construction in the run up to the 2008 Games, and the standards to which it would hold itself in the governance and construction of venues, impact on Beijing's environment, increasing social and economic development and providing China's citizenry with greater access to information and technology.The goals and specific commitments that the government has adopted not only have implications for the smooth and successfuloperation of the Olympic Games, but also have the potential to impact on a number of China's international obligations, including its human rights obligations.Despite human rights-related commitments as ...
Perspectives chinoises, 2007
Fordham International Law Journal, 2012
The views expressed herein remain those of the authors and are not reflective of the official pos... more The views expressed herein remain those of the authors and are not reflective of the official position of Fordham Law School or Fordham University. The Report was first edited by the staff of the Fordham International Law Journal and was published as Mental Health and Human Rights in Cambodia, 35 FORDHAM INT'L L.J. 4 895-967 (2012). The substance of this printed report is the same, save for the addition of photos, captions, and other design elements. All photos on the front cover and all those that appear inside the report are by Arantxa Cedillo. Photos on the back cover are by Arantxa Cedillo,
Fordham International Law Journal, 2013
Fordham International Law Journal, 2011
This report, published in the Fordham International Law Journal, represents the culmination of a ... more This report, published in the Fordham International Law Journal, represents the culmination of a year-long project undertaken by the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham University School of Law to study land rights and related human rights in Nepal. The report examines the struggle ordinary Nepalis have in obtaining socio-economic rights despite Nepal’s existing international commitments, and is based on two years of research and fieldwork in Nepal from 2009-10. It takes as its focus the impact that inadequate access to land has on human rights, including the rights to housing, food, water, and political participation. Evictions and exploitation by landlords and local officials continue to be one of the biggest problems in rural areas in Nepal, and it is hoped that this report will help support ongoing dialogue about economic, social and cultural rights in Nepal.
Colum. J. Transnat'l …, 2009
... professor at the University of Ar-izona and Chair, Committee to Support Chinese Lawyers; Marg... more ... professor at the University of Ar-izona and Chair, Committee to Support Chinese Lawyers; Margaret K. Lewis, Associate Professor at Seton Hall University School of Law and a member of the Association's Asian Affairs Committee; and Elisabeth Wickeri, Executive Director of the ...
Fordham Int'l LJ, 2012
... In the course of the delegation's research, mental health professionals confirmed that Ca... more ... In the course of the delegation's research, mental health professionals confirmed that Cambodians still manifest symptoms of Khmer Rouge-era trauma.... Ka Sunbaunat, the Director of the National Program for Mental Health, focused on poverty as" the main ...
Fordham Int'l LJ, 2011
Following years of neglect, mental health has emerged as a critical public health and human right... more Following years of neglect, mental health has emerged as a critical public health and human rights issue. Worldwide, approximately 450 million people suffer from a mental disorder,'with lifetime prevalence rates estimated to be as high as thirty-three percent. Mental disorders ...
IHRB. http://www. ihrb. org/pdf/ …, 2010
Fordham Int'l LJ, 2010
This Report presents the findings of this research effort. A comprehensive consideration of the m... more This Report presents the findings of this research effort. A comprehensive consideration of the many aspects of land ownership in Nepal, including the related issues of agricultural development, the impact of nonstate actors in newly-formed special economic zones, and the claims of landlords returning to land seized during the Maoist conflict is beyond the scope of this project. The Report and study focused on documenting the impact that inadequate access to land has on the human rights of landless people, including rights to housing, food, water, work, and access to justice. The Report consists of four parts. Part I provides a background of the legal framework and political context of land rights in Nepal and details the domestic law and documents several of its shortcomings. It also provides background on gender, ethnic, and caste discrimination despite prohibitions. Part II presents the delegation's findings regarding the impact of landlessness on a range of rights, focusing on the impact on socio-economic rights and the attendant vulnerability to further exploitation that this impact has. Part III considers the place of land rights in the international legal framework. It considers the gap-the lack of an explicit "right to land"-that exists and its impact, and also examines the relevant human rights that underlie access to land. The final Part provides some conclusions and recommendations to the Nepali government and civil society, as well as the international community. The recommendations are drafted with the understanding that the constitution drafting process is ongoing with a view to providing possible steps that are realistic and also effective. The Crowley Program commends the government for its commitment to addressing the problems of landlessness in the Interim Constitution and in numerous public statements, and joins the government in hoping that these changes will provide relief to the many landless people that the delegation met.
Center for uman Rights and Global Justice Working …, 2004
Drexel Law Review, 2010
... nationalized,5 and a republic was declared, dissolving the world's last Hindu ro... more ... nationalized,5 and a republic was declared, dissolving the world's last Hindu royal kingdom ... economic exclusion turning primarily on the axes of caste, ethnicity, gender, and geographic ... a human right and strengthen its protection in international human rights law.”); UN Human ...
Fordham International Law Journal, 2011
This Report presents the findings of this research effort. Part I sets out the history of Tanzani... more This Report presents the findings of this research effort. Part I sets out the history of Tanzania's informal settlements, including an overview of the evolution that led to the current housing crisis. Part I then reviews Tanzania's obligations under international and domestic law regarding the right to adequate housing and intersecting issues.Part II documents women's struggle to obtain adequate housing in urban Tanzania. This Part first identifies the multiple barriers women face in securing and retaining housing in Tanzanian cities, including discriminatory laws and practices, deeply entrenched patriarchal attitudes, and HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination. Part II then explores how the experience of living without adequate housing disparately impacts women's lives. Specifically, because women spend a disproportionate amount of time in informal settlements, they experience more acutely the lack of basic services that is characteristic of these poor urban areas. Moreover, female residents of informal settlements face increased exposure to gender-based violence and health risks, among other hazards.Finally, Part III examines the way forward. It begins by providing a brief overview of several Tanzanian initiatives aimed at improving informal settlements. It then offers recommendations aimed at the full realization of women's right to adequate housing.
The Organizing Committee for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games issued the "Beijing Olympic Acti... more The Organizing Committee for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games issued the "Beijing Olympic Action Plan," which laid out guiding principles and a series of promises as part of Beijing's preparations to be host city.In 2003,Human Rights in China (HRIC) launched the Incorporating Responsibility 2008 Campaign to encourage Beijing to keep these promises.HRIC issued an initial assessment of Beijing's progress in a 2005 report entitled "Promises, Promises." This update focuses on what has happened over the past two years and what remains to be done before the Games open in August of 2008
This Report presents the findings of this research effort. Part I sets out the history of Tanzani... more This Report presents the findings of this research effort. Part I sets out the history of Tanzania\u27s informal settlements, including an overview of the evolution that led to the current housing crisis. Part I then reviews Tanzania\u27s obligations under international and domestic law regarding the right to adequate housing and intersecting issues.Part II documents women\u27s struggle to obtain adequate housing in urban Tanzania. This Part first identifies the multiple barriers women face in securing and retaining housing in Tanzanian cities, including discriminatory laws and practices, deeply entrenched patriarchal attitudes, and HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination. Part II then explores how the experience of living without adequate housing disparately impacts women\u27s lives. Specifically, because women spend a disproportionate amount of time in informal settlements, they experience more acutely the lack of basic services that is characteristic of these poor urban areas. Moreove...
As host of the Olympic Games, China seeks to increase national economic and socialdevelopment and... more As host of the Olympic Games, China seeks to increase national economic and socialdevelopment and "display to the world a new image of China", and presents the Games as an opportunity to foster democracy, improve human rights and integrate China with the rest of the world. In its Olympic Action Plan promulgated in 2002, China outlined the phases of construction in the run up to the 2008 Games, and the standards to which it would hold itself in the governance and construction of venues, impact on Beijing's environment, increasing social and economic development and providing China's citizenry with greater access to information and technology.The goals and specific commitments that the government has adopted not only have implications for the smooth and successfuloperation of the Olympic Games, but also have the potential to impact on a number of China's international obligations, including its human rights obligations.Despite human rights-related commitments as ...
Perspectives chinoises, 2007
Fordham International Law Journal, 2012
The views expressed herein remain those of the authors and are not reflective of the official pos... more The views expressed herein remain those of the authors and are not reflective of the official position of Fordham Law School or Fordham University. The Report was first edited by the staff of the Fordham International Law Journal and was published as Mental Health and Human Rights in Cambodia, 35 FORDHAM INT'L L.J. 4 895-967 (2012). The substance of this printed report is the same, save for the addition of photos, captions, and other design elements. All photos on the front cover and all those that appear inside the report are by Arantxa Cedillo. Photos on the back cover are by Arantxa Cedillo,
Fordham International Law Journal, 2013
Fordham International Law Journal, 2011
This report, published in the Fordham International Law Journal, represents the culmination of a ... more This report, published in the Fordham International Law Journal, represents the culmination of a year-long project undertaken by the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham University School of Law to study land rights and related human rights in Nepal. The report examines the struggle ordinary Nepalis have in obtaining socio-economic rights despite Nepal’s existing international commitments, and is based on two years of research and fieldwork in Nepal from 2009-10. It takes as its focus the impact that inadequate access to land has on human rights, including the rights to housing, food, water, and political participation. Evictions and exploitation by landlords and local officials continue to be one of the biggest problems in rural areas in Nepal, and it is hoped that this report will help support ongoing dialogue about economic, social and cultural rights in Nepal.
Colum. J. Transnat'l …, 2009
... professor at the University of Ar-izona and Chair, Committee to Support Chinese Lawyers; Marg... more ... professor at the University of Ar-izona and Chair, Committee to Support Chinese Lawyers; Margaret K. Lewis, Associate Professor at Seton Hall University School of Law and a member of the Association's Asian Affairs Committee; and Elisabeth Wickeri, Executive Director of the ...
Fordham Int'l LJ, 2012
... In the course of the delegation's research, mental health professionals confirmed that Ca... more ... In the course of the delegation's research, mental health professionals confirmed that Cambodians still manifest symptoms of Khmer Rouge-era trauma.... Ka Sunbaunat, the Director of the National Program for Mental Health, focused on poverty as" the main ...
Fordham Int'l LJ, 2011
Following years of neglect, mental health has emerged as a critical public health and human right... more Following years of neglect, mental health has emerged as a critical public health and human rights issue. Worldwide, approximately 450 million people suffer from a mental disorder,'with lifetime prevalence rates estimated to be as high as thirty-three percent. Mental disorders ...
IHRB. http://www. ihrb. org/pdf/ …, 2010
Fordham Int'l LJ, 2010
This Report presents the findings of this research effort. A comprehensive consideration of the m... more This Report presents the findings of this research effort. A comprehensive consideration of the many aspects of land ownership in Nepal, including the related issues of agricultural development, the impact of nonstate actors in newly-formed special economic zones, and the claims of landlords returning to land seized during the Maoist conflict is beyond the scope of this project. The Report and study focused on documenting the impact that inadequate access to land has on the human rights of landless people, including rights to housing, food, water, work, and access to justice. The Report consists of four parts. Part I provides a background of the legal framework and political context of land rights in Nepal and details the domestic law and documents several of its shortcomings. It also provides background on gender, ethnic, and caste discrimination despite prohibitions. Part II presents the delegation's findings regarding the impact of landlessness on a range of rights, focusing on the impact on socio-economic rights and the attendant vulnerability to further exploitation that this impact has. Part III considers the place of land rights in the international legal framework. It considers the gap-the lack of an explicit "right to land"-that exists and its impact, and also examines the relevant human rights that underlie access to land. The final Part provides some conclusions and recommendations to the Nepali government and civil society, as well as the international community. The recommendations are drafted with the understanding that the constitution drafting process is ongoing with a view to providing possible steps that are realistic and also effective. The Crowley Program commends the government for its commitment to addressing the problems of landlessness in the Interim Constitution and in numerous public statements, and joins the government in hoping that these changes will provide relief to the many landless people that the delegation met.
Center for uman Rights and Global Justice Working …, 2004
Drexel Law Review, 2010
... nationalized,5 and a republic was declared, dissolving the world's last Hindu ro... more ... nationalized,5 and a republic was declared, dissolving the world's last Hindu royal kingdom ... economic exclusion turning primarily on the axes of caste, ethnicity, gender, and geographic ... a human right and strengthen its protection in international human rights law.”); UN Human ...
Fordham International Law Journal, 2011
This Report presents the findings of this research effort. Part I sets out the history of Tanzani... more This Report presents the findings of this research effort. Part I sets out the history of Tanzania's informal settlements, including an overview of the evolution that led to the current housing crisis. Part I then reviews Tanzania's obligations under international and domestic law regarding the right to adequate housing and intersecting issues.Part II documents women's struggle to obtain adequate housing in urban Tanzania. This Part first identifies the multiple barriers women face in securing and retaining housing in Tanzanian cities, including discriminatory laws and practices, deeply entrenched patriarchal attitudes, and HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination. Part II then explores how the experience of living without adequate housing disparately impacts women's lives. Specifically, because women spend a disproportionate amount of time in informal settlements, they experience more acutely the lack of basic services that is characteristic of these poor urban areas. Moreover, female residents of informal settlements face increased exposure to gender-based violence and health risks, among other hazards.Finally, Part III examines the way forward. It begins by providing a brief overview of several Tanzanian initiatives aimed at improving informal settlements. It then offers recommendations aimed at the full realization of women's right to adequate housing.