Official Statements

Since its foundation in 1998, Dominicans for Justice and Peace has intervened in meetings at the United Nations and other international organizations. Below is a list of meetings in reverse chronological order in which the organization presented or co-signed official statements in either written or oral form.

2019

42nd Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council (09 - 27 September 2019)

Mining sector, the participation of women in political life and the massive internal displacement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (in French)
The juvenile justice system in Ivory Coast (in French)
The criminal justice system and detention conditions in Ivory Coast (in French)

41st Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council (24 June - 12 July 2019)

Rule of Law, the 2018 Mining Code and internal displacement issues in the Democratic Republic of Congo (in French)
Women’s rights and climate change
Human rights policy strategy and statelessness in the Dominican Republic

40th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council (25 February - 22 March 2019)

Enhancing multilateralism
The situation of human rights defenders in Mexico
Rule of law and implementation of the Mining Code in the Democratic Republic of Congo

2018

39th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council (10 - 28 September 2018)

The rule of law and the respect to human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo (in French)

38th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council (18 June - 06 July 2018)

A renewed commitment to a multilateral approach to Business and Human Rights
Migration, gender equality and climate change
Detention and deportation: violation of the right to protection in Mexico (in Spanish)

37th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (26 February - 23 March 2018)

Colombo International Financial City, formerly known as Colombo Port City
Transitional justice, human rights defenders and internally displaced persons in Sri Lanka
Right to Food in context of natural disasters
Human Rights mainstreaming

2017

36th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

Impact of Climate change on Human Rights
Human Rights situation in Colombia (in Spanish)
Implementation of fundamental principles on right to development

35th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (June 2017)

Conflicts and human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (in French)
Compliance with the Universal Periodic Review recommendations
Panel Discussion on Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Adolescents and Human Rights
Transnational corporations and Human Rights
Trafficking in persons, especially women and children
Implementation of the Peace agreement in the Pacifico Nariñense of Colombia
Agenda 4 - Situaciones de derechos humanos que requieren la atención del Consejo

34th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

High-Commissioner report on Sri Lanka
Instrumento vinculante en materia de empresas transnacionales y derechos humanos
Transitional justice in Sri Lanka
Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in the wolrd

2016

33th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (September 2016)

Right to Development at 30 : time to act!

32th Session of the Human Rights Council (June - July 2016)

Implementation of UPR recommendations at the national level
Right to development

31th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (February - March 2016)

La crise au Burundi
Minority Issues
Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development

2015

28th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

The relevance of social protection floors
Item 2 – Interactive dialogue The human rights situation in Iraq in the light of abuses committed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and associated groups

2014

European Commission, Nov 2014

EU Member States must include migrants and migration-related targets in the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals agenda

20th special session on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic - 20 January 2014

Centre Afrique : Il est urgent d'agir pour les populations civiles

2013

22nd regular session of the Human Rights Council (25 February - 22 March 2013)

Update of Human Rights in Sri Lanka : Follow up of the UPR process
Pediatric HIV prevention/treatment and social determinants of health
Human Rights in Pakistan : Dominicans contributes to the Universal Periodic Report

2012

13th Intergovernmental Working Group on Right to Development

Right to Development

21st regular session of the Human Rights Council (10 - 28 September, 5 November 2012)

Declaration on International Solidarity at the United Nations

20th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council (June 2012)

Update on Human Rights in Syria at the United Nations
For a fair treatment of Faith based Organizations fighting HIV-AIDS

8th Session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee (February 2012)

Right to Peace : a new concept rising up

United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20-22 June 2012

A Dominican contribution to the Rio + 20 process

2011

16th session of the Human Rights Council (28 February - 25 March 2011)

The right to education of children living and/or working on the street
Freedom of religion is a fundamental path to peace

17th session of the Human Rights Council (30 May - 17 June 2011)

The right to education: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 8/4.
Joint oral statement on the Report of the Independent Expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty
New developments of the Human Right to Peace at the United Nations
Equal opportunities in the Right to Education : the need for a Rights' based approach

15th session of the Human Rights Council (13 September-1 October 2010)

International solidarity and the Right to Peace
Extreme poverty : a new path to the adoption of Draft guiding principals

2010

UN Human Rights Council 13th Plenary session (March 2010)

Draft Guiding Principles (DGP) on Human Rights and Extreme Poverty
Extreme poverty - Dominicans calls the United Nations to action
Fighting for Freedom of Religion or Belief
Placer la personne humaine au cœur de la reconstruction d'HaÏti
Access to medicine for children living with HIV and HIV/TB co-infection
Déclaration sur l'éducation et la formation aux Droits de l'Homme

Thirteenth Special Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council

Haiti earthquake - UN Human Rights Council special session

2009

UN Human Rights Council 12th Plenary session (September 2009)

Communal violence affecting religious minorities, India and Pakistan
Blasphemy laws and human rights of religious minorities in Pakistan

UN Human Rights Council Special sessions

Written statement submitted to the 11th Special session of the UN Human Rights Council on Sri Lanka
Global Economic and Financial Crisis
The Grave Violations of Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory including the recent aggression of the occupied Gaza

UN Human Rights Council 10th Plenary session (March 2009)

Declaration on the Right of the Child
Procédure thématique dans le domaine des droits culturels ; mandat d’un expert indépendant

2008

UN Human Rights Council 8th Plenary Session (June 2008)

Human Rights in West Papua

UN Human Rights Council Special sessions

Crise alimentaire mondiale : Intervention des Dominicains à la 7ème session spéciale du Conseil des Droits de l'Homme de l'ONU

UN Human Rights Council 7th Plenary Session (March 2008)

La erradicación de la extrema pobreza como condición indispensable para el disfrute efectivo del derecho humano a la paz
Better protection for children exploited at work and children in conflict with the law
Humanitarian and Human Rights Concerns in the Post Election Situation Kenya

2007

2006

Human Rights Council

Criteria for a successful outcome of the review of Special Procedures
Joint Statement on the Occasion of the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
A new era in the promotion and protection of human rights?
Les organisations chrétiennes internationales considèrent le nouveau Conseil des droits de l'homme de l'ONU avec un optimisme pr
¿Una nueva era en la promoción y protección de los derechos humanos?
Joint Statement on the Mandate and Work of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief

Conseil des droits de l'homme

Une ère nouvelle dans la promotion et la protection des droits de la personne ?

Commission on Human Rights (62nd Session) 2006

Item 14: Migration et développement
Item 9: La situación de los derechos humanos en Papua, Indonesia
Item 18: Invitation permanente procédures spéciales
Item 18 (c) of the provisional agenda: Human Rights Mechanisms
Item 10: Right to Education - Pakistan
Item 9: Human rights situation in Papua, Indonesia

2005

Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights

Agenda Item 4: Economic, social and cultural rights (Vieques and the Philippines)
Agenda Item 5c: Prevention of Discrimination and protection of minorities (Pakistan)
Agenda Item 3: Administration of Justice, Rule of Law and Democracy.
Agenda Item 2: Question of the Violations of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

Commission on Human Rights (61st Session) 2005

Agenda Item 10: Economic, social and cultural rights: Vieques, Puerto Rico
Item 17: Promotion and Protection of Human Rights - The Death Penalty
Agenda Item 9: Follow-up on Toxic Waste in Former US Military Bases in the Philippines
Agenda item 14: Specific groups and individuals - Human Rights of Migrants & Contemporary Forms of Slavery
Item 11: Civil and Political Rights – Religious Freedom - Pakistan
Agenda Item 9: Iraq
Point 9: Iraq
Agenda Item 7: The Right to Development
Agenda Item 10: Impact of Toxic Wastes in Vieques, Puerto Rico
Asunto 10
Agenda Item 11: Freedom of Religion or Belief
Agenda Item 18(c): Effective Functioning of Human Rights Mechanisms: Adaptation and Strengthening of the United Nations Machiner
Agenda Item 9: The situation of human rights in Papua, Indonesia
La situation des droits de l’homme en Papouasie, Indonésie
La Situación De Los Derechos Humanos En Papúa, Indonesia

2004

Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights 2004

Agenda Item 6: Contemorary Forms of Slavery
Agenda Item 4: Economic Social and Cultural Rights (Extreme Poverty)
Agenda Item 2: Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms – (Iraq)
Item 9: Question de la violation des droits de l’homme et des libertés fondamentales (Iraq)

United Nations: Commission on Human Rights: 60th Session, UN Geneva: 15 March – 23 April 2004:

The death penalty
Impact of Toxic Waste in Vieques, Puerto Rico and in the Philippines
Situation of the Christian Minority in Pakistan
Human Rights in Occupied Iraq

2003

UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights

Item 5: Prevention of discrimination and protection of minorities - PAKISTAN
Item 5: Prevention of discrimination and protection of minorities - PAKISTAN
Item 3: Administration of Justice - BOLIVIA
Item 2: Question of violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in all countries - VIEQUES
Item 6: Contemporary forms of slavery - HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Item 4: Economic, social, and cultural rights - IRAQ
Item 3: Administration of justice, rule of law and democracy - DEATH PENALTY

World Social Forum

Le IIIe Forum Social Mondial (2003): "Un Autre Monde Est Possible" à Porto Alegre, Brésil, par Philippe LeBlanc, o.p.
"Impunity," Remarks of Sister Sherine, OP

UN Commission on Human Rights: Fifty-ninth Session

Item 11: Civil and Political rights: Religious intolerance (Pakistan)
Point 13: Droits des enfants (Irak)
Item 13: Rights of the Child (Iraq)
Point 9: Question de la violation des droits de l’homme et des libertés fondamentales en tout point du monde (Vieques)
Item 9: Questions of Human Rights Violations in Any Part of the World (West Papua, Indonesia)
Item 9: Questions of Human Rights Violations in Any Part of the World (Vieques)

2002

UN Sub-Commission on Human Rights: Fifty-fourth session :

Point 6 : Autres questions relatives aux droits de l’homme
Point 5 : Prévention de la discrimination: Droits des minorités
Point 2 : Question de la violation des droits de l’homme et des libertés fondamentales, y compris les politiques de discriminati
Point 3 : Administration de la justice.
Item 5a: Prevention of Discrimination (Australia)
Item 2: Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in all parts of the world
Item 3: Administration of Justice
Item 5: Prevention of Discrimination: The rights of minorities (Pakistan)
Item 6b: Contemporary forms of slavery
Item 6: Other human rights issues

UN Commission on Human Rights: Fifty-eighth Session

Item 11: Religious Intolerance
Point 12 : Intégration des droits fondamentaux des femmes et de l'approche sexospécifique.
Item 9: Questions of Human Rights Violations in Any Part of the World Delivered by Fr. Theo van den Broek OFM
Special Debate - Current Situation in the Holy Land
Item 7: Right to Development

2001

UN Sub-Commission on Human Rights: Fifty-third session

Item 2: Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including policies of racial discrimination and segr

UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS: Fifty-seventh Session

Item 13: Rights of the Child
Point 9: Questions sur les violations des Droits de líHomme et des libertés fondamentales dans níimporte quelle partie du monde.
Item 9: Questions of the violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world.

2000

UN Sub-Commission on Human Rights: Fifty-second session

Item 11: Promotion, full realization and protection of the rights of children and youth
Item 4: The realization of economic, social and cultural rights.
Item 7: Human rights of indigenous peoples
Item 8: Prevention of Discrimination against and the protection of minorities

UN Commission on Human Rights: Fifty-sixth session

Item 7: The Right to Development
Item 11: Civil and Political Rights: Religious Intolerance and Freedom of Expression
Item 13: Rights of the Child, The Human Rights of Children in Iraq
Item 14: Migrants Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Migrants and Trafficked Women and Children in Europe
Item 18: Effective Functioning of Human Rights Mechanisms, Brazil's failure to comply with mechanisms
Item 13: Rights of the Child: The Human Rights of Children in Iraq
Point 13 de l'agenda: Droits de l'enfant, la situation des droits de l'homme conernant les enfants d'Irak
Tema 13 del programa provisional La situación de los derechos humanos de los niños en Iraq

1999

UN Sub-Commission on Human Rights: Fifty-second session

Item 2: Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in all countries
Item 8: Prevention of discrimination against and the protection of minorities.

UN Commission on Human Rights: Fifty-fifth session

Article 9: Human Rights Violations in Any Part of the World
Tema 18: La Actuación del Sistema Público de Protección a los Derechos Humanos en México: La Máscara de la Impunidad.
Item 11: Civil and Political Rights
Item number 13. The Rights of the Child.
Item 14: Internally Displaced Persons
Item 15: Indigenous issues
Agenda Item 9: The human rights situation in Mexico
Point 9: La situation des droits de l’homme au Mexique
Tema 9: La situación de los derechos humanos en México
Item 11: The Christian minority in Pakistan
Point 11: La minorité chrétienne au Pakistan
Tema 11: Las minoría cristiana en Paquistán
Item 14: Violations of the Human Rights of the Internally Displaced Population in Colombia, and in Barrancabemeja in 1998 in par
Point 14: Violations des droits de l'homme des personnes déplacées en Colombie et en particulier à Barrancabermeja en 1998
Tema 14: Violación de los derechos humanos de las personas desplazadas en Colombia y en particular en Barrancabermeja en 1998.
Item 18: The way of acting of the public system in charge of the protection of human rights in Mexico: the mask of impunity
Item 3 : Organization of the work of the session
Point 18: La façon d’agir du système publique de protection des droits de l’homme au Mexique : Le masque de l’imp

1998

UN Sub-Commission on Human Rights: Fiftieth session

Item 8: Prevention of Discrimination against and the protection of Minorities
Item 9: The Administration of Justice and Human Rights.
Item 11: Situation regarding the promotion, full realization and protection of the rights of children and youth.
Item 12c (iii): International peace and security as an essential condition for the enjoyment of human rights, above all the righ
Item 4: The Brazilian Government has not complied with International Treaties on Human Rights
Point 4: Le gouvernement du Brésil ne s’est pas acquitté de toutes ses obligations suite à la ratification de traités inter
Tema 4: El gobierno de Brasil no ha cumplido con los tratados internacionales de derechos humanos
Item 4: Question of the realization of Economic, social and cultural rights
!tem 7: Human rights of indigenous peoples
Item 2:Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world

UN Commission on Human Right: Fifty-fourth Session

Item 10: Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world...
Items 16 & 18 : Rights pertaining to religious minorities / Elimination of intolerance and discrimination based on religion or b
Item 19: Human Rights Defenders: Colombia, Mexico
Agenda item 20: Rights of the child
Item 23: Indigenous issues (Translation from original Spanish)
Tema 23: Asuntos indigenas
Item 10: Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in every part of the world...
Point 10:
Tema 10: Cuestión de la violación de los derechos humanos….
Brazil
Colombia
Mexico
Pakistan
Item 8: The Administration of justice, (Translation from original Spanish)
Rwanda
Tema 8: Administración de la justicia
Item 9: (d) Human rights, mass exoduses and displaced persons.