Penny Parker

Business attorney (retired) & volunteer human rights attorney, covering developments in the international human rights treaty system. Fantasy baseball too. ⚾️

[🌍⚖️ Seb Duyck | @duycks.bsky.social @duycks]

NEW: National #HumanRights Institutions #NHRIs 🧑‍⚖️, as state-mandated bodies independent of government, have key role to play in embedding rights in #ClimateAction & contributing to accountability.
🆕handbook explores various roles NHRIs can play
THREAD👇
📄https://t.co/Z4eh8X2QyO

[Penny Parker @PennyLParker]

Yay Marlins!

[Amnesty International USA @amnestyusa]

"Women's rights are an essential part of the overall human rights agenda, trained on the equal dignity and ability to live in freedom all people should enjoy." - Ruth Bader Ginsburg

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

Ruth Bader Ginsburg stood for all of us. She was an American hero, a giant of legal doctrine, and a relentless voice in the pursuit of that highest American ideal: Equal Justice Under Law. May her memory be a blessing to all people who cherish our Constitution and its promise.

[Penny Parker @PennyLParker]

@MMancisidor1970 @UNGeneva @MAECgob @SpainUN Congratulations!

[Jen 'now @jenrubin9' Rubin @JRubinBlogger]

the least the RNC can do is Mirandize each speaker

[Penny Parker @PennyLParker]

@rog61 @MinorLeagueBall The Teaching Company Great Courses — from Yao to Mao.

[Penny Parker @PennyLParker]

@IzsakRita Was there a webcast on Wed? I checked a couple times but didn’t see one. #CERD

[Penny Parker @PennyLParker]

@joe_sheehan Good point

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

UN Committee calls upon the #US to deliver justice for George Floyd's horrific killing. Immediate structural reforms must be taken to #FightRacism in line with U.S. obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination: https://t.co/GdHXkJqDhT

[Marcia V. J. KRAN @MarciaVJKRAN1]

@OFrouville @mbachelet Publicity on UN human rights treaty body decisions/views and recommendations remains a critical need. Dedicated Twitter handles for Commiittees would be one easy step. @UNHumanRights @Modvig @bandanarana2014

[Vincent Ploton 🌍🌻 @vploton]

🔊key take aways from @mbachelet on review of UN #TreatyBodies

✅review must be transparent & inclusive inc to NGOs
✅predictable review cycles should be generalised
✅UNTBs should make better use of digital tools
✅elections would benefit from independent vetting

[Penny Parker @PennyLParker]

Decision was against #Kazakhstan

[Penny Parker @PennyLParker]

UN #HumanRights Committee #CCPR decides in favor of civil society activist and deaf NGO representative (#disability) who tried to organize a peaceful protest against utility prices. https://t.co/FWc06Xl0g5

[Philip Grant @PhilipGrant40]

Indeed, another important point in this case that @Trial and SRJI have brought against #Russia.
#Chechnya #torture

[Penny Parker @PennyLParker]

@joe_sheehan Do you think some minor league cities might follow the example of the Saint Paul Saints, become independent and ultimately some of them become a feeder system for the minors? The Saints have been very successful so far.

[International Disability Alliance (IDA) @IDA_CRPD_Forum]

We are still not seeing captions on essential videos around #Covid19. Captions are essential for the inclusion of everyone when video is being used to communicate. https://t.co/DHzuhvkVga #HealthForAll #COVID19Disability