Activities of ICE

Participation by the representatives of the Organization in the UN ECOSOC Bodies and other meetings/Conferences (2006-2009)

A. Participation in United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and made written and oral statements on various agenda items encompassing Racism, Minorities, Terrorism, Right to Development, Women and Child at Geneva office of United Nations.

• 62nd Session of UNCHR (March 2006) Final session of the commission Participated in session and side events.
• First session of the Human Rights Council (19-30 June 2006) Participated and organized Seminar on Globalization and the Poverty in Developing Countries as a side event.
• Second session of the Human Rights Council (18 September to 6 October 2006) participated and made an Oral statement on Prevention of Racism and Women in South Asia
• Third Session of the Human Rights Council (29th November to 8 December 2006) participated and organized a Seminar on the Achievements of the Sub-Commission as Think Tank for Human Rights.
• Fourth Session of the Human Rights Council (12-30 March 2007) participated in the meetings and the side events.
• Fifth Session of the Human Rights Council (11-18 June 2007) participated in the meeting and organized a briefing on Universal Periodic Review.
• Sixth Session of the Human Right Council ( September and December 2007) participated in the meeting.
• Seventh session of the Human Rights Council (3-28 March 2008) Oral statement on Rights of Women, Prevention of Racism
• Eighth Session of the Human Rights Council (2-18 June 2008) participated and made oral statements on Rights of the women and children.
• Ninth session of the Human Rights Council (8-24 September 2008) Seminar organized on The Future of the United Nations in the New World Order and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
• Tenth Session of the Human Rights Council (2-27 March 2009) participated and made oral statement on Racial Discrimination, women and right to education. Seminar organized Women in South Asia: Human Rights Issues and Challenges, Street Children : Human Rights Issues
• Eleventh Session of the Human Rights Council (2-19 June 2009)Oral statement on Women and Economic and Social Rights
• Twelfth session of the Human Rights Council.(14 September to 2nd October 2009) Oral statement on Women and Education Rights, Organised a Seminar on Rights of the Minorities in Asia.

B. Participation in United Nations Meeting

• Social Forum 2006 with a focus on the fight against poverty and the right to participation: the role of women.
• Social Forum 2005 on "Poverty and economic growth: challenges to human rights."
• High Level Segment Meeting of ECOSOC in New York, USA in June-July 2008
• 2009 Social Forum on Poverty Eradication Strategies (31 August-2 September 2009) in Geneva, Switzerland.

C. The Research Publication and special issues of Magazines of the Organization are as under:

• The Status Report on the Problems faced by Elderly in India 2006
• International Terrorism and its Ramifications, 2007
• Need for Right to Education in India- A study of School Drop-outs 2007
• United Nations in the New World Order, January 2008
• Child Labour in South Asia, 2008.
• Women Empowerment and right to participation in Elections- A case Study of India 2009
• New Asia-Africa Strategic Partnership, 2009

The Organization has organized the International, Regional and National Conferences, Seminars and Discussion Meetings from 2002 to 2005 are as follows :

2006

• Racism & Racial discrimination views of the Youth, June 5-6,2006, New Delhi, India.
• The Road from Durban, 15th June, 2006, Delhi University, New Delhi, India.
• Situation of Child Rights in Asia, September 20, 2006 Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
• International Implication of the crises in Iraq, Nov., 25, 2006, Agra University, Agra, India.
• Violence against Children, November 19, 2006, Lucknow University, India.
• Promoting Women’s Rights, Jawaharlal Nehru University, December 19, 2006, New Delhi, India.
• Human Rights Defender - The Need for Protections, Srilanka, December 14, 2006
• State Terrorism in Asia, I P University, March 5th, 2006, New Delhi, India.
• Right of Freedom of Expression, Jamia Millia Islamia, December 2006 New Delhi, India.
• Human Rights for HIV/AIDS, March 9-10, 2006, T I S S Mumbai, India.

2007

• Domestic Violence in South Asia .Discussion organized in DAV College Delhi University 2007
• Combating Torture,- A Human Right Approach, 10th January, 2007, New Delhi, India.
• Right to Development, IIT New Delhi, March 10-11, 2007.
• Democracy, Human Rights and Social Development April 30, 2007 Himachal Pradesh,University India.
• Human Right of Migrants, University of Delhi, June 12, 2007, India.
• Women and Peace, YMCA, New Delhi, July 28, 2007, Kathmandu Nepal
• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Lucknow University, India, October 9, 2007
• Persecution of Sexual Minorities, University of Delhi, November 8, 2007 Delhi, India.

2008

• Human Rights Situation in Nepal, India Habitat Centre New Delhi, India, Febuary 27-28, 2008.
• Human Rights and Development, Kashi Vidyapith Varanasi, February 22, 2008, India.
• Rights of Food in developing countries, Department of Social Work, Delhi University, March 7-8, 2008
• Fight Against Extreme Poverty, Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai, India, May 8, 2008.
• Prevention of Corruption in India at Mata Sundri College, New Delhi July 20-21, 2008.
• The Rights of Women, at Department of Political, Science, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, Sep 24, 2008.
• Durban Programme of Action Imperative for Asia, Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, University, New Delhi, September 2, 2008.
• Panel discuss in International human Rights Reporting in Loyala College, Chennai, India, August.2008
• Round table disucss in an Poverty Allivation Programme in India at Lucknow University 11 September, 2008, India.

2009

• Protect children in South Asia in Kathmandu Nepal, January, 20, 2009.
• Violence Against Women and Children in India, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, January 28-29, 2009.
• Empowerment of Women, Department of Social work, Delhi University February 23, 2009 India.
• Negative Impact of Globalization, India International Centre, New Delhi March 2-3,2009, India.
• International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Kanpur University March 24 2009, India.
• Caste Based Discrimination in Jesus of Mary College, New Delhi April 30, 2009.
• Business Ethics & Values Federation House Auditorium, New Delhi June 10-12, 2009, India.
• Minority Rights in India, at AMU, Aligarh, India September, 18, 2009.

The ICE apart from raising awareness, also works with the policy makers for framing of more responsive and integrative policies on these social issues. The speakers and delegates to the various conferences organized by the Council are well known academicians who frame policies. The coucil highlights the social concerns of the United Nations on these issues and represents them to the respective governments and tries to bring about suitable modifications in their policies, as desirable by the various United Nations human rights conventions. In this context, ICE has also organized meetings with the High Commissioner for Human Rights, human rights experts, special rapporteurs, and at the same time has organized NGOs briefings and seminar on a variety of issues concerning human right violations.

The Council keeps a liaison with the United Nations Secretariat and its subsidiary agencies. The institute has also made special efforts to convince various States to implement the various human right related United Nations resolutions.

D. Participation in other NGOs International Meetings

• Participated in the International Round Table on the Possibility of Building Unconstrained Economy in the era of Globalization organized by AAPSO in Egypt. July 2007
• Participated in Symposium on the International Peace in 21st Century organized by International Institute for Peace in Vieena, Austria, in 10-11 May 2009.

Ice Participation in United Nations Programmers
ICE was granted UN Consultative status with ECOSOC in June, 1995. As an international organization in consultative status with ECOSOC, ICE is regulary participating in various UN Programmes at New York, Vienna and Geneva. ICE is instrumental in disseminating of United Nations information to the wider sections of society through its quarterly journal Indian Education Digest and by organizing various meetings, seminars and conferences.

Participation by the representatives of the Organization in the UN ECOSOC Bodies and other meetings/Conferences (2001-2004)

A. Participation in United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) and made written and oral statemens on various agenda items encompassing Racism, Minorities, Terrorism, Right to Development, Women, Child etc. at Geneva office of United Nations.

• 58th Session of UNCHR (Mar-April, 2002) Seminar on Globalization and the Implementation of Human Rights and Oral statement on Prevention of Racism and Women’s South Asia, 18th April, 2002.
• 59th Session of UNCHR (March-April, 2003) Seminar on NAM in the New World Order and Future Challenge and Durban Programme of Action : Impera- tives for Asia and a Oral Statement on Right to Development, 14th April, 2003.
• 60th Session of UNCHR (March-April, 2004) Seminar on UN and NAM and Can Democratization Occur Peacefully and Oral statement on Women, Child and indigenous persons, 7th April, 2004.

B. Participated in Sub-Commission of CHR Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and made written and oral statements on various agenda items encompassing racism, minorities, international terrorism, women, child, right to development, and also organized seminars in the lunch time meetings.

• Participated in 54th session of the Sub-Commission (29 July 16 August, 2002) Meeting with Chairperson of the 54th Session of the Sub-commission on Human Rights and Oral statement on Rights of Women, Prevention of Racism, 12th August, 2002.
• Participated in 55th session of the Sub-Commission (July 28, August 15, 2003) Seminar organized on The Future of the United Nations in the New World Order and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 8th August, 2003.
• Participated in 56th session of the Sub-Commission (July 26 to 13 August, 2004) Seminar organized Women in South Asia : Human Rights Issues and Challenges, Street Children : Human Rights Issues, Oral statement on Women and Economic and Social Rights, 6th August, 2004.

C. Participation in United Nations Meetings

• 55th Annual DPI/NGO Meeting held on 9-11 September 2002 at UN New York
• 56th Annual DPI/NGO Meeting held in New York, USA on 8-10 September 2003

D. Participation in Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)

• XIII NAM Summit (24-25 February, 2003) held in Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia.
• NAM Ministerial Meeting (17-19 August, 2004) held in Durban, South Africa.
• Asia-Africa Ministerial Meeting (19-20 August 2004) held in Durban, South Africa.

E. The Research Publication and special issues of Magazines of the Organization are as under:

• Final Document XIII Ministerial Conference of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, 8-9 April, 2000 Cartagena, Colombia.
• International Terrorism and its Ramifications, January 2002.
• Selected Documents XIII Summit Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement, 24-25 February, 2003 Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia.
• NAM in the New World Order, January 2003.
• Selected Documents NAM : Challenges for Multilateration in 21st Century, 17-19 August 2004 Durban South Africa.
• Child Labour in India, 2004.

The Organization has organised the International, Regional and National Conferences, Seminars and Discusssion Meetings from 2001 to 2004 are as follows :

2002

• Racism & Racial discrimination views of the Youth, March 4-5, 2002, New Delhi, India.
• The Road from Durban, 5th June, 2002, Delhi University, New Delhi, India.
• Situation of Human Rights in Asia, September 20, 2002, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
• Regional & International Implication of the crises in Afghanistan, September, 5 2002, Agra University, Agra, India.
• Violence against Children, November 19, 2002, Lucknow University, India.
• Racism & Promoting Women’s Rights, Jawaharlal Nehru University, December 19th, 2002, New Delhi, India.
• Human Rights Defender - The Need for Protections, IINS Head Quarter Delhi, December 14, 2002, India.
• State Terrorism in Asia, Sapru House, March 5th, 2002, New Delhi, India.
• Right of Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Jamia Millia Islamia, December 2002, New Delhi, India.
• Where are we now? Human Rights for HIV/AIDS, March 9-10, 2002, New Delhi, India.

2003

• Indonesia East Timor Combating Climate of Impunity in the Transition to Democracy, Birla Auditorium 12th January 2003, Jesus and Mary College, New Delhi, India.
• Combating Torture, IINS, 10th January, 2003, New Delhi, India.
• Right to Development, New Delhi, March 10-11, 2003.
• Democracy, Human Rights and Social Development April 30, 2003 Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
• Human Right of Migrants, University of Delhi, June 12, 2003, India.
• Women and Peace, YMCA, New Delhi, July 28, 2003, India.
• Right and Children, IINS, Kathmandu, Nepal September 2, 2003.
• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, IINS in Lucknow University, India, October 9, 2003
• Persecution of Sexual Minorities, University of Delhi, November 8, 2003, Delhi, India.
• The Prevention of Violence Against Women, Jamia Millia Islamia, December 11, 2003, New Delhi, India.

2004

• Human Rights Situation in Nepal, India Habitat Centre New Delhi, India, January 27-28, 2004.
• Terrorism & Human Rights, Kashi Vidyapith Varanasi, February 22, 2004, India.
• Rights of Food in developing countries, Department of Social Work, Delhi University, March 7-8, 2004.
• Fight Against Extreme Poverty, Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai, India, May 8, 2004.
• Right to Housing at Kashmiri University, Srinagar June 7-8, 2004, India.
• Prevention of Corruption in India at Kamla Nehru College, New Delhi July 20-21, 2004.
• The Rights of Minorities, at Department of Political, Science, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, August 24, 2004.
• Durban Programme of Action Imperative for Asia, Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, University, New Delhi, September 2, 2004.
• Panel discuss in International human Rights Reporting in Loyala College, Chennai, India, August.
• Round table disucss in an Poverty Allivation Programme in India at Lucknow University 11 September, 2004, India.

The institute, apart from raising awareness, also works with the policy makers for framing of more responsive and integrative policies on these social issues. The speakers and delegates to the various conferences organized by the institute are well known academicians who frame policies. The institute highlights the social concerns of the United Nations on these issues and represents them to the respective governments and tries to bring about suitable modifications in their policies, as desirable by the various United Nations human rights conventions. In this context, the institute has also organized meetings with the High Commissioner for Human Rights, human rights experts, special rapporteurs, and at the same time has organized NGOs briefings and seminar on a variety of issues concerning human right violations.

The institute keeps a liaison with the United Nations Secretariat and its subsidiary agencies. The institute has also made special efforts to convince various States to implement the various human right related United Nations resolutions.

G. Participation in other NGOs International Meetings

• Participated in the International Round Table on the Possibility of Building Unconstrained Economy in the era of Globalization 27-28 September 2005 at Cario, Egypt.
• Participated in Symposium on the International Legal Order organized by International Institute for Peace in Vieena, Austria, in 10-11 May 2004.