10 ottobre 2006 di Angiolo Bandinelli “Torna a fiorir la rosa/ che pur dianzi languìa…”. Potremo anche noi recitare i famosi versi del Parini? Potremo celebrare il ristabilimento della Rosa nel Pugno dopo le tempeste di questa estate, quando era data per certa la precoce sfioritura di quello che era sembrato l’OGM o almeno l’innesto più originale apparso tra le querce, le margherite, gli ulivi, girasoli e cespugli vari che ingombrano l’orto della politica italiana? Chissà se ci arriveremo mai. ... Continua

Furio Colombo, candidato alla primarie del Partito democratico, denuncia in una lettera aperta sull’Unità le regole oligarchiche per la partecipazione alle primarie. Caro Partito democratico, ho appena ricevuto questa e-mail. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1993/19 Resolution E93r019 27 July 1993 43rd plenary meeting Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities The Economic and Social Council Recommends to the General Assembly the adoption of the following draft resolution: “Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities “The General Assembly, “Recalling Economic and Social Council resolution 1990/26 of 24 May 1990, in which the Council authorized the Commission for Social Development to consider, at its thirty-second session, the establishment of an ad hoc open-ended working group of government experts, funded by voluntary contributions, to elaborate standard rules on the equalization of opportunities for disabled children, youth and adults, in close collaboration with the specialized agencies, other intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations, especially organizations of disabled persons, and in which it requested the Commission, should it establish such a working group, to finalize the text of those rules for consideration by the Council at its first regular session of 1993 and for submission to the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session, “Also recalling that in its resolution 32/2 of 20 February 1991 the Commission for Social Development decided to establish an ad hoc open-ended working group of government experts in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1990/26, “Taking note with appreciation of the participation of many States, specialized agencies, intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations, especially organizations of disabled persons, in the deliberations of the working group, “Noting with appreciation the generous financial contributions of Member States to the working group, “Welcoming the fact that the working group was able to fulfil its mandate within three sessions of five working days each, “Acknowledging with appreciation the report of the ad hoc open-ended working group to elaborate standard rules on the equalization of opportunities for disabled persons, “Taking note of the discussion in the Commission for Social Development at its thirty-third session on the draft standard rules, “1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1992/2 Resolution e92r002 7 February 1992 3rd plenary meeting Amendments to the rules of procedure of the Economic and Social Council The Economic and Social Council Adopts the following amendments to the rules of procedure of the Economic and Social Council: (a) Replace rule 1 by the following text: ORGANIZATIONAL AND SUBSTANTIVE SESSIONS Rule 1 “The Council shall normally hold an organizational session and one substantive session a year.” (b) Replace rule 2 by the following text: DATES OF CONVENING AND ADJOURNMENT Rule 2 “Subject to rule 3, and following a meeting early in the year for the purpose of electing the President and the Bureau, the organizational session shall be convened on the first Tuesday in February and resumed at the end of April. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1990/38 Member Name E90r038 25 May 1990 14th Plenary Meeting 1990/38. Guidelines on the use of computerized personal files The Economic and Social Council, Bearing in mind General Assembly resolution 44/132 of 15 December 1989, Taking account of Commission on Human Rights resolution 1990/42 of 6 March 1990, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1990/21 Member Name E90r021 24 May 1990 13th Plenary Meeting 1990/21. Implementation of United Nations standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice The Economic and Social Council, Bearing in mind the Milan Plan of Action and the Guiding Principles for Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in the Context of Development and a New International Economic Order, adopted by the Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Also bearing in mind the Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power, the Safeguards Guaranteeing Protection of the Rights of Those Facing the Death Penalty, the Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials, the Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary, the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice, the Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions, and the Model Agreement on the Transfer of Foreign Prisoners, Further bearing in mind the Procedures for the Effective Implementation of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, the Procedures for the Effective Implementation of the Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary and the Guidelines for the Effective Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials, Noting the difficulties that countries have found in supplying complete and accurate replies to the questionnaires designed to measure the extent of compliance with those standards and procedures, Acknowledging the important role the United Nations has played, and continues to play, in the development of those standards and procedures through its quinquennial congresses on the prevention of crime and the treatment of offenders and the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control, Recognizing the valuable contribution of the United Nations to those endeavours through its human rights activities, based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its Optional Protocol, its Second Optional Protocol Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment and other relevant instruments, Recalling General Assembly resolutions 40/146 of 13 December 1985, 41/149 of 4 December 1986, 42/143 of 7 December 1987 and 44/162 of 16 December 1989 on human rights in the administration of justice, Recalling also Economic and Social Council resolutions 1987/53 of 28 May 1987 and 1989/68 of 24 May 1989 on the review of the functioning and programme of work of the United Nations in crime prevention and criminal justice, Recalling further Economic and Social Council resolution 1989/63 of 24 May 1989 on the implementation of United Nations standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice, Welcoming the steps taken by the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch of the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs and the Centre for Human Rights to ensure even closer co-operation, particularly in the preparations for the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Commending, in particular, the fact that focal points have been further developed within the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch of the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs and the Centre for Human Rights to monitor the human rights aspects of the administration of justice in various programmes and to provide, as appropriate, advice on co-ordination and other relevant issues, Convinced of the need for further co-operation and concerted action, as reaffirmed by the Commission on Human Rights in resolutions 1989/24 of 6 March 1989 on human rights in the administration of justice, 1989/32 of 6 March 1989 on the independence and impartiality of the judiciary, jurors and assessors and the independence of lawyers and 1989/64 of 8 March 1989 on summary or arbitrary executions, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1989/66 Member Name E89r066 24 May 1989 15th plenary meeting United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (The Beijing Rules) The Economic and Social Council, Recalling General Assembly resolution 40/33 of 29 November 1985, Recalling also section II of Economic and Social Council resolution 1986/10 of 21 May 1986, entitled “Juvenile justice and the prevention of juvenile delinquency”, Aware of the exemplary role of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (The Beijing Rules), in promoting the development, improvement and reform of juvenile justice systems world wide, Emphasizing the need to promote continued progress and reform in the administration of juvenile justice and to ensure universal and effective recognition of, and respect for, the legitimate rights and interests of juveniles in conflict with the law, 1. ... Continua

RESOLUTION 1984/47 Member Name E84r047 25 May 1984 Meeting 21 Procedures for the effective implementation of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners The Economic and Social Council, Considering the importance of the recommendations contained in the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners adopted by the First United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, and approved by the Council in its resolution 663/C/(XXIV) of 31 July 1957, Noting with satisfaction the impact of the Rules on national laws and practices, Concerned, however, that there still exist obstacles of various kinds to the full implementation of the Rules, as evidenced in the periodic United Nations reports on their implementation, Recalling the recommendations of the Fifth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, and Council resolution 1993(LX) of 12 May 1976, in which the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control was requested at its fourth session to study the range of application of the Rules and to formulate a set of implementing procedures for the Rules, Taking note with appreciation of the work accomplished in pursuance of that mandate by the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control at its fourth session in 1976 and at its eighth session in pursuance of the recommendations of the Sixth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, which invited the Committee to finalize the procedures in the light of its report, 1. ... Continua