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V. VICTIMS OF ABUSE OF POWER .

The Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power explicitly recognizes that victims may include those who have suffered from the abuse of power, including the impairment of fundamental rights.

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The Expert Group Meeting on Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power in the International Setting

AN INTEGRATED PLAN OF ACTION ON VICTIMS OF CRIME AND ABUSE OF POWER

It would be premature to study State conduct which might have consequences equivalent to those of unilateral acts.

Conduct of persons or entities exercising elements of governmental authority

Legal capacity is understood to mean a person's power to exercise his or her rights.

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SECTION FIVE. VICTIMS OF THE ABUSE OF POWER

Violence against women a guide to your rights.

Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power

At first glance it appears justifiable to state that political actors' responsibility for the observance of human rights is higher than that of other actors, because they exercise power over and or control certain territories and populations, or may do that in the future.

A citizen's full or partial waiver of legal capacity and other acts aimed at limiting legal capacity are null and void, except in cases in which such acts are allowed by law.

This administrative decentralization is designed to promote regional management.

Use and application of the Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power

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Violence against women impacts women's ability to enjoy equality and human rights.

11. UNIFEM was committed to eliminating violence against women, which was a major obstacle to development and women s empowerment.

D. Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power

The creation of the International Criminal Court strengthens all of these efforts to bring abuses of power by the powerful to book.

The Ministry has various investigatory functions, but no apparent authority to compel redress of abuses.

The Special Rapporteur's mandate does not extend to human rights violations committed by the Palestinian Authority.

For its part, the Palestinian Authority has to shoulder its responsibility by undertaking action on the ground to halt violence.

A Human Rights Watch report on violence against women in South Africa has an extensive section dealing with this type of violence.

MINURSO should be given more power to intervene, so as to prevent outbreaks of violence and human rights violations.

The legal protection they afford is nevertheless limited because it applies only to the legislative powers of the Commonwealth and not to its other powers and activities, particularly its executive and judicial powers.

The Government has taken some steps to investigate human rights violations and, in particular, acts of sexual violence.

In addressing social issues, whether within State organizations where power was centralized, or among segmented or clan based communities in which it was more diffuse, the approach adopted in exercising authority was one that favoured collective actors and group behaviour.

77. The role, authority, power and personal character of the prosecutor were critical to the court s ability to fulfil its mandate.

Underlining the necessity for all the actors in the field of human rights to coordinate their efforts,

A. Implementation of the Declaration of Basic Principles

The widespread prevalence of gender based violence is a central thread in the fabric of human rights violations faced by women, including in violations of the right to adequate housing and land.

This power is not subsumed in the plenary legislative power of Congress, for it is subject to a clear showing of compelling reasons involving heinous crimes.

The conduct of an organ of a State or of a person or entity empowered to exercise elements of the governmental authority shall be considered an act of the State under international law if the organ, person or entity acts in that capacity, even if it exceeds its authority or contravenes instructions.

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B. Strengthening operational activities to improve the situation of victims by fostering the application of the Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of

We do not consider that consensus is also needed for the President apos s prerogatives to be taken up.

It was therefore very important to focus on men, whose violent behaviour was often related to power or the lack thereof.

37. Finding the dividing line between the various categories of violations is fairly difficult because, all in all, the attempt to formulate criteria by which to assign such violations to one or another category has not been successful.

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OUTLINE OF A DRAFT MANUAL ON THE USE AND APPLICATION OF THE DECLARATION OF BASIC PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME AND ABUSE OF POWER

The conduct of a person or group of persons shall be considered an act of a State under international law if the person or group of persons is in fact exercising elements of the governmental authority in the absence or default of the official authorities and in circumstances such as to call for the exercise of those elements of authority.