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At a time when the United Nations is playing a decisive role in
coping with world problems which affect the lives of millions of
people,
fair play
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a combination of observance of the rules,
respect for the
defenceless,
and
prevention of adverse behaviour -
is
the
condition under which human
cooperation
becomes
both possible and necessary.
With a view to this,
to
help these essential features
cross
the
arbitrary and artificial barriers
to realize the UN's potential as a
positive force in the world,
UNJustice
devotes
itself to
no other
task with more dedication than to the very task it got its name
from:
encouraging
fair play in the United Nations system of administration of
justice.
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UN Administration war on claimants hampers justice efforts
Information received by UNJustice shows that the UN Office of
Human Resources Management (UN-OHRM) and the UN Office of Legal
Affairs (UN-OLA) continue to see one of their roles in the
internal justice system of the Organization as getting rid of
claimants at all costs.
Recent decisions by the UN courts and
press reports have
confirmed a declaration of war towards some of the most
vulnerable employees and third parties by the two bodies of the
UN Administration in charge of representing the
Secretary-General in legal matters.
The UN-OHRM and the UN-OLA have no incentive to handle claimants
fairly because the UN immunity prevents third parties to sue the
Organization in national courts, there is very little
accountability or oversight in the system, and
no real
consequences. The more roughly claimants are handled, the fewer
the number of active claims and possible scandals, and therefore
the better the bonuses for the UN Administration. Bonuses which
are often sold as “the interest of the United Nations,” when in
reality they only benefit the more powerful staff members
involved.
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Unprecedented: American Professor sues
Ambassador Rice over UN immunity
17 May 2013
"This is now the only option that seems left to me, as
displeasing as it is.”
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UN whistleblower Wasserstrom to speak in
NY
3 April
2013
Letter to be Sent Requesting US
Government Withhold Funds.
By
Shelley Walden,
The
Government Accountability Project (GAP)
 Update: 22
April 2013
Secretary-General announces review of
whistleblower protections at the United Nations
19 April 2013
The Secretary-General
stated that “we are receiving certain complaints about
implementing all of these whistleblower-protection
policies. Therefore, we have asked outside consultants to look
into this process, whether there is any area for improvement."
By Shelley Walden,
The Government
Accountability Project (GAP)
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18 March 2013
"Maybe it is time for the
world’s governments to revisit the 1946 convention that
bestowed immunity to the United Nations."
By
Rasna Warah, The Daily Nation
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16 March 2013
"Do enthusiastic professionals thriving to change the world for
the better fall the victims of the UN’s complex system or is it
the UN that suffers from unenthusiastic and not motivated
professionals who are unable to realize its ideals? It is a
chicken and egg question."
By
Aidai Masylkanova,
former
UNAMA's political officer
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77
persons have been assisted by UNJustice so far.
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Urgent Appeals
The need to
put the right to individual due process and accountability first
in the UN's administrative authority - After seven years, UNDT
clears innocent UK staffer of false charges of sexual
exploitation
31 May 2012
-Act Now-
"No husband or wife should have to suffer the experiences
that mine went through during those seemingly long months and
years. Equally, no staff member should be subjected to the
intimidation and abuse of executive authority by which I was
persecuted and prosecuted," he says.
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Unjust: when
an outstanding female staffer loses her job and pension
entitlements for blowing the whistle on the United Nations
3 April 2012
-Act Now-
For the Organization's internal justice system to be fair, the
decision-making process must shift to an independent legal
entity.
Update:
16 July 2012,
22 July 2012,
10 September 2012,
22 September 2012,
7 December 2012,
5 March 2013
Ms. Dzuverovic
has submitted to the United Nations Appeals Tribunal the answer
to the cross-appeal lodged by the UN Secretary-General. |
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Guarantee
meaningful whistleblowing protection: retaliation and
discrimination alleged over the termination of the employment of
a Russian female staffer of UNMOVIC – the United Nations
Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission
10 January 2012
-Act Now-
The woman cooperated with investigations following the discovery
of hazardous material in the United Nations archives.
Update:
15 February 2012
The staff member has submitted to the UNDT a motion for
extension of time to file her application. |
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 UNODC:
Dr. Walter Gehr
10
December 2011
-Act Now-
Demand for Walter Gehr's complaints of harassment and
retaliation to be properly investigated and adjudicated. Dr.Gehr
is Senior Legal Advisor in the Terrorism Prevention Branch at
the UNODC - the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
Update:
3 January 2012,
27 February 2012,
28 February 2012,
19 March
2012,
27 March
2012,
11 April
2012, 1
June
2012, 13
June
2012, 15
June
2012,
21
June
2012,
28
June
2012,
3 July 2012,
2 August 2012,
4 September 2012,
7 November 2012
The United Nations Appeals Tribunal has found that
Dr. Gehr was denied the fundamental right to be heard in
the context of a performance evaluation process.
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 Sad
fact that death of a UN-WFP pilot triggers ugly dispute over
insurance coverage
20
October 2011
-Act Now-
Call to address the widow’s concerns over husband's deteriorated
health.
Update:
21 November 2011,
26 November 2011,
23 January 2012,
17 February 2012,
24 February 2012
The
widow of UN-WFP pilot Michael Allan Prior said that as of today
she has received no response either accepting or rejecting her request of a copy of her husband's
contract of employment. No explanation has been given for this
silence. The woman added that she will submit under the
Appendix D to Staff Rules a request for compensation related to
the death and illness of her husband attributable to the
performance of official duties on behalf of the Untied Nations.
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For seventeen
years “OIOS has constantly declined to release to me, the
complainant, the investigative report for my Case No. 0001/94,”
says a former UN staff member
18
October 2011
-Act Now-
The UN Administration should improve transparency and
accountability in its operations.
Update:
21 November 2011,
8 October 2012
Farida Burtis,
has appealed for help to Ms. Carman L. Lapointe,
Under-Secretary-General for
Internal Oversight Services: "With the objective of
accountability and openness, I am requesting your personal
intervention for the release of the UN investigative report
described below in the published urgent-appeal of UNJustice to
OIOS. This UNJustice urgent-appeal, which includes Kofi Annan's
memo and US Mission to UN letter, are on the internet, and I am
pasting these below," she wrote.
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UN-WFP official
imagines she is a “slave girl” and has “the sickest
fantasy of being punished”. The UN’s call on an Italian intern
to keep a scandal secret: justice urgently needed
20 May 2009
-Act Now-
A senior UN-OHRM official may face criminal prosecution and a
civil law suit. The UN Legal Counsel requests that the Government
of Italy ensures full respect for the privileges and immunities of
the United Nations and its officials.
Update:
21
May 2009,
5 June 2009,
12 June 2009,
23 June 2009,
12 July 2009,
13 July 2009,
24 July 2009,
3 August 2009,
18
September 2009,
23 October 2009,
24 March 2010, 22 June 2010,
28 July 2010,
11 August
2010,
9 October 2010,
17 November 2010,
31 October 2011,
10 February 2012,
28 August 2012,
24 October 2012,
6 December 2012,
20 December 2012,
2 January 2013,
11 January 2013
Hunger strike suspended.
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