UNJustice message 

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 - 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.

UNJustice is an independent member of the civil and human rights community. It is a non-profit, non-governmental, non-partisan and voluntary committee which is organized on an international level to campaign for an effectively fair and equitable administration of justice in the United Nations system of organizations. The work of the Committee is coordinated by a Secretariat which provides the advisory and operational support that enables UNJustice to fulfil its mission.  

Concerned with the processes and outcomes of the flawed United Nations internal justice system, and given the Organization's juridical immunity, UNJustice will therefore have an innovative role in fostering the ideals of fair play within the United Nations system of administration of justice.

In particular, UNJustice is engaged in efforts to ensure and strengthen compliance of the United Nations internal justice system with standards acceptable under international law, including human rights instruments recognized by the international community.

In order to achieve these goals, UNJustice:

• Seeks to facilitate fair and effective responses for the resolution of conflicts, control of abuse of power and protection of rights;

• Conducts advocacy and monitoring initiatives to evaluate in practice whether the supply of justice services in the Organization satisfies the demand for justice under international standards which are constantly in a process of development;

• Disseminates documentation and reports based on interdisciplinary research for the purpose of drawing attention to important and topical questions about the Organization's justice system and to make proposals for its improvement;

• Brings together, on a common platform, groups and individuals convinced that a system of administration of justice which acts in
  accordance with the principles of justice and fair play, that
  are stated in the UN Charter, is at the heart of, and thus responsible, for the success of the United Nations.

Stop the UNJustice clock! 

Today, the United Nations is celebrating without the provision of a system of administration of justice that promotes compliance with human rights norms. To make the United Nations' work a true manifestation of culture and humanness, the United Nations needs a fundamentally new system of justice.

It is only fair to stop the UNJustice clock now.

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