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8 - Conclusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 May 2021

Rosa Freedman
Affiliation:
University of Reading
Nicolas Lemay-Hébert
Affiliation:
Australian National University, Canberra
Siobhán Wills
Affiliation:
Ulster University
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This book has focused on three aspects of MINUSTAH’s human rights responsibilities: (i) accountability for the outbreak and spread of cholera, (ii) sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers, and (iii) the use of deadly force against non-combatants. In all three studies the mission’s practice has been found wanting. We argue that MINUSTAH’s failure to uphold human right standards, together with its lack of transparency and poor accountability, are problems that are likely to arise again in future missions unless Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO)commits to applying IHRL standards to its own activities, changes its practices to reflect this, and puts in place effective measures to ensure transparency and accountability.

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The Law and Practice of Peacekeeping
Foregrounding Human Rights
, pp. 140 - 146
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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