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2022 UN South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights
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Programme : https://2022safbhr.sched.com/ Webpage : https://www.safbhr.com/ Background The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights (UNWG) launched its Roadmap for the next decade of business and...
Report on the Situation of human rights defenders, with a focus on women human rights defenders in selected Pacific island countries
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The Report provides analysis based on information from HRDs, complemented by desk reviews and analysis of the legal and institutional frameworks, national reports submitted by the selected Pacific...
Land-grabbing in Asia displaces indigenous peoples and destroys environment, says UN rights expert
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GENEVA (8 September 2020) - Indigenous peoples in Asia are facing massive displacement, the destruction of their environment and rising poverty due to land-grabbing, says a UN human rights expert....
A/HRC/45/34/Add.3: The situation of indigenous peoples in Asia
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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, in cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), has initiated the preparation of a report on the situation of indigenous peoples in Asia which will be presented to the Human Rights Council in September 2020.
High Commissioner calls on Pacific nations to continue their work at the forefront of the global fight for climate justice
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العربية | 中文 | Français | Русский | Español Welcome, and thanks to all of you for coming together for this Workshop on protecting the rights of the people of low-lying Atoll nations from the...
Bridging the divide between human rights and climate change from the Pacific
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“The message is clear from Pacific youth activists: in spite of the COVID-19 crisis, climate activism must continue.” Solomon Yeo is a young climate change and human rights activist from the Solomon Islands.
To build “resilient and inclusive” societies, standing together with migrants is essential
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With the COVID-19 pandemic deepening existing structural inequalities for migrants, according to Pia Oberoi, standing together with migrants is an essential part of “building back better.” Pia is the Senior Advisor on Migration and Human Rights for the South-East Asia Regional Office of UN Human Rights.
Asia: Bachelet alarmed by clampdown on freedom of expression during COVID-19
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Chinese | Español GENEVA (3 June 2020) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed alarm at the clampdown on freedom of expression in parts of the Asia-Pacific during the COVID...
2019 ad-hoc election for a member from the Asia Pacific regional group
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A vacancy was declared for one seat belonging to the quota of seats of the Asia Pacific Regional Group, the term which was due to expire on 31 December 2020. In accordance with the Provisional Rules...