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Comment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Seif Magango ahead of elections in Madagascar
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We are concerned by the deteriorating human rights situation in Madagascar in the lead up to presidential election next month after security forces used unnecessary and disproportionate force to...
Madagascar: Extreme prison overcrowding needs urgent fix, UN experts
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GENEVA (02 May 2023) - The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture has expressed alarm at the overcrowding in Madagascar’s prison facilities, which it observed during its first visit to the country....
UN torture prevention body to conduct first visit to Madagascar
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GENEVA (13 April 2023) - The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will visit Madagascar for the first time from 16 to 27 April to assess the treatment of people deprived of their liberty and...
A/HRC/52/36/Add.1: Report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond
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In the present report, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism presents her findings on her official visit to Madagascar, which she conducted from 20 to 30...
UN torture prevention body terminates visit to Australia, confirms missions to South Africa, Kazakhstan, Madagascar, Croatia, Georgia, Guatemala, Palestine, and the Philippines
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GENEVA (20 February 2023) – The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) concluded its latest session with a decision to terminate its suspended visit to Australia and confirmations to visit...
Madagascar: UN expert to assess human rights of people with albinism
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GENEVA (19 September 2022) – The Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond, will conduct an official visit to Madagascar from 20 to 30...
Young people to fight impunity in Madagascar
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Trained by the Rary Aro Mada project, young human rights defenders working at regional observatories contribute to the monitoring of human rights violations and the fight against impunity in Madagascar.
Madagascar: UN experts urge protection for people with albinism amid attacks
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GENEVA (28 February 2022) - UN human rights experts* today urged Madagascar to take immediate action to protect people with albinism amid reports of ongoing attacks and killings in the country....
UN Child Rights Committee issues findings on Madagascar and Netherlands
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GENEVA (17 February 2022) — The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) has issued its findings on Madagascar and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the States parties that it reviewed during its latest session...