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Parliaments and Human Rights: A Self-Assessment Toolkit
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Parliaments and Human Rights: A Self-Assessment Toolkit was jointly prepared by OHCHR and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The toolkit seeks to help parliaments better integrate human rights into...
Good governance
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Good governance in the promotion and protection of human rights, particularly with respect to the human rights impacts of various digital divides Mr President, Excellencies, Colleagues, Good...
Human rights should be at the heart of tech governance
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Technology has been a dominant force during the covid-19 pandemic, yet its use has exposed major risks to human rights, underscoring the importance of good governance in order to fully harness its enabling potential.
A/HRC/50/55: Internet shutdowns: trends, causes, legal implications and impacts on a range of human rights - Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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In the present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 47/16, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights provides an overview of trends in Internet shutdowns.
Activists: Internet shutdowns violate human rights
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A recent report of the UN Human Rights Office warns Government-imposed internet shutdowns cause profound damage to the daily lives of millions of people, and undermine a range of human rights, first and foremost the right to freedom of expression.
A/HRC/51/63: Role and achievements of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in assisting the Government and people of Cambodia in the promotion and protection of human rights
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The present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 42/37, outlines the role and achievements of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in...
A/HRC/51/10: Local government and human rights - Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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In the present report, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights focuses on the role of local government and the opportunities and challenges it faces in the promotion and protection of human rights, including in relation to the right to equality and non-discrimination and the protection of persons in vulnerable and marginalized situations
Internet shutdowns: UN report details ‘dramatic’ impact on people’s lives and human rights
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GENEVA (23 June 2022) - The dramatic real-life effects of Internet shutdowns on people’s lives and human rights have been vastly underestimated, the UN Human Rights Office warns in a new report issued...
OHCHR Recommended Principles on Human Rights and Asset Recovery (2022)
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Summary A practical tool available for use and reference by interested States, international organizations and other stakeholders directly concerned with asset recovery processes. Advance edited...