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Occupied Palestinian---Manpreet
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GENEVA (14 December 2023) – UN experts* today called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza to protect the rights and futures of women and girls in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel. “We are...
United States: Proposed Title IX changes will impact rights of women and girls in sports and education says UN expert
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GENEVA (27 December 2023) – Proposed rule changes to Title IX would violate the rights to equality and non-discrimination of student-athletes that are biological women and girls and contravene the...
Occupied Palestinian territory and Israel: UN experts call for permanent ceasefire to protect rights and futures of women and girls
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GENEVA (14 December 2023) – UN experts* today called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza to protect the rights and futures of women and girls in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel. “We are...
Brazil: UN expert hails legislative breakthroughs favouring children separated from parents affected by leprosy (Hansen’s disease)
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GENEVA (8 December 2023) – A UN expert today welcomed legislative strides towards protecting and promoting the human rights of children separated from their parents affected by Hansen's disease in...
Opening statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk at press conference ahead of Human Rights Day
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Good morning, it’s good to see many of you here today. In just over a year as High Commissioner for Human Rights, I have met, during my travels, with people from numerous countries, across all...
Argentina: UN committee welcomes friendly settlement with domestic violence victim
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GENEVA (30 November 2023) – Argentina’s satisfactory implementation of a friendly settlement with a domestic violence survivor demonstrated the country’s efforts to repair victims and establish...
Sudan: UN experts appalled by use of sexual violence as a tool of war
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GENEVA (30 November 2023) – UN experts* today expressed alarm about the escalation of violence in Sudan, particularly sexual violence committed in the conflict, primarily by the Rapid Support Forces...
Women human rights defenders are targeted twice over, Türk says
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Twenty-five years ago the General Assembly recognised the right to defend human rights – a right that flows from and builds on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The declaration on human...
The international community must “walk the talk” on the safety and security of women and girls in times of armed conflict: UN experts
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GENEVA (24 November 2023) – The international community must redouble its efforts to ensure the full protection of women and girls in times of armed conflict, UN experts* said today. In advance of the...