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EHRC/OHCHR advisory note on the next steps towards the development of a human rights compliant Transitional Justice Policy for Ethiopia

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11 Oct 2023

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have continued to advocate and support efforts towards the adoption and...

Guidance Note of the Secretary General on Transitional Justice: A Strategic Tool for People, Prevention and Peace

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Tools and resources

Language English

Published Date

11 Oct 2023

Summary The United Nations Secretary General adopted his Guidance Note on Transitional Justice: A Strategic Tool for People, Prevention and Peace in June 2023. The new Guidance Note is a result of a...

Parliaments and Human Rights: A Self-Assessment Toolkit

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Policy and methodological publications

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11 Oct 2023

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...

Commission of Inquiry collecting evidence of war crimes committed by all sides in Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories since 7 October 2023

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Press releases

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10 Oct 2023

GENEVA (10 October 2023) – There is already clear evidence that war crimes may have been committed in the latest explosion of violence in Israel and Gaza, and all those who have violated international...

Community and legislation underpin better mental health

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Stories

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Published Date

10 Oct 2023

As WHO and UN Human Rights issue a joint new publication to transform laws relating to mental health care and support, advocates and persons with mental health conditions stress the importance of community to promote better mental health.

UN Human Rights Chief urges States to defuse “powder keg” situation in Israel and OPT, as incalculable suffering, massive death tolls take hold

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Press releases

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10 Oct 2023

GENEVA (10 October 2023) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday issued an urgent plea to all States with influence to take steps to defuse the “powder keg” situation in Israel...

South Sudan: Visit by UN expert postponed

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Media advisories

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Published Date

10 Oct 2023

GENEVA (10 October 2023) – UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Paula Gaviria Betancur today expressed her deep disappointment at the decision of the Government...

Human Rights Council Holds Dialogue on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building for South Sudan and Begins Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia

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News

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09 Oct 2023

AFTERNOON 9 October 2023 Council Concludes Enhanced Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive...

Civil Society Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in Bhutan, the Philippines, Jamaica and Guatemala

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News

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09 Oct 2023

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women was this afternoon briefed by representatives of non-governmental organizations and a national human rights institution on the...

Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislation: Guidance and Practice

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Policy and methodological publications

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Published Date

09 Oct 2023

This joint publication by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) aims to support countries embarking on legislative reform...