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A/HRC/25/49: Report on memorization processes in post-conflict and divided societies

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23 Jan 2014

In this report, the Special Rapporteur stresses the importance of setting out the conditions to ensure a multi-perspective approach when it comes to narratives of the past

Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review Working Group to hold eighteenth session in Geneva from 27 January to 7 February

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23 Jan 2014

BACKGROUND RELEASE 23 January 2014 The eighteenth session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 27 January to 7 February during which...

Trafficking in persons: UN expert launches first official visit to Seychelles

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23 Jan 2014

GENEVA (23 January 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Ms. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, will conduct an official visit to the Seychelles from...

Pillay calls for killings in northern Rakhine State to be investigated

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23 Jan 2014

GENEVA (23 January 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday urged the Government of Myanmar to investigate credible reports of two serious incidents in the northern...

“Stop the executions” – UN rights experts alarmed at the sharp increase in hangings in Iran

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22 Jan 2014

GENEVA (22 January 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, and on summary executions, Christof Heyns, today called on the Government of...

UAE: UN rights expert launches first visit to assess the independence of the justice system

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22 Jan 2014

GENEVA (22 January 2014) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Gabriela Knaul will undertake an official visit to the United Arab Emirates from 28 January to 5 February 2014, to assess the independence...

New laws could seriously curtail fundamental human rights in Ukraine – Pillay

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21 Jan 2014

GENEVA (21 January 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday stressed the urgent need for constructive dialogue in Ukraine to avoid further escalation of the unrest in the...

Syria: Key UN expert group urges human rights-based peace deal at Geneva II Conference

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21 Jan 2014

GENEVA (21 January 2014) – Representatives of the largest body of independent experts in the United Nations human rights system called for the upcoming Geneva II Conference on Syria to agree on...

An Open Letter from the Coordination Committee of the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council in advance of the Geneva II Conference on the conflict in Syria and the need to ensure human rights, humanitarian protection and accountability

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21 Jan 2014

21 January 2014 The Coordination Committee of Special Procedures welcomes the Geneva II Conference and its aims to launch a process resulting in a comprehensive and durable political solution to the...

Savio Mahimaidass: calling to end caste-based discrimination worldwide

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21 Jan 2014

“Caste-based discrimination is not just an Indian issue. It’s a global issue,” says Savio Mahimaidass, the 2013 Fellow of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and member of the Dalit community.