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Global coordination, the key to success against trafficking in persons – UN Special Rapporteur
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BANGKOK (22 May 2014) – More than ten years after the entry into force of the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (the Palermo Protocol)...
Committee on the Rights of the Child holds sixty-sixth session in Geneva from 26 May to 13 June 2014
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Committee on the Rights of the Child BACKGROUND RELEASE 22 May 2014 Situation of Children’s Rights in India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Saint Lucia and the United Kingdom to be Reviewed The...
A healthy and sustainable environment needed to protect human rights
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From the pollution of air and water to the unsustainable use of natural resources, environmental degradation adversely affects the enjoyment of a broad range of human rights, states a recent report to the UN Human Rights Council.
Syria: Aleppo residents suffering consequences of flagrant disregard for international law – Pillay
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GENEVA (21 May 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday condemned the “flagrant disregard for international human rights and humanitarian law – both by the Government and...
Pillay praises Georgia’s plan to introduce comprehensive human rights reforms
Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay at a press conference in Tbilisi, Georgia, 21 May 2014
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“Good afternoon and thank you for coming. I have just come to the end of my first visit to Georgia, where I have found much that is encouraging in terms of ongoing reforms, and learned much that is...
Urgent appeal to the Iranian Government: Halt the scheduled execution of Ahwazi Arab men
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GENEVA (21 May 2014) – A group of United Nations human rights experts* today urged the Iranian authorities to halt the scheduled execution for tomorrow, Thursday 22 May, of two Ahwazi Arab farmers and...
Nicaragua: The Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture concludes its first regular visit 16 May 2014
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The United Nations body presented today its confidential preliminary observations to the State on the situation of persons deprived of its liberty in the country. Managua- The United Nations...
Ukraine: UN official cites ‘worsening’ human rights situation in southern, eastern regions
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Situation in southern and eastern regions of Ukraine has worsened with more weapons being used as well as numerous violations being committed, according to Ivan Šimonović, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights.