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Attacks against girls’ education on the increase

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A new report by the UN Human Rights Office looks at the increase in attacks against girls accessing education. The study, by the Women’s Human Rights and Gender section, found an increase in the number of attacks specifically aimed at girls trying to go to school. It makes recommendations for prevention and reparations.

Press briefing note on DRC and Burundi

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Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Subjects : DRC and Burundi Date : 6 February 2015 _________________________________ (1) DRC At least 300...

“We need people with PH D level compassion”

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“We need people who are kind. People with PhD level compassion,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. Zeid made his remarks during a speech at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. as part of an event looking into the causes of atrocities.