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End of mission statement to Japan of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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Korean | Japanese TOKYO (22 January 2016) – I am very pleased to be back in Japan. This is my final visit to Japan as the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic...
“It is now imperative to pursue criminal accountability of the DPRK leadership” – UN Special Rapporteur
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Korean | Japanese TOKYO (22 January 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Marzuki Darusman, today called...
UN Special Rapporteurs on sale of children, child pornography and child prostitution; contemporary forms of slavery; and the right to the highest attainable standard of health - Visit to Nigeria, 18 to 22 January 2016
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Abuja, 22 January 2016 Members of the press, Ladies and gentlemen, Today we have completed a five day-visit to Nigeria to examine measures taken by the Government of Nigeria to assist in the...
UN experts urge Pakistan to halt forced evictions and demolitions for new metro line in Lahore
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GENEVA (22 January 2016) – Two United Nations experts today called on the Government of Pakistan to halt the ongoing construction work of the Orange metro line in Lahore, which has resulted in...
Press briefing notes on Malawi
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Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 22 January 2016 We are concerned by recent developments in Malawi, where the spokesperson of one of...
Nigeria / Boko Haram: “The reintegration of women and children essential to the path towards lasting peace” – UN experts
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ABUJA / GENEVA (22 January 2016) – Three United Nations human rights experts today called on the Government of Nigeria to aim at the transformation of society in its efforts to rehabilitate and...
Committee on the Rights of the Child examines the report of Zambia
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GENEVA (22 January 2016) - The Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded today its consideration of the combined second to fourth periodic report of Zambia on its implementation of the provisions...
Fact-finding mission to US looks at human rights condition of African Americans
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The Working Group of Experts of People of African Descent (WGPAD) visits the United States to gather first-hand information on the current human rights situation.