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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Concluding observations on the combined eighth to fourteenth periodic reports of Mauritania
Statement at Glion Human Rights Dialogue 2018 (Glion V), 30 May 2018
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Ambassador Zellweger, Ambassador Spoljaric, High-Commissioner for Human Rights, Assistant Secretary-General for Strategic Coordination, Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, Good afternoon. It is a great...
UN experts urge Kenya to protect environmental defenders
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GENEVA (30 May 2018) - The Kenyan Government must urgently take measures to protect defenders who have faced harassment and intimidation after they testified against a local lead smelter accused of...
UN experts welcome FIFA commitment to stand up for human rights defenders
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GENEVA (30 May 2018) – UN human rights experts have welcomed the move by world football’s governing body FIFA to take steps to safeguard human rights defenders and journalists who raise human rights...
20th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders
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Civil society constitutes a fundamental pillar of the international human rights system. It contributes to promoting and respecting human rights, sustainable development, maintaining peace and...