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End of mission statement of the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights to the Syrian Arab Republic, 13 to 17 May 2018

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17 May 2018

Arabic End of mission statement 17 May 2018 Preliminary observations and recommendations I would like to begin this briefing by expressing my gratitude to the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic...

Thailand: UN experts condemn use of defamation laws to silence human rights defender Andy Hall

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17 May 2018

GENEVA (17 May 2018) – A group of UN human rights experts* has criticised the use of defamation legislation in Thailand to silence human rights defender Andy Hall and others who report business...

UN expert says unilateral coercive measures exacerbate humanitarian crisis in Syria

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17 May 2018

Arabic DAMASCUS/GENEVA (17 May 2018) – An independent expert appointed by the Human Rights Council says an unintended consequence of unilateral sanctions on the Syrian Arab Republic is that the Syrian...

UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances to review Albania, Austria, and Honduras

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17 May 2018

GENEVA (17 May 2018) – The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) is meeting in Geneva from May 22 – June 1, 2018, to review Albania, Austria, and Honduras. The Committee, which is composed of...

Committee on the Rights of the Child considers report of Algeria under the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict

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17 May 2018

GENEVA (17 May 2018) - The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning considered the initial report of Algeria on its implementation of the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention...

International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

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17 May 2018

Statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein 17 May 2018 Friends, My sincerest gratitude to the LGBTI Core Group for your critical work at the United Nations. Over the...

New UN Human Rights office continues work in Liberia

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17 May 2018

After the United Nations ended its Peacekeeping mission in Liberia in March this year, the United Nations Human Rights Office stayed open, forging a new agreement with the government to continue improving human rights protection and advocacy.

Intersessional workshop on the right to peace

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16 May 2018

Workshop on the right to peace – 14 June 2018

Human Rights Council to hold a special session on the deteriorating human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory on 18 May 2018

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16 May 2018

GENEVA (16 May 2018) - The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on “the deteriorating human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem” on Friday, 18...

Tajikistan: Senior UN official calls for free and open space for civil society

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16 May 2018

Russian | Tajik DUSHANBE/NEW YORK/GENEVA (16 May 2018 ) – Governments have a crucial role to play in the lives of their citizens, “but clearly have no monopoly of wisdom”. Speaking at the end of a two...