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Efforts to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights to Indigenous Peoples - Report of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
A/74/244: Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination - Note by the Secretary-General - Report of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination: the gendered human rights impacts of private military and security companies
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Summary In this report, the Working Group shines a gender-sensitive light on private military and security companies, to unpack associated gendered human rights risks and impacts and identify key...
Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human RightsMichelle Bachelet on killing of indigenous leader in Amapá, Brazil
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“The murder of Emrya Wajãpi, leader of the indigenous Wajãpi people, is tragic and reprehensible in its own right. It is also a disturbing symptom of the growing problem of encroachment on indigenous...
Wikipedia marathons: editing for rights in Argentina
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UN Human Rights is partnering with Wikimedia to promote access to quality information on human rights through Wikipedia. A first event was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, gathering contributors to...
Older people need stronger human rights protection
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Older persons need a dedicated convention to protect their human rights, experts told the Human Rights Council. “We are leaving older people behind, they tend to be forgotten,” said Idah Mukuka Nambeya from the Grandmothers to Grandmothers programme, which supports older women working in communities across Africa.
10th International AIDS Society conference on HIV science
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Video statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 21 July 2019 Greetings. First, I want to thank all of you for your work to halt the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Whether you work in a...
Statement at the 12th Session of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Geneva, 18 July 2019
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Ms Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Geneva, 18 July 2019 Item 8. Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Chair of the...
A/74/149: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
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Background In line with Human Rights Council resolution 33/12, the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples called for submissions of inputs to inform her report on the topic of...
A/74/183: Report on the right to adequate housing of Indigenous Peoples
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This report finds that housing conditions for indigenous peoples around the world are overwhelmingly abhorrent and too often violate the right to adequate housing, depriving them of their right to live in security and dignity.