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16 Days of Activism: 15 years of initiatives to end violence against women
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Since its creation in 1996, the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women has delivered more than US$78 million to support 339 initiatives around the world.
Opening address by Ms. Kyung-wha Kang,
United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Strengthening the Human Rights Treaty Body System
Dublin II meeting
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10 November 2011 Distinguished participants, I am very pleased to open the Dublin II meeting on behalf of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navy Pillay, who unfortunately cannot be with you...
Human Rights Council to hold Special Session on Syrian Arab Republic
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The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on Friday, 2 December “to examine the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic in the light of the report of the Commission of Inquiry...
The UN Special Rapporteur in Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children concludes her country visit to Australia
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CANBERRA (30 November 2011): “Australia has demonstrated strong leadership in combating trafficking in persons regionally and domestically, however it needs to devote greater attention to the rights...
CCPR/C/IRN/CO/3: Concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee on the Islamic Republic of Iran
Human Rights based approach to trafficking
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The human rights- based approach to trafficking places the victim at the centre of any credible action to this problem through addressing the root causes and the factors increasing vulnerabilities.
UN human rights chief welcomes Australian asylum policy shift
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GENEVA (29 November 2011) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement that more asylum seekers will be released from mandatory...
Statement by H.E. Laura Dupuy Lasserre, President of the Human Rights Council
Opening of the fourth session of the
Forum on Minority Issues
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 10:00 a.m.
Palais des Nations, Salle XX
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Madam Chair, Representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Distinguished delegates and participants, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to address you this...