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UN human rights expert calls for debt relief to boost inclusive growth in Greece
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Greek version ATHENS / GENEVA (8 December 2015) – “After five years of adjustment policies, indicators tracking economic, social and cultural rights in Greece have not improved”, said the United...
End of Mission Statement of the IE on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights
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English (PDF) Greek (PDF) Human rights pose limits to adjustment - Debt relief for inclusive growth in Greece Mr. Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky Athens, 8 December 2015 Today I end my official country visit...
DRC: new UN report highlights the need to protect political and civil rights ahead of key elections
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KINSHASA/GENEVA, 8 December 2015: A UN report published Tuesday highlights a worrying clampdown on opposition, media and civil society in the DRC since the beginning of the year and stresses the need...
For Human Rights Day on 10 December - Pledge to uphold freedoms, UN human rights experts urge States
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Human Rights Committee and Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights urge universal ratification of international treaties GENEVA (8 December 2015) – UN experts have urged all States to ratify...
Brazil mine disaster: UN human rights expert calls for urgent access to safe drinking water
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Portuguese version GENEVA (8 December 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, Léo Heller, on Tuesday urged the Brazilian Government to...
Statement by President-elect of Human Rights Council Amb. Choi Kyong-lim (Republic of Korea) to the Organisational Meeting of the Human Rights Council
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7 December 2015 Mr. President, Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen First of all I would like to extend my deepest appreciation to the members of the Human Rights Council for electing me as...
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Choi Kyong-lim, President-elect of the Human Rights Council (2016):
HRC Organisational Session (welcome address; on appointment of 2016 Bureau)
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Organizational Meeting of the Human Rights Council 7 December 2015, Geneva Statement by President-elect Mr. CHOI Kyong-lim Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Republic of Korea Mr. President...
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Joachim Ruecker, President of the Human Rights Council at the 7th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition
Geneva, 7 December 2015
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Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear participants, It is a pleasure to also welcome you all to the opening of the 7th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition. I would like to...
Zeid: Turning a corner in the fight for the rights of Afro-descendants
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BRASILIA/GENEVA (7 December 2015) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has urged the Latin American and Caribbean Region to seize on the opportunities and initiatives provided...