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Introductory Remarks by the Deputy High Commissioner
Human Rights Council Panel Discussion
on the Rights of the Child
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The Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child at the National Level Geneva, 11 March 2009 Madam Chair, Excellencies, distinguished panellists, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure...
High Commissioner: Put people first when tackling the global food crisis
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We need to put people first in order to help realize their rights and tackle the root causes of the global food crisis, High Commissioner for Human Right Navi Pillay told a Human Rights Council panel on the right to food.
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High Commissioner calls for focus on human rights and harm reduction in international drug policy
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10 March 2009 This month, the international community takes stock of progress made in international drug control over the ten years since the Political Declaration of the 1998 UN General Assembly...
Statement by Manfred Nowak, Special Rapporteur on Torture
at the 10th session of the Human Rights Council
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10 March 2009 Geneva Mr Chairperson, Distinguished Members and Observers of the Council, Country visits Mr. Chairperson, Allow me to first introduce to the Council my reports of country visits to...
UN Working Group to discuss hundreds of cases of enforced or involuntary disappearances
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10 March 2009 GENEVA -- The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances plans to review 326 newly submitted cases of enforced disappearances as well as recently submitted information on...
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DISCUSSES REPORTS ON COUNTERING TERRORISM, TORTURE, AND INVOLUNTARY AND ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES
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Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 10 March 2009 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue on the reports of Martin Scheinin, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and...
UN human rights chief calls for international drugs policy to include focus on human rights and harm reduction
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10 March 2009 GENEVA -- In the run-up to an international meeting later this week that will take stock of progress in international drug control over the past decade, the UN High Commissioner for...
COUNCIL HEARS PRESENTATION OF REPORTS BY SPECIAL PROCEDURES ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND COUNTERING TERRORISM, TORTURE AND ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES
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Human Rights Council MORNING 10 March 2009 Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Right to Food, Access to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation and Adequate Housing The Human Rights Council this morning...