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UN Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices to visit Amman on annual mission
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GENEVA (29 July 2015) – The United Nations Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories will make...
“Fighting human trafficking is not just about law enforcement” – UN rights expert
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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons - Thursday 30 July 2015 GENEVA (28 July 2015) – Speaking ahead of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, United Nations human rights expert Maria Grazia...
UN expert on right to safe drinking water and sanitation launches first mission to Tajikistan
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GENEVA / DUSHANBE (29 July 2015) – United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to water and sanitation, Léo Heller, will visit Tajikistan from 4 to 12 August 2015 to assess the country’s...
UN rights experts urge Pakistan to halt ongoing surge in executions and to reinstate moratorium on death penalty
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GENEVA (29 July 2015) – A group of United Nations human rights experts have called on Pakistan to halt further executions and to commute without delay the sentences of those in death row, as the toll...
Committee against Torture considers the report of Slovakia
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29 July 2015 The Committee against Torture concluded today its consideration of the third periodic report of Slovakia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and...
Violent attacks reported against civilians fleeing ISIL-controlled areas of Iraq – UN human rights office
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An increasing number of people in Iraq have encountered deadly ambushes as they try to escape areas controlled the Islamic State, according to OHCHR.