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41st session of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
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Croatia: Police brutality in migrant pushback operations must be investigated and sanctioned – UN Special Rapporteurs
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GENEVA (19 June 2020) – Croatia must immediately investigate reports of excessive use of force by law enforcement personnel against migrants, including acts amounting to torture and ill-treatment, and...
Statement on the Human Rights Council Urgent Debate Resolution
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This statement is issued by independent experts* of the Special Procedures of the United Nations Human Rights Council: GENEVA (19 June 2020) On June 19, people of African descent in the United State...
China/Hong Kong SAR: Security law must meet human rights obligations, says Bachelet
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中文 | Español GENEVA (19 June 2020) - The UN Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet said today her Office was closely following consideration in China's National People's Congress of a draft national...
UN experts concerned by Guatemala’s proposed ‘backward step’ for women’s rights
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Español GENEVA (19 June 2020) – UN experts* today expressed concern over proposals to substitute Guatemala's highest-ranking institution on women's rights and urged the Government to uphold its...
UN experts decry US rhetoric on designation of terrorist groups
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GENEVA (19 June 2020) – UN experts* today expressed profound concern over a recent statement by the US Attorney-General describing Antifa and other anti-fascist activists as domestic terrorists...
Human Rights Council adopts 14 resolutions, including on excessive use of force by law enforcement officers against Africans and people of African descent
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19 June 2020 Extends Mandates on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Migrants, Minority Issues, Effects of Foreign Debt, and Adequate Housing The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 14...
Human Rights Council concludes high-level interactive dialogue on the human rights situation in the Central African Republic
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Human Rights Council 19 June 2020 Hears the Presentation of Reports on the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan, Technical Assistance and Capacity Building, and Technical Cooperation in the Field...
Voices from the Field, Belarus: Defending the rights of the vulnerable in the face of the pandemic
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“You cannot hope to effectively limit the spread of an infection if you leave entire parts of the population out of the effort,” says Omer Fisher, Senior Human Rights Adviser in Belarus.