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States must treat refugees and migrants as rights holders and act to prevent trafficking and exploitation

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27 Jul 2018

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 30 July 2018 GENEVA (27 July 2018) – States around the world must act now to strengthen their efforts to prevent and combat trafficking in human beings...

Human Rights Committee closes its one hundred and twenty-third session

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27 Jul 2018

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Algeria, Bahrain, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Liberia, and Lithuania, and on The Gambia in the absence of a report GENEVA (27...

"Nothing they can do will stop me."

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27 Jul 2018

Investigative journalist and human rights defender Rana Ayyub was the subject of an intense online hate campaign because of her outspoken views and stories on the majority Hindu government. She spoke with the UN Human Rights Office about combatting hate speech online.

A/73/215: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders

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26 Jul 2018

Summary The Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, which marks its twentieth anniversary in 2018, recognizes the central role of individuals and groups in society in the realization of human rights...

Promotion and protection of the rights of children - Report of the Secretary-General on the issue of child, early and forced marriage

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26 Jul 2018

A/73/178: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants

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26 Jul 2018

Summary The present report outlines the main activities undertaken by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants since the most recent report to the General Assembly. The report contains a...

A/HRC/38/34: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association

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26 Jul 2018

United Nations and Council of Europe torture prevention bodies to strengthen cooperation

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26 Jul 2018

French GENEVA/STRASBOURG (26 July 2018) – At their respective plenary meetings of June and July 2018, the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading...

UN Human Rights Committee publishes findings on Bahrain, Algeria, the Gambia, Liberia, Lithuania, and Lao People’s Democratic Republic

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26 Jul 2018

GENEVA (26 July 2018) – The UN Human Rights Committee has published its findings on the civil and political rights record of countries it examined during its latest session: Bahrain, Algeria, the...

Egypt: UN human rights experts urge release of poet/songwriter

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26 Jul 2018

Arabic GENEVA (26 July 2018) - UN human rights experts* have urged Egyptian authorities to release poet Galal El Behairy, who has been detained since February for writing a song critical of government...