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Press briefing note on Myanmar

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24 Jan 2020

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Date: 24 January 2020 Subject: Myanmar We welcome the Order by the International Court of Justice that...

From student to human rights defender: the power of human rights education

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Stories

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24 Jan 2020

Premalatha Tamilselvan was 12 years old when she took part in a human rights education programme in her school in a small village in southern India. Nine years later, she came to Geneva, Switzerland to advocate for similar programmes to be rolled out across more schools. 24 January marks the International Day for Education.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day 27 January 2020

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Press releases

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23 Jan 2020

Commemorating 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, UN experts call for urgent action to combat antisemitism GENEVA (23 January 2020) – States must take urgent and effective steps to monitor...

A/HRC/43/42/Add.1: Visit to South Africa - Report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism

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Country reports

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09 Jan 2020

Summary In the present report, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism commends the positive and exemplary initiatives taken by the Government of South Africa...

A/HRC/43/47: Education, language and the human rights of minorities - Report of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues

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Thematic reports

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09 Jan 2020

Summary In his report, the Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes, provides a clear working definition of the concept of a minority in order to guide his activities and those of...

Using the arts to stand up for human rights

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Stories

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02 Jan 2020

“I believe that we (dancers and artists) have a role in society to defend human rights for our communities,” said a 2019 UN Human Rights Minority Fellow.

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON SITUATION IN IRAQ;
CONCLUDES SUBSTANTIVE WORK

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Press releases

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25 Apr 2003

Commission on Human Rights 59th session 25 April 2003 Afternoon Also Approves Measures on Right to Development, Rights of the Child, Indigenous Issues The Commission on Human Rights concluded...

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IRAQ SHOULD NOT DISTRACT THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS FROM OTHER VIOLATIONS

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Press releases

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24 Apr 2003

Commission on Human Rights 59th session 24 April 2003 Morning Commission Continues to Adopt Measures on Specific Groups and Individuals, Civil and Political Rights, Indigenous Issues United Nations...

Commission on Human Rights approves measures on promotion and protection of human rights, other issues

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Press releases

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24 Apr 2003

Commission on Human Rights 59th session 24 April 2003 Afternoon Decides to Extend the Mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders The Commission on Human...

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL TO COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS: WE MUST HOPE A NEW ERA OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAQ WILL BEGIN NOW

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Statements

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24 Apr 2003

24 April 2003 Following is the statement of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan which he delivered today at the Commission of Human Rights at the Palais des Nations in Geneva: "Your session...