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World Leprosy Day: UN expert calls on States to end discrimination against affected women and children

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24 Jan 2020

Spanish version GENEVA (24 January 2020) – Hundreds of thousands of women and children affected by leprosy suffer from informal segregation and institutionalized neglect and governments must put an...

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

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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.

A/HRC/43/41/Add.3: Visit to Norway - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities

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14 Jan 2020

Summary The Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Catalina Devandas-Aguilar, visited Norway from 2 to 11 October 2019. In her report, she welcomes the country’s strong legal...

Developing countries need aid to meet Johannesburg targets on drinking water, sanitation, Sustainable Development Commission told

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28 Apr 2003

Commission on Sustainable Development Eleventh Session 28 April 2003 PM Meeting At Round Table, Current Anti-Poverty Efforts Described As ‘Tiny Fraction’ of What Is Needed to Reach Development Goals...

COMMISION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ADOPTS MEASURES ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, WOMEN, "SPECIFIC GROUPS"

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23 Apr 2003

Commission on Human Rights 59th session 23 April 2003 Afternoon Extends the Mandates of the Special Rapporteurs on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Violence against Women The Commission on...

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ADOPTS 10 RESOLUTIONS AND A DECISION ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS

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22 Apr 2003

Commission on Human Rights 59th session 22 April 2003 Afternoon Renews Mandates of Independent Expert on Structural Adjustment Policies, Special Rapporteurs on the Right to Food, Adequate Housing The...

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONCLUDES GENERAL DEBATE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

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14 Apr 2003

Commission on Human Rights 59th session 14 April 2003 Morning Hears Address by President of the Bundestag Commission on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid The Commission on Human Rights this morning...

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS BEGINS DISCUSSION OF RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

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11 Apr 2003

Commission on Human Rights 59th session 11 April 2003 Afternoon Special Rapporteur on Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography Speaks The Commission on Human Rights began review this...

Commission on Human Rights continues with consideration of civil and political rights

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09 Apr 2003

Commission on Human Rights 59th session 9 April 2004 Morning Hears Statement by the Chairperson of the Committee on the Rights of the Child The Commission on Human Rights this morning continued with...

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07 Apr 2003

7 April 2003 World Health Day “Healthy Environments for Children” Statement by Paul Hunt, Special Rapporteur on the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental...