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“Every worker is essential and must be protected from COVID-19, no matter what” – UN rights experts

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18 May 2020

Chinese | Russian | Spanish GENEVA (18 May 2020) – As countries begin to ease recent restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, a group of UN human rights experts* call on Governments and...

“COVID-19 is devastating indigenous communities worldwide, and it’s not only about health” – UN expert warns

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18 May 2020

Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish GENEVA (18 May 2020) – The new UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, José Francisco Cali Tzay, today expressed serious concerns over the...

Communities all around the world are showing solidarity and compassion to help each other through the COVID-19 pandemic

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18 May 2020

Movement of solidarity: Health workers in personal protective equipment stand together in a group making heart shapes with their hands

In Germany, LGBTI people are going online to support marginalized individuals, especially the elderly and the sick.

A/HRC/44/43/Add.2: Visit to Honduras - Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises

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15 May 2020

Summary The Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises conducted a visit to Honduras from 19 to 28 August 2019. The Working Group welcomed...

Operations of the voluntary fund for participation in the universal periodic review - Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

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15 May 2020

Italy: Height requirement discriminates against female firefighters, UN experts find

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15 May 2020

GENEVA (15 May 2020) - Italy violated the right of a woman to become a permanent firefighter by imposing an unnecessary and unreasonable height requirement, the UN Human Rights Committee has found...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

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15 May 2020

Chinese | French | Spanish "We know that stigma and discrimination remain a stark reality for many gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) individuals around the world. And sadly, as we...

Voices from the Field: Zero COVID-19 cases in DPRK, but human rights concerns remain

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15 May 2020

While there are no official confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, UN Human Rights fears increased hardship for a country already affected by decades of human rights violations. Signe Poulsen, our Representative in Seoul, describes the situation.

Threshold test on hate speech now available in 32 languages

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15 May 2020

Free speech vs. Hate speech: A one-pager by the UN Human Rights Office offers a framework test to identify cases of incitement to hatred, now translated into 32 languages, thanks to Facebook.

A/HRC/44/50/Add.3: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association on his visit to Zimbabwe - Comments by the State

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Comments by the State

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14 May 2020