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Illegal intercountry adoptions must be prevented and eliminated: UN experts

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29 Sep 2022

GENEVA (29 September 2022) – Illegal intercountry adoptions may violate the prohibition of abduction, sale of or trafficking in children and the prohibition of enforced disappearances, a group of UN...

Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with its Advisory Committee and Starts Interactive Dialogue on the Secretary-General’s Report on Reprisals

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29 Sep 2022

Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with its Advisory Committee and...

Mongolia: UN experts on arbitrary detention launch official visit

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29 Sep 2022

GENEVA (29 September 2022) – The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will make an official visit to Mongolia, from 3 to 14 October 2022, to assess the country’s situation regarding the deprivation...

UN Child Rights Committee publishes findings on Germany, Kuwait, North Macedonia, Philippines, South Sudan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam

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29 Sep 2022

GENEVA (29 September 2022) – The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) today issued its findings on Germany, Kuwait, North Macedonia, the Philippines, South Sudan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam after...

Report details disturbing trends as reprisals continue against people cooperating with the UN

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29 Sep 2022

GENEVA / NEW YORK (29 September 2022) – People in 42 countries* across the world faced reprisals and intimidation for cooperating with the UN on human rights, a new report says, highlighting a number...

Oral presentation by the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights of the report of the Secretary-General on cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives, and mechanisms in the field of human rights

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29 Sep 2022

Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to present this year’s report of Secretary-General on reprisals and to engage in an interactive dialogue on this critical issue. I...

Uganda: Promoting peace and human rights through dialogue

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29 Sep 2022

A mother mourns her slain son, in Karamoja, Northern Uganda © OHCHR

An on-going disarmament campaign in North-Eastern Uganda has seen a clash between security forces and the local Karimojong community. But a quarterly Karamoja Regional Protection Meeting – KRPM, between all parties in the conflict, is ensuring a refocus on respect for human rights.

Uganda: Promoting peace and security through dialogue

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29 Sep 2022

Faced with insecurity from cattle rustling and mistrust of being disarmed, residents of the northern-eastern Uganda region of Karamoja have now embraced human rights dialogue - to promote peace. The...

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Acting High Commissioner: Addressing the Legacies of Colonialism Can Contribute to Overcoming Inequalities Within and Among States and Sustainable Development Challenges of the Twenty-First Century

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28 Sep 2022

Human Rights Council Begins Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commends El Salvador’s Progress in Education, Questions Measures Promoting the Use of Bitcoin

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28 Sep 2022

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of El Salvador, with Committee Experts commending the State’s progress on...