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UN Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice calls for coherent implementation of Moldova’s non-discrimination legislation

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30 May 2012

Romanian | Russian CHISINAU, 30 May 2012 – Since its independence and in the past decade, Moldova has made significant progress in creating the legal framework for equality between men and women...

Council to hold Special session on the deteriorating Human Rights situation in Syria and the killings in El-Houleh

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30 May 2012

BACKGROUND RELEASE 30 May 2012 The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on Friday, 1 June on the deteriorating human rights situation in Syria and the recent killings in El-Houleh. This...

Moldova / Women: UN expert group calls for coherent application of non-discrimination laws

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30 May 2012

GENEVA (30 May 2012) – The United Nations working group on discrimination against women in law and in practice today urged* the Government of Moldova to implement coherently the country’s non...

Committee on the Rights of the Child reviews report of Cyprus

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30 May 2012

Committee on the Rights of the Child 30 May 2012 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the combined third and fourth periodic report of Cyprus on its implementation of the provisions...

Empowering women and girls through sport

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29 May 2012

Discrimination against women and girls in sport and physical education is widespread in several countries around the world.

UN Human Rights Chief ends first ever mission to Zimbabwe

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29 May 2012

UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay ending her official visit to Zimbabwe called for violence free elections and urged countries applying sanctions on Zimbabwe to suspend them, until the conduct and outcome of the elections and related reforms are clear.

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Ms Gabriela KNAUL, Preliminary observations on the official visit to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan -
Islamabad, 29 May 2012

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29 May 2012

Members of the press, ladies and gentlemen, I am very happy to be here with you today and share my observations at the end of my 11-day official mission to Pakistan. Let me begin by warmly thanking...

Pakistan: “Independence of judiciary should be reinforced as part of democratic transition” – UN expert

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29 May 2012

ISLAMABAD (29 May 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul, welcomed today the recent years’ democratic developments in Pakistan, but...

Committee on the Rights of the Child opens its sixtieth session

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29 May 2012

Committee on the Rights of the Child 29 May 2012 The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its sixtieth session, hearing an address by Marcia Kran, the Director of the Research and...

Fourth International Policy Dialogue Forum : Teacher Challenges for Education for All (EFA) in India

Statement by Kishore Singh
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education

New Delhi, 29-30 May 2012

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29 May 2012

Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India, Mr Kapil Sibal, Hon’ble Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India, Mr E. Ahmed, Head of Delegation of the...