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Opening Address by Navi Pillay, High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the 14th Session of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
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31 March 2014 Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is my pleasure be here with you at the opening of the 14th Session of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent. Since its first...
Egypt: Mass death sentences – a mockery of justice
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GENEVA (31 March 2014) – A group of eight United Nations human rights experts* today urged the Egyptian authorities to quash the 529 death sentences announced in Egypt last week and give the...
Eritrea: UN expert warns about persisting human rights violations linked to the national service
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GENEVA (31 March 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, today expressed deep concern about persisting human rights violations...
Defenders urgently need a safe and enabling space
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Defending human rights is a dangerous activity in some countries where defenders may be vilified, attacked, arrested, tortured, and even murdered. The UN Human Rights expert on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders condemns these acts and provides, in her final report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, recommendations on ways to create a safe and enabling space for defenders.
Violence against women: UN expert launches first mission to the United Kingdom
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GENEVA (28 March 2014) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Rashida Manjoo will visit the United Kingdom from 31 March to 15 April 2014 to study the main manifestations of violence perpetrated in the...
Turkey: First Twitter, now YouTube – UN rights experts concerned at attempts to restrict access before elections
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GENEVA (28 March 2014) – A group of United Nations independent experts expressed serious concern over the Government’s measures, taken in the context of forthcoming elections, to prevent access to...
Human Rights Council extends mandates on Syria, Iran, Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Myanmar
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Human Rights Council MORNING 28 March 2014 Also Extends Mandates on Adequate Housing and on Human Rights Defenders The Human Rights Council this morning adopted 10 texts in which it extended the...
Human Rights Council adopts 14 texts and closes twenty-fifth regular session
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Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 28 March 2014 Extends Mandates on Racism and on Mali, Adopts Five Texts on Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories, Appoints Member of Advisory Committee The Human...
Human Rights Council concludes twenty-fifth session after adopting 42 texts
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Human Rights Council ROUNDUP 28 March 2014 Decides to Hold Investigation into Human Rights Violations in Sri Lanka, Adopts Texts on Syria, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Iran, Myanmar and...