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UN expert urges States to be more transparent on military expenditure

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16 May 2014

BRUSSELS (16 May 2014) – At the conclusion of an expert consultation convened by the Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order in Brussels on 15 May and...

Press briefing notes on Ukraine and Sudan

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16 May 2014

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 16 May 2014 1) Ukraine UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Friday that a new UN...

Press statement by the ASG Ivan Simonovic, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, launch of the second report on the human rights situation in Ukraine

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16 May 2014

Kyiv, 16 May 2014 Ladies and gentlemen, This is my third visit to Ukraine since the start of the crisis. It coincides with the launch by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human...

Comoros must address past mercenaries’ impact on present human rights situation – UN experts

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16 May 2014

GENEVA/MORONI (16 May 2014) - Ending a nine-day official visit to Comoros today, the Working Group on the use of mercenaries called upon the Government to prioritize effective governance and respect...

Enforced disappearances: UN expert group concerned about the high number of recent cases reported

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16 May 2014

GENEVA (16 May 2014) – The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances* reviewed during its 103rd session more than one hundred newly reported cases and examined around 800...

Syria: Violation of the right to water in Aleppo unacceptable, say UN experts

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16 May 2014

GENEVA (16 May 2014) – “Interference with water supplies even in the context of an ongoing conflict is entirely unacceptable,” warned today two UN experts* on the rights to water and sanitation, and...

UN Human Rights Chief to visit Georgia, 18-22 May 2014

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16 May 2014

GENEVA (16 May 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay will visit Georgia from 18 to 22 May 2014, to discuss the human rights situation in the country. In Tbilisi, Pillay plans to...

Powerful New Video on the International Day against Homophobia & Transphobia

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16 May 2014

The UN Human Rights Office has released a compelling new video to encourage people to share their stories and speak up in support of LGBT friends, colleagues and family members on the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia.

Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine

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15 May 2014

Egypt: Justice and reconciliation increasingly failing after second wave of mass death sentences

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15 May 2014

BANJUL / GENEVA (15 May 2014) – A group of African and UN human rights experts* today called on the Egyptian authorities to bring its legal system into compliance with international and regional...