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Zeid warns of total collapse in Yemen, calls for urgent protection of civilians
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GENEVA (31 March 2015) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Tuesday expressed alarm about the fast deteriorating human rights situation in Yemen since 22 January when the...
Ambassador ‘Bari Bari’ – “We have lost a great human rights advocate,” UN expert on Somalia says
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GENEVA (31 March 2015) – The United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Bahame Tom Mukirya Nyanduga, condemns the terrorist attack in Mogadishu city on 27 March...
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities considers initial report of Croatia
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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 31 March 2015 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Croatia on its...
Press briefing note on Yemen, Syria and Somalia
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Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Cécile Pouilly Location: Geneva Date: 31 March 2015 Subjects: (1) Yemen (2) Syria (3) Somalia (1) Yemen A press release will be issued...
UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention welcomes the release of Alfonso Martín del Campo Dodd
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GENEVA/ MEXICO CITY (30 March 2015) – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention* today welcomed the release of Alfonso Martín del Campo Dodd in Mexico, whose detention the Working Group...
Libyan human rights defenders face increasing dangers
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Libyan human rights defenders are increasingly subject to threats and physical attacks from rival armed groups, according to a recently released UN Human Rights Office report.
Human Rights Council observes minute de silence for passing of Ambassador "Bari-Bari" of Somalia
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Human Rights Council 30 March 2015 The Human Rights Council observed a minute of silence this afternoon in memory of Ambassador Yusuf Mohamed Ismail “Bari Bari”, Permanent Representative of the...
Human Rights Committee discusses and adopts reports on follow-up to concluding observations and to views
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Human Rights Committee 30 March 2015 The Human Rights Committee today discussed and adopted a progress report by the Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations and a progress report by the...