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South Korea: UN rights expert calls for independent investigation into lethal use of water cannon
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GENEVA (28 September 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Maina Kiai, expressed dismay over the 25 September death of South...
“Unsafe abortion is still killing tens of thousands women around the world” – UN rights experts warn
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French | Spanish International Safe Abortion Day - Wednesday 28 September 2016 GENEVA (27 September 2016) – Speaking ahead of the International Safe Abortion Day, a group of United Nations human...
UN rights experts urge Pakistan authorities to halt execution of a person with disabilities
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GENEVA (27 September 2016) – Four United Nations human rights experts* today urged the authorities in Pakistan to halt the execution of Mr. Imdad Ali, a man with a psychosocial disability, and to re...
Evelyn Glennie, defying odds and challenging discrimination against people with disabilities
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Dame Evelyn Glennie, renowned solo percussionist who is profoundly deaf, performed at the celebration for the 10th anniversary of the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the UN Human Rights Office.
Australia urged to amend laws that lead to people with mental disabilities being detained indefinitely
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GENEVA (23 September 2016) – Australia violated the rights of a man with an intellectual disability who was deemed unfit to stand trial but was nevertheless detained in prison for more than 10 years...
New group to expand access to health and human rights for women, children and adolescents
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Improving human rights access for women, children and adolescents on a range of health issues is the focus of a working group hosted by the UN Human Rights Office and WHO.
Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia - Note by the Secretariat
Committee on Rights of Persons with Disabilities publishes findings on Uruguay, Ethiopia, Bolivia, UAE, Guatemala, Colombia and Italy
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GENEVA (5 September 2016) – The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons (CRPD) with disabilities has published its findings on the countries it reviewed during its latest session from 15 August to 2...
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities concludes sixteenth session
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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2 September 2016 ROUNDUP The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its sixteenth session after adopting concluding...