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A/72/562: Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran - Report of the Secretary-General
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The present report is submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 71/204, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to report to it at its seventy-second session on the...
Global toxic discourse fuelling and fanning flames of racial discrimination - UN human rights expert body tells States
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NEW YORK (31 October 2017) – The legacies of early forms of racism, including colonialism, coupled with a global toxic discourse are fuelling and fanning the flames of racial discrimination throughout...
Statement by Ms. Anastasia Crickley, Chairperson of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination at the 72nd session of the General Assembly
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Third Committee, Items 71 (a & b): 31 October 2017 New York Mr. Chairperson, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Colleagues and friends from the United Nations family and Non-governmental...
UN torture prevention body concludes first visit to Morocco
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GENEVA (31 October 2017) - The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) carried out its first visit to Morocco from 22 to 28 October 2017. The visit’s main objective was to advise...
Counter-terrorism measures are exacerbating racism and xenophobia, UN rights expert warns
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NEW YORK (31 October 2017) – States must do more to combat racism, Islamophobia and discrimination which are worsening amid the ongoing terrorism threat and are in some cases being fuelled by anti...
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women reviews the report of Israel
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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women 31 October 2017 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the sixth periodic report of Israel on...
A/HRC/35/22/Add.1/Corr.1: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression on his mission to Japan - Corrigendum
Puerto Rico: Human rights concerns mount in absence of adequate emergency response
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Spanish GENEVA (30 October 2017) - Puerto Rico remains without an effective emergency response more than a month after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, a group of UN human rights experts* has...
Minorities face rising tide of intolerance in human rights “gap”, UN expert warns
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NEW YORK (30 October 2017) - A glaring gap remains in addressing and protecting the human rights of minorities, who represent some of the world’s most vulnerable and marginalised segments of society...