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Statement on Visit to the USA, by Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights*
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Spanish Washington, December 15, 2017 I. Introduction 1. I have spent the past two weeks visiting the United States, at the invitation of the federal government, to look at whether the persistence of...
Call for States to spearhead a new way of thinking, speaking and acting on migration – UN experts
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GENEVA (15 December 2017) – Migrants’ contribution to society needs to be fully recognized, and States should encourage discussions about them to be positive, inclusive and facts-based, a group of UN...
Press Statement by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
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Korean Seoul, Republic of Korea, 14 December 2017 Good afternoon, I have just completed a four-day visit to the Republic of Korea - the third since I started this mandate - and I would like to thank...
Working group on arbitrary detention: preliminary findings from its visit to Sri lanka (4 to 15 December 2017)
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Working group on arbitrary detention: preliminary findings from its visit to Sri lanka (4 to 15 December 2017) 15 December 2017 Introduction At the invitation of the Government, the United Nations...
UN rights expert says everyday life in North Korea is about fight for basic survival
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SEOUL / GENEVA (15 December 2017) – The lives of many North Koreans have been reduced to sheer economic survival, a United Nations human rights expert has said after meeting those who have recently...
Sri Lanka must urgently implement reforms to end arbitrary detention, UN rights experts say
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COLOMBO / GENEVA (15 December 2017) – The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has identified significant challenges to the enjoyment of the right to personal liberty in Sri Lanka, resulting in...
Press briefing notes on Iraq executions, Iraq: Tuz Khurmatu clashes and El Salvador
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Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Date: 15 December 2017 (1) Iraq executions We are deeply shocked and appalled at the mass execution on...
Opening Remarks at Press Conference by the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan
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UNMISS HQ, Juba, South Sudan, Friday, 15 December 2017 Yasmin Sooka, Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (CHRSS): Good morning everybody. My name is Yasmin Sooka. I am the...
Preliminary Findings of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries Official Visit to Ghana, 8-15 December 2017
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Presented by Ms. Patricia Arias on behalf of the Working Group* Accra, 15 December 2017 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honour for me to be here today on behalf of the Working Group on mercenaries, to...