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Opinion Piece by Navi Pillay United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: Defending Rights in Mexico
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16 July 2011 Last week, UN Human Rights launched an important campaign in Mexico entitled: “I Declare Myself.” It is devoted to all those brave women and men who fight for human rights. Many of them...
CRC/C/EGY/CO/3-4: Concluding observations: Egypt
Practical measures to promote a culture of tolerance
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Experts at a UN Human Rights Council panel discuss possible practical measures to promote a culture of tolerance and peace.
Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food -
Mission to South Africa from 7 to 15 July 2011, Pretoria, 15 July 2011 -
Preliminary observations and conclusions
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I. Introduction The Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Mr. Olivier De Schutter, conducted a mission to South Africa between 7 and 15 July 2011, at the invitation of the South African Government...
South Africa can move beyond the ‘two economies’ to deliver one inclusive food system, says UN food expert
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PRETORIA (15 July 2011) – “South Africa is a champion of institutionalizing social, economic and cultural rights such as the human right to food, but it has yet to prove it can deliver results for 12...
Human Rights Committee considers report of Kazakhstan
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Human Rights Committee 15 July 2011 The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its consideration of the initial report of Kazakhstan on the measures undertaken by that country to implement...
Press briefing note on Sudan and Funding Appeal Update
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Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani, on behalf of Rupert Colville Location: Geneva 15 July 2011 (1) Sudan We welcome the report of the release of some 66...
Maldives: UN expert visit to study internal displacement and climate change
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GENEVA (14 July 2011) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, Chaloka Beyani, will visit the Maldives from 16 to 22 July to study issues related to internal...
Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay to mark the opening of the UN Human Rights Office in Tunisia
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14 July 2011 Good morning, It is a great pleasure to be here in Tunisia. It is an even greater pleasure and honour to be opening a UN human rights office here for the first time in history. And it is...