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UN Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Mr. Anand Grover
Country Visit to Tajikistan, 24 to 31 May 2012
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Press-statement Dushanbe, 31 May 2012 Members of the press, Ladies and gentlemen, Allow me to begin by warmly thanking the Government for inviting me to Tajikistan and for facilitating a rich and...
Canada: “UN experts concerned over recent events in Quebec”
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GENEVA (30 May 2012) – Two United Nations independent experts on the freedoms of peaceful assembly and association, and of opinion and expression today voiced concern over demonstrations in Quebec on...
UN expert urges Tajikistan to increase financing for health and reform mental health care
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Русский DUSHANBE / GENEVA (31 May 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Anand Grover, urged* the Government of Tajikistan to raise health expenditure up to...
Migrants and the Mediterranean: UN expert to visit Tunisia as part of a study on the EU external borders
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Français GENEVA (31 May 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau, will visit Tunisia from 3 to 9 June as part of his yearlong study on the...
UN Child Rights Committee appalled at deliberate targeting of children in Syria
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GENEVA (31 May 2012) – The Committee on the Rights of the Child on Thursday strongly deplored the massacre that took place in the El Houleh area of Homs in Syria on 25 and 26 May in which at least 108...
Committee on the Rights of the Child reviews report of Viet Nam
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Committee on the Rights of the Child 31 May 2012 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the combined third and fourth periodic report of Viet Nam on its implementation of the...
Respect and protect human rights in Iraq
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The UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) and the UN Human Rights Office issue their report on the human rights situation in Iraq, which remains fragile.
Novel effort to prevent torture reaches milestone
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While torture remains a reality in all regions, a pioneering mechanism adopted 10 years ago to prevent the practice gains ground.
Human rights situation in Iraq still raising serious concerns, says UN report
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BAGHDAD / GENEVA (30 May 2012) – “The human rights situation in Iraq remains fragile as the country continues its transition from years of dictatorship, conflict, and violence, to peace and democracy...