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CRC/C/OPSC/CAN/CO/1: Concluding observations on the initial periodic report of Canada, adopted by the Committee at its sixty-first session
Pillay alarmed by Egypt violence and by “major problems” with draft Constitution
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GENEVA (7 December 2012) -- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, expressed alarm Friday at the rising tension and recent deaths and injuries during protests related to Egypt’s draft...
Uruguay avanza en la lucha contra la tortura y los tratos crueles, pero aún falta mucho por hacer
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MONTEVIDEO (6 de diciembre de 2012) – El Relator Especial de Naciones Unidas sobre la tortura, Juan E. Méndez, destacó este jueves varias iniciativas del Gobierno de Uruguay que “contribuyen...
China: UN expert condemns as ‘retaliation’ the conviction of a prominent rights defender’s relative
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GENEVA (7 December 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, Margaret Sekaggya, urged the Government of China to release the nephew of blind human rights defender Chen...
UN Expert on contemporary forms of slavery in first mission to Madagascar
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GENEVA (6 December 2012) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Gulnara Shahinian will visit Madagascar from 10 to 20 December 2012, to assess a number of initiatives developed by the authorities to...
United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Magdalena SepúlvedaMission to Mongolia 2 - 7 December 2012
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PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Members of the press, ladies and gentlemen, I am addressing you today at the conclusion of my official mission to Mongolia, which I undertook at the...
Economic growth is not benefiting the poor in Mongolia, warns UN expert on extreme poverty
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ULAANBAATAR (7 December 2012) – “The Mongolian economy has continued to show impressive double-digit growth despite the global economic and financial crisis, yet the poorest of the poor are not...
Conclusiones Preliminares – visita de seguimiento del Relator sobre la tortura a Uruguay
Diciembre 2- 6 2012
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Respondiendo a una invitación del Gobierno, realicé una visita de seguimiento a Uruguay entre los días 2 y 6 de diciembre en mi calidad de Relator Especial de Naciones Unidas sobre tortura y otros...