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Chile: Referendum presents unique opportunity to recognise the right to housing in new Constitution

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02 Sep 2022

GENEVA (2 September 2022) – Chile’s referendum for a new constitution on Sunday will provide an opportunity to recognise the right to adequate housing in its domestic legal order, a UN expert said...

A/77/203: Report on the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in the context of military operations

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02 Sep 2022

In the present report the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Gerard Quinn, examines the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in the context of military operations. The report focuses on the implementation and application of obligations under international humanitarian law towards persons with disabilities during the conduct of hostilities.

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Uzbekistan on its Will to Promote Children’s Rights, Raise Questions on the Lack of Social Benefits and Juvenile Justice

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01 Sep 2022

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Uzbekistan under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Committee Experts commended the...

UN torture prevention body to visit Türkiye

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01 Sep 2022

GENEVA (1 September 2022) - The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will visit Türkiye from 4 to 15 September 2022. “This upcoming mission follows the SPT’s first visit to Türkiye in 2015...

Human rights should be at the heart of tech governance

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01 Sep 2022

A woman holds up a sign at a support rally for Edward Snowden, a former contractor at the National Security Agency (NSA) in New York City, USA.) – ©REUTERS/Eric Thayer

Technology has been a dominant force during the covid-19 pandemic, yet its use has exposed major risks to human rights, underscoring the importance of good governance in order to fully harness its enabling potential.

Harmful practices as gender-based violence against women and girls: CEDAW Convention, General Recommendations (Nos 12, 14, 19, 31 and 35) and practice of the Committee with recommendations and guidance to State parties to the Convention

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01 Sep 2022

Conflict-related sexual violence as gender-based violence against women and girls: CEDAW Convention, General Recommendations (Nos 35 and 30) and practice of the Committee with recommendations and guidance to State parties to the Convention

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01 Sep 2022

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30 Jun 2003

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30 Jun 2003

30 June 2003 JOINT UNAIDS and OHCHR Discussion on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights Opening remarks Bertrand Ramcharan, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights I would like to thank our colleagues at UNAIDS...

ADDRESS OF SECRETARY-GENERAL TO HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

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30 Jun 2003

30 June 2003 The following is the address given Monday morning, 30 June, by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the opening meeting of the 2003 substantive session of the Economic and...