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[Observations finales]
Concluding observations
Statement of the Coordination Committee of Special
Procedures on behalf of mandate holders of the
United Nations Human Rights Council on the
occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December
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“Efforts to end discrimination are falling short,” state UN experts GENEVA 9 December 2009 – “Globally, stronger commitments and more determined action are required if we are to defeat discrimination”...
Statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Navi Pillay on Human Rights Day 10 December 2009
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The concept of non-discrimination lies at the heart of human rights. For this reason, it has been designated the official theme of this Human Rights Day, which occurs every year on the anniversary of...
CAT/C/AZE/CO/3: Concluding observations
“An ambitious climate change agreement must
protect human rights of all,” warn UN experts
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7 December 2009 Joint Statement of the Special Procedure Mandate Holders of the Human Rights Council on the UN Climate Change Conference (Copenhagen, 7-18 December 2009) GENEVA - “It is a matter of...
Statement by the Committee on the Rights for Persons
with Disabilities on the occasion of the International
Day of Persons with Disabilities
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3 December 2009 GENEVA -- On December 3rd the world will celebrate the 2009 International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The theme of this year is “Empowering Persons with Disabilities with the...
UN expert on independence of judges and lawyers to visit Colombia
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3 December 2009 GENEVA -- The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Ms. Gabriela Carina Knaul de Albuquerque e Silva, is visiting Colombia from 7 to 16 December...
UN Somalia expert condemns Mogadishu killings,
calls for grassroots effort to prevent
further atrocities
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3 December 2009 GENEVA –The Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia Dr. Shamsul Bari called for a nationwide grassroots effort to prevent a repetition of Thursday’s killings of...