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Righting wrongs for women of African descent

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27 Oct 2011

Multiple forms of discrimination deny women of African descent their rights and recognition of their contributions to society.

Tackling poverty in a world of 7 billion

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25 Oct 2011

The world’s population will hit the seven billion mark on 31 October 2011, according to UN estimates. As the number of people increases, so do the challenges – among them poverty and inequality.

Human Rights Council nominates Mutama Ruteere as Special Rapporteur on Racism and Racial Discrimination

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21 Oct 2011

Human Rights Council 21 October 2011 The Human Rights Council today briefly resumed its suspended eighteenth session to nominate Mutama Ruteere (Kenya) as the new Special Rapporteur on contemporary...

Fighting extremism for the sake of human rights

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13 Oct 2011

States must protect vulnerable groups against extremist organizations, says expert on racism.

Human rights at the centre of climate change policy

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11 Oct 2011

The adverse effects of climate change may have a direct negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights.

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION TO MEET AT PALAIS DES NATIONS FROM 4 TO 22 AUGUST 2003

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31 Jul 2003

Committee to Consider Reports of Albania, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Czech Republic, Finland, Iran, Latvia, Norway, Republic of Korea, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, United Kingdom The Committee on the...

SUB-COMMISSION BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF WOMEN AND HUMAN RIGHTS; CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF SLAVERY; AND TERRORISM

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30 Jul 2003

Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights 55th session 30 July 2003 Afternoon Sub-Commission Expert Reports on Issues and Modalities for Effective Universality of International...

Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights opens its fifty-fifth session in Geneva

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28 Jul 2003

Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights 55th session 28 July 2003 Morning Elects Halima Embarek Warzazi as Chairperson, Adopts Agenda and Hears Statement by Acting High...

New challenges in the promotion and protection of human rights

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Statements

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28 Jul 2003

Address of Bertrand Ramcharan, Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights at the Opening of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights Palais des Nations, 28 July, 2003...

ECOSOC ADOPTS DECISIONS RECOMMENDED BY COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

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23 Jul 2003

23.07.03 afternoon Also Adopts Resolution on Long-term Support for Haiti The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) this afternoon took action on decisions recommended to it in the report of the...