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Statement by the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice on his visit to Iceland

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23 May 2013

No room for complacency for the world’s top performer on gender equality Reykjavík, 23 May 2013 Iceland was designated number one in the world for gender equality by the World Economic Forum precisely...

Committee against Torture examines report of Estonia

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23 May 2013

May 2013 The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Estonia on how it implements the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel...

Assisting Communities Together: ACT promoting human rights education

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22 May 2013

Young Roma women and students in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia explore and put into practice basic human rights principles with the assistance of programmes supported by a joint funding venture of the UN Human Rights Office and the UN Development Programme.

Sierra Leone: Equal opportunities for persons with disabilities

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22 May 2013

The voice of persons with disabilities and their rights have been amplified in a new law on disabilities ensuring inclusion on all fronts, in the country’s development and in political plans.

Committee against Torture examines report of Japan

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22 May 2013

22 May 2013 The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Japan on how it implements the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel...

Statement by 17 Special Procedures mandate-holders of the Human Rights Council on the Post-2015 development agenda

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21 May 2013

21 May 2013 Grounding development priorities in human rights: Incentives to improve equality, social security and accountability The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have played an important role...

Equality or bust for post-2015 global development goals – UN rights experts

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21 May 2013

GENEVA (21 May 2013) – A group United Nations human rights experts today called* for the post-2015 development agenda to be urgently refocused on equality, social protection and accountability. The...

Human Rights and the Rule of Law in the Internet Age

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21 May 2013

21 May 2013 Thank you for inviting me to speak here today. It is an honour. With six hundred years of intellectual history, the University of Leuven is one of the most distinguished centres of...

Committee against Torture examines report of Bolivia

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17 May 2013

Committee against Torture 17 May 2013 The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Bolivia on how it implements the provisions of the Convention...

“The Riddle”: What exists in every corner of the world but remains illegal in more than 70 countries?

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17 May 2013

“The Riddle”, a video produced by the UN Human Rights Office and released to coincide with the International Day against Homophobia, draws attention to the impact of homophobia and transphobia on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people around the world.