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Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights to visit the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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20 May 2015

GENEVA/NEW YORK (20 May 2015) – The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Mr. Ivan Simonovic, will visit the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia from 21 to 22 May 2015. This...

Committee on the Rights of the Child examines the report of Mexico

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20 May 2015

20 May 2015 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fourth and fifth periodic report of Mexico on its implementation of the provisions of the...

Republic of Korea’s foreigners-only HIV tests violated New Zealand teacher’s rights – UN experts

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20 May 2015

GENEVA (20 May 2015) – A New Zealand woman’s rights were violated when her employers in the Republic of Korea demanded that, as a foreign English teacher, she undergo HIV/AIDS and drug tests as a...

Joint Statement by UNHCR, OHCHR, IOM and SRSG for Migration and Development

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19 May 2015

Search and rescue at sea, disembarkation, and protection of the human rights of refugees and migrants now imperative to save lives in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea 19 May 2015 We, the undersigned*...

Making the invisible visible – UN expert calls on Armenia to shed light on violence against children

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19 May 2015

YEREVAN / GENEVA (19 May 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, called on the Armenian Government to...

Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Mr. Chaloka Beyani, upon conclusion of his official visit to Iraq – 9 to 15 May 2015

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19 May 2015

The following comments represent my preliminary findings following my official visit to Iraq between 9 and 15 May, at the invitation of the Government of Iraq. This visit follows that undertaken by my...

Iraq and the international community must boost protection of the internally displaced as crisis deepens – UN expert

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19 May 2015

GENEVA (19 May 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Chaloka Beyani, today urged the Government of Iraq to step-up its efforts and give a...

UN calls on Southeast Asian countries to better protect migrants making ‘perilous journeys’ by sea

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19 May 2015

In a joint statement, senior United Nations officials have urged the leaders of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, to protect migrants and refugees stranded on vessels in the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.

Human rights: UN Special Rapporteur’s visit to Cambodia postponed

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18 May 2015

GENEVA / PHNOM PENH (18 May 2015) – The mission to Cambodia by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Rhona Smith, has been postponed due to logistical and administrative...

A central role for a civil society is the only way to guarantee inclusive post-2015 development goals

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18 May 2015

18 May 2015 As the launch of the post-2015 development agenda approaches, a group of United Nations human rights experts* call on UN member States to ensure that the new global goals are firmly...