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The Human Rights Committee considers the report of Austria

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21 Oct 2015

21 October 2015 The Human Rights Committee today finished the consideration the fifth periodic report of Austria on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and...

Statement by Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the plenary of the Third Committee, at the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 21 October 2015

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21 Oct 2015

Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Colleagues and friends, A year after my appointment as the High Commissioner for Human Rights, I am honoured to present the annual report of my Office for August 2014 to...

Statement by by Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the high-level panel on public health and human rights approaches to the world drug problem

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21 Oct 2015

Video recording 21 October 2015 Greetings, Recently, at the request of the Human Rights Council, my Office prepared the first comprehensive report on the impact of the world drug problem on the...

Torture is torture here, there and everywhere – UN rights expert reminds Governments

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21 Oct 2015

NEW YORK / GENEVA (21 October 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture, Juan E. Méndez, urged Governments across the world not to allow a vacuum of human rights protection even when...

UN human rights chief urges recognition of 'dignity and worth of every human being'

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21 Oct 2015

The turmoil and crises the international community faces clearly demonstrate the disasters that may occur when human rights are “neglected and ground down,” the High Commissioner said in a wide-ranging address to UN Member States in New York.

Statement by Victoria Tauli Corpuz,
Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
70th session of the General Assembly
Third Committee
Item # 70 (a)
20 October 2015, New York

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20 Oct 2015

Mr. President, Your Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, I have the honor to present today my second report to the General Assembly. I would like to start by expressing my...

Statement by Mr. Malcolm Evans, Chairperson Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment at the 70th session of the General Assembly

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20 Oct 2015

New York, 20 October 2015 Chairperson, Distinguished delegates, colleagues and friends, It is with great pleasure that I present to you the 8th Annual Report of the Subcommittee on Prevention of...

UN experts call for the release of a Qatari poet serving a 15-year jail sentence for writing and reciting a poem

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20 Oct 2015

GENEVA (20 October 2015) – United Nations human rights experts today urged the Government of Qatar to release Qatari poet Mohammed al-Ajami, who is currently serving a 15-year prison sentence for...

The Human Rights Committee considers the report of San Marino

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20 Oct 2015

20 October 2015 The Human Rights Committee today finished the consideration of the third periodic report of San Marino in its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil...

President of Palestine to address special meeting of Human Rights Council on 28 October

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20 Oct 2015

20 October 2015 The Human Rights Council will convene a special meeting as a matter of courtesy on Wednesday, 28 October on the occasion of the visit of Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of...