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Statement of Maria Grazia Giammarinaro during the Round Table 6 on “Addressing vulnerabilities of refugees and migrants on their journeys from their countries of origin to their countries of arrival”of the High-Level meeting of the General Assembly on addressing large movement of refugees and migrants

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19 Sep 2016

Statement by Maria Grazia Giammarinaro Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children Round Table 6 19 September 2016, New York Chairs, Distinguished Representatives...

Statement by the UN human rights mechanisms on the occasion of the UN High Level Summit on large movements of refugees and migrants

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16 Sep 2016

GENEVA (16 Sept 2016) – Ahead of the UN High Level Summit on large movements of refugees and migrants, human rights experts call on Member States to develop a human rights-based framework for...

“Human rights are for all, even for migrants” – Rights experts remind participants to upcoming UN Summit

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16 Sep 2016

UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants - Monday 19 September 2016 GENEVA / NEW YORK (16 September 2016) – Governments must recognise that human rights are for all, and that migrants should be treated as...

Debt bondage remains the most prevalent form of forced labour worldwide – New UN report

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15 Sep 2016

GENEVA (15 September 2016) – Debt bondage remains one of the most prevalent forms of modern slavery in all regions of the world despite being banned in international law and most domestic...

Human trafficking risks in the context of migration

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15 Sep 2016

UN Special Rapporteur trafficking in persons, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, says that the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants should address human trafficking in the context of migration, an issue often overlooked.

Preliminary findings on the visit to kuwait by Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children - 4-8 September 2016

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14 Sep 2016

Kuwait City (14 September 2016) - Following an invitation by the Government of the State of Kuwait, I conducted an official visit to the country from 4 to 8 September 2016 to assess the situation of...

UN expert urges Kuwait to redoubled efforts to stop trafficking and exploitation of domestic workers

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14 Sep 2016

KUWAIT CITY / GENEVA (14 September 2016) – United Nations human rights expert Maria Grazia Giammarinaro today welcomed Kuwait’s commitment to fight trafficking in persons, but urged the Government to...

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...

STATEMENT OF BERTRAND RAMCHARAN
ACTING HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
PRESENTING THE REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

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23 Jul 2003

23 July 2003 Mr President, Distinguished Members of the Economic and Social Council, ladies and gentlemen, The history of the United Nations has offered us one important lesson: we cannot achieve...

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03 Jul 2003