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Greece: Guilty verdict for migrant rights defenders could mean more deaths at sea – UN expert
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GENEVA (18 November 2021) - A UN human rights expert urged judicial authorities in Greece against criminalising the work of migrant rescuers in the Mediterranean Sea, saying a guilty verdict in a...
Viet Nam and Saudi Arabia: UN experts call for protection of trafficked workers
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GENEVA (4 November 2021) - UN human rights experts* today called on Saudi Arabia and Viet Nam to crack down on human trafficking after documenting the abuse of women and girls recruited in Viet Nam to...
G7 Trade Ministers’ strong stance against forced labour in supply chains is welcome, but must be followed by concrete action on forced labour and other human rights abuses, says UN expert group
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A Group of United Nations experts* welcomes the call made on 22 October by the G7 Trade Ministers to eradicate forced labour from global supply chains and provide access to protection and remedy for...
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 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...