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Statement of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Chaloka Beyani, on the conclusion of his official visit to the Philippines, 21 to 31 July 2015

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31 Jul 2015

31 July 2015 At the invitation of the Government of the Philippines I conducted an official visit between 21 and 31 July 2015. At the outset I would like to sincerely thank the Government of the...

Human Rights Council Advisory Committee holds fifteenth session from 10 to 14 August in Geneva

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30 Jul 2015

BACKGROUND RELEASE 30 July 2015 The fifteenth session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will take place from 10 to 14 August 2015 in Room XX at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. During...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to hold eighty-seventh session in Geneva from 3 to 28 August

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30 Jul 2015

BACKGROUND RELEASE 30 July 2015 Committee to Review the Situation in Colombia, Costa Rica, Niger, Suriname, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Czech Republic, Norway and the Netherlands The...

UN Special Rapporteur on torture to visit Brazil

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30 Jul 2015

GENEVA (30 July 2015) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Juan E. Méndez will visit Brazil from 3 to 14 August 2015 to identify and assess the main challenges related to torture and ill-treatment in...

Committee against Torture considers the initial report of Iraq

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30 Jul 2015

30 July 2015 The Committee against Torture concluded today its consideration of the initial report of Iraq on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel...

Living in a state of fear

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30 Jul 2015

ISIL has engaged in widespread and systematic human rights violations of the most serious kinds in the Syrian Arab Republic and Iraq, according to a report by the UN Special Rapporteur on countering terrorism. Civilians living under ISIL have furthermore suffered from the airstrikes conducted by the international coalition of States.

UN Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices to visit Amman on annual mission

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29 Jul 2015

GENEVA (29 July 2015) – The United Nations Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories will make...

“Fighting human trafficking is not just about law enforcement” – UN rights expert

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29 Jul 2015

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons - Thursday 30 July 2015 GENEVA (28 July 2015) – Speaking ahead of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, United Nations human rights expert Maria Grazia...

UN expert on right to safe drinking water and sanitation launches first mission to Tajikistan

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29 Jul 2015

GENEVA / DUSHANBE (29 July 2015) – United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to water and sanitation, Léo Heller, will visit Tajikistan from 4 to 12 August 2015 to assess the country’s...

UN rights experts urge Pakistan to halt ongoing surge in executions and to reinstate moratorium on death penalty

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29 Jul 2015

GENEVA (29 July 2015) – A group of United Nations human rights experts have called on Pakistan to halt further executions and to commute without delay the sentences of those in death row, as the toll...