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In memory of Sonia Pierre, human rights defender
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The human rights community mourns the untimely passing of Sonia Pierre, founder of the Movement of Dominican-Haitian Women (MUDHA).
Somalia: UN expert urges international support to fight violence against women
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NAIROBI / GENEVA (16 December 2011) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Rashida Manjoo urged* Friday the UN community, donors and other stakeholders to address more directly the needs of the Somalian...
NY Keynote for Cinema for Peace Dinner, December 2011
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Mr. President, Excellencies Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to be with you at this Assembly. I believe the ICC is a crucial instrument of the rule of law and human rights...
Paraguay: experta de la ONU pide una sociedad más equitativa y solidaria para enfrentar la extrema pobreza
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ASUNCIÓN (16 de diciembre de 2011) – “Paraguay está combatiendo la extrema pobreza a través de programas de protección social con un enfoque fuerte de derechos; sin embargo, estos esfuerzos serán...
Violence against women: UN expert concludes visit to Somalia
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NAIROBI/GENEVA (16 December 2011) – In conclusion of her official visit to Somalia from 9-16 December 2011, the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on violence against women...
WTO defending an outdated vision of food security – UN food expert, Olivier De Schutter
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GENEVA (16 December 2011) – “Globalization creates big winners and big losers. But where food systems are concerned, losing out means sinking into poverty and hunger. A vision of food security that...
20 years of fighting modern slavery
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Over 27 million people, including boys and girls, live their lives every day in slavery or slavery-like conditions despite continued efforts to end slavery.
A/HRC/19/37: Report of the High Commissioner on the protection of human rights in the context of HIV and AIDS (2011)
A/HRC/19/42: The negative impact of the non-repatriation of funds of illicit origin: report
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This report is submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 17/23 concerning the matter of non-repatriation of funds of illicit origin. Chapter II describes the main obstacles to the repatriation of funds of illicit origin, the process established for the return of assets by the United Nations Convention against Corruption and the mutual obligations imposed on States involved in the recovery process under the human rights framework.