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United Nations Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights - Mission to Latvia, 14-18 May 2012

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18 May 2012

END OF MISSION STATEMENT Riga, 18 May 2012 Today marks the end of my official fact-finding visit to Latvia which began on 14 May. I wish to express my gratitude to the Government of the Republic of...

Latvia: “Any measure for economic growth and stabilisation must benefit all” – UN expert on foreign debt

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18 May 2012

RIGA / GENEVA (18 May 2012) – The United Nations Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt on human rights, Cephas Lumina, today urged the Latvian Government to ensure that “economic growth...

G-8 / EU: “A global financial transaction tax, a human rights imperative now more than ever”

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14 May 2012

GENEVA (14 May 2012) – As European Union Finance Ministers meet on 15 May to coincide with the G-8 Summit in Camp David, a group of United Nations independent experts urged the EU to take the lead in...

UN rights expert to assess impact of EU/IMF stabilisation programme in Latvia

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10 May 2012

Latvian version GENEVA (10 May 2012) – United Nations Independent Expert, Cephas Lumina, will visit Latvia from 14 to 18 May 2012 to assess the impact of its foreign debt burden and the global...