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Bahrain: Freed from jail, now all charges against Nabeel Rajab must be dropped

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16 Jul 2015

GENEVA (16 July 2015) – Three United Nations human rights experts* today call on the Bahraini authorities to drop all charges the prominent Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, who was...

Third International Conference on Financing for Development

Statement on behalf of Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein,
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Delivered by Mr. Idrissa Kane, Regional Representative a.i.,
UNOHCHR-Eastern Africa Office

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16 Jul 2015

Addis Ababa, 16 July 2015 Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen Seldom in history has so much been at stake for so many. The outcome of this Conference will affect the...

More satellite images to assist human rights work

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16 Jul 2015

Satellite imagery plays a vital role in helping to substantiate and help corroborate other sources of information, including witness testimonies, of human rights violations. A recent agreement between the UN Human Rights Office and UNITAR’s Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) hopes to expand the use of this technology for human rights work.

The Human Rights treaty bodies: protecting your rights - Booklet

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15 Jul 2015

Short guide on the work of the Treaty Bodies. It includes what are the Treaty Bodies, the review process, the reporting cycle, and the complaint procedure.

“Not at the cost of human rights” – UN expert warns against more austerity measures for Greece

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15 Jul 2015

ADDIS ABABA / GENEVA (15 July 2015) – The United Nations Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, today urged the European institutions, the International Monetary...

“Now comes the time to focus on human rights in Iran,” UN expert welcomes opportunity created by nuclear deal

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15 Jul 2015

GENEVA (15 July 2015) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed today called on the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the international community to seize the opportunity created...

“Cambodia’s NGO Bill threatens a free and independent civil society” – UN expert urges Senate to reject it

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15 Jul 2015

GENEVA (15 July 2015) – United Nations human rights expert Maina Kiai today called on the Cambodian Senate to reject the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organisations (LANGO) that...

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women reviews the situation of Women in Croatia

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15 Jul 2015

Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women 14 July 2015 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports...

All rise! The Moot Court is in session

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15 Jul 2015

The third edition of the Summer School on Human Rights ends in Kazan, Republic of Tartastan, with a Moot Court Competition based on the European Court of Human Rights.

Statement by Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights at the Round Table 2: Ensuring policy coherence and an enabling environment at all levels of sustainable development

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14 Jul 2015

14 July 2015, 10:00-13:00, Conference Room 2 Let me introduce another perspective of policy coherence: human rights. Earlier this year in a submission to the negotiation process of this Conference I...