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Bachelet alarmed by threats against prominent Iranian NGO

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30 Jul 2020

Farsi فارسی GENEVA (30 July 2020) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said today she was alarmed by the Iranian Government’s increased pressure on a prominent civil society...

UN expert urges Mali to step up efforts to find and free opposition leader

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30 Jul 2020

Français GENEVA (30 July 2020) - The UN expert on human rights in Mali today called on that West African country to step up efforts to find and free abducted opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé, who was...

Sexual violence victims in Ituri’s conflict find a place for healing and justice

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30 Jul 2020

2011年3月8日，位于刚果民主共和国北基伍省的瓦利卡莱，妇女们正在参加国际妇女节的庆祝活动。©联刚稳定团／Myriam Asmani

Solidarité feminine pour la paix et le développement intégral (SOFEPADI), an NGO founded by women in the north east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, helps women, children and men victims of conflict related sexual violence heal their physical and psychological wounds, and fights impunity for crimes in Ituri.

A/HRC/45/16/Add.1: Visit to Greece - Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

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29 Jul 2020

Summary The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention visited Greece from 2 to 13 December 2019 upon the invitation of the Government. The Working Group identified positive developments, including the...

UN Human Rights Committee publishes interpretation on the right of peaceful assembly

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29 Jul 2020

GENEVA (29 July 2020) — The UN Human Rights Committee today published its interpretation on the right of peaceful assembly, defining the scope of assembly that applies to both physical meetings and...

UN expert welcomes landmark protection for online assembly

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29 Jul 2020

GENEVA (29 July 2020) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association has hailed as groundbreaking an authoritative new interpretation that the right to...

Digital rights in the COVID-19 era

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29 Jul 2020

PDF format 29 July 2020 Around the world, cities have stepped up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing changes to our daily lives. Developing better resilience against future threats...

Bachelet: Haiti ‘death squad’ leader must be served justice

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29 Jul 2020

Français GENEVA (29 July 2020) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said today that former Haitian paramilitary leader Emmanuel "Toto" Constant, who was deported from the...

Communities all around the world are showing solidarity to help each other through COVID-19 (August)

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29 Jul 2020

Movement of solidarity: Health workers in personal protective equipment stand together in a group making heart shapes with their hands

In Colombia, Jeison Aristizabal, a young man with cerebral palsy, created a nonprofit that provides crucial services to young people with disabilities.

A/74/969: Towards torture-free trade: examining the feasibility, scope and parameters for possible common international standards

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28 Jul 2020

In its resolution 73/304, the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General, with the provisions of resolution 72/163 in mind, to seek the views of Member States on the feasibility and possible...