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Joint report of OHCHR and BINUH « N Ap Mouri : rapport sur les conditions de détention en Haïti »
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A report jointly issued by the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) highlights the main human rights concerns related to...
Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on the Effects of Climate Change on Older People
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Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children 30 June 2021 Morning The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion...
World needs to prepare for next crisis by setting up Global Fund for Social Protection now – UN expert
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Français | Español GENEVA (30 June 2021) – Countries must prepare for future crises by setting up a Global Fund for Social Protection, a new international financing mechanism that will help protect...
Haiti: Inhumane prison conditions demand urgent action – Bachelet
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Français GENEVA (30 June 2021) – Prisoners in Haiti often spend years in inhumane conditions subjected to ill-treatment and torture and in many cases while still awaiting trial, according to a new UN...
Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty calls for the creation of a global fund for social protection during interactive dialogue with the Human Rights Council
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Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions 30 June 2021 AFTERNOON The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive...
UN torture prevention body calls for vaccination programmes for people deprived of liberty
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GENEVA (1 July 2021) — The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has called on States to ensure that people deprived of liberty are included in national vaccination programmes against COVID...
Greater international solidarity still needed to fight pandemic, says expert
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In his latest report to the Human Rights Council, the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity Obiora Chinedu Okafor said that more international cooperation is required to combat the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, now and in the future.
A/HRC/47/24/Add.3: Guidelines for lawyers in support of peaceful assemblies
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Summary Lawyers and legal practitioners play a crucial role in helping to ensure full respect for the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and access to justice. They do so by supporting...