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Shaping digital technologies that empower people to build their lives

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05 May 2023

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This month’s Human Rights 75 spotlight focuses on rights protections that need to be put in place to ensure that future generations can freely access information from a variety of sources, use online channels to share information and opinions, and contribute to creating inclusive societies.

Human Rights Council to Hold Special Session on Sudan on 11 May

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Press releases

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05 May 2023

GENEVA (5 May 2023) - The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session to address “the human rights impact of the ongoing conflict in the Sudan ”. The special session will be held...

USA: Whole-of-government leadership needed to address legacy of slavery and redefine policing, UN experts say

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05 May 2023

WASHINGTON (5 May 2023) - The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice in the Context of Law Enforcement ended a 12-day visit to the United States of America on Friday...

First draft General recommendation No. 37 (2023) on Racial discrimination in the enjoyment of the right to health

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General comments and recommendations

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05 May 2023

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Summary This general recommendation aims to clarify the obligations undertaken under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms...

Enforced disappearances: UN expert group to review 337 cases from 23 countries

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Media advisories

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05 May 2023

GENEVA (5 May 2023) – The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances will hold its 130 th session from 8 to 12 May 2023 to examine 337 cases in 23 countries. Cases tantamount to...

A/77/233: Report of the Group of Independent Eminent Experts on the Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action on its seventh session

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Reports

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05 May 2023

The Group of Independent Eminent Experts on the Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action held its seventh session, in private and virtually, on 26 October 2021, The Group was...

Serbia’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review

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Media advisories

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05 May 2023

Non-official UN languages: Serbian version (PDF) GENEVA (5 May 2023) – Serbia’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for...

Afghanistan: Systematic crackdown on women’s and girls’ rights, UN experts say

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Statements

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05 May 2023

GENEVA/KABUL (5 May 2023) – Following an eight-day joint visit to Afghanistan, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, and the Chair of the Working...

UN expert lauds Georgia for efforts to maintain peace and security

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05 May 2023

TBILISI (5 May 2023) – Georgia has demonstrated that positive changes can break a cycle of conflict, a UN expert said today. In a statement following a 10-day visit to the country, Livingstone...

In Dialogue with Ethiopia, Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Constitutional Protections for Persons Deprived of Liberty, Ask about Reports of Authorities’ Human Rights Violations in Tigray and Abuses of Refugees from Eritrea

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News

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05 May 2023

The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Ethiopia, with Committee Experts welcoming constitutional protections for persons deprived of liberty...