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Guadalupe’s pardon: UN experts urge El Salvador to pardon all women jailed for pregnancy complications and repeal restrictive abortion law

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28 Jan 2015

GENEVA (28 January 2015) – El Salvador’s decision to pardon a woman convicted of aggravated homicide after suffering a miscarriage must mark a turning point for the authorities to review the sentences...

Taking a human rights approach to psychosocial disability

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Stories

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13 Jan 2015

Getting the issues concerning persons with psychosocial disabilities or mental health problems dealt with from a human rights perspective has been the focus of work by the UN Human Rights Regional Office for Europe. A recent event of the “Forgotten Europeans” series looked at human rights challenges faced by these groups.

Reproductive Rights are Human Rights: A Handbook for National Human Rights Institutions

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Special issue publications

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01 Jan 2015

This Handbook is a joint publication of OHCHR, UNFPA and the Danish Institute for Human Rights. It aims to provide National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) with tools and guidance on how to...

HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERT DISTURBED OVER REPORTS OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI HUNGER STRIKE

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Press releases

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02 Sep 2003

2 September 2003 The Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation in Myanmar, Prof. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, is deeply disturbed by reports that Aung San Suu Kyi, General...