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Human Rights Council Expresses Grave Concern at All Violations and Abuses of Human Rights in Afghanistan and Stresses the Need for Investigation into Reports of Such Violations by All Parties

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24 Aug 2021

24 August 2021 The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a resolution on strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights in Afghanistan, in which it expressed grave concern at all...

Civil society report on Kosovo* delivers a united voice on human rights

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23 Aug 2021

A coalition of non-governmental organisations, supported by UN Human Rights and the UN Mission in Kosovo, have again joined forces to produce the second annual report on the human rights situation in Kosovo.

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Raise Questions about the Medical Approach to Disability Used in France

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23 Aug 2021

16 August 2021 Committee Holds a Minute of Silence in Memory of Committee Expert Soumia Amrani of Morocco who Passed Away The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its...

Brazil: Supreme Court must uphold indigenous land rights – UN expert

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23 Aug 2021

Portuguese version GENEVA (23 August 2021) – A UN human rights expert today called on the Brazilian Supreme Court to secure the rights of indigenous peoples to their lands and to reject a legal...

#WeThe15: A global human rights movement for the 1.2 billion persons with disabilities

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20 Aug 2021

Launching just ahead of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, the global #WeThe15 campaign aims to end discrimination against people with disabilities.

International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, 22 August 2021

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20 Aug 2021

All societies must collectively reject religious violence – experts GENEVA (20 August 2021) – On the occasion of International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or...

Human Rights Council Advisory Committee concludes its 26th session

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20 Aug 2021

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee held its 26th session in a hybrid manner in Geneva, Switzerland, this week from 16 to 20 August, with 12 of its 18 members participating in person. The...

Training of Trainers Course in Human Rights Education with Young People

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20 Aug 2021

Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 20 August 2021 Welcome to this Training of Trainers course in human rights education for young people. I'm so glad that more than...

Human rights must be at heart of UN plan to save planet – expert

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19 Aug 2021

GENEVA (19 August 2021) – The UN’s draft plan to preserve and protect nature must be amended to put human rights at its centre if we are to ensure the future of life on our planet, David Boyd, UN...

Memorial Ceremony at OHCHR in remembrance of those killed in the service of human rights

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19 Aug 2021

19 August 2021 Dear Colleagues, Thank you for being here today. Each year, on UN World Humanitarian Day, we come together to remember our colleagues who have been killed while in the service of human...