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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Namibia on Efforts to Expand Educational Opportunities for Marginalised Groups, Ask Questions on Disparities Between Ethnic Groups in Access to Voting Rights and Poverty Levels

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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined sixteenth to eighteenth periodic reports of Namibia, with Committee Experts commending the...

A/78/195: Minority issues - Report of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues

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In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes, provides a summary at the end of his six years at the helm of the United Nations mandate on minority issues. In the report, he highlights noteworthy accomplishments and developments, but also the daunting global challenges related to promoting and protecting the human rights of minorities. He also summarizes his country visits, communications and other mandate-related activities during the period 2022–2023.

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Acknowledge Malawi’s Efforts to Implement the Convention, Ask Questions on Persons with Disabilities’ Involvement in Disaster Management and Measures to Promote Sign Language

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The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the combined first and second report of Malawi on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of...

Sudan: Human rights situation

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GENEVA (15 August 2023) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said today the “disastrous, senseless” war in Sudan – borne out of a wanton drive for power – has resulted in thousands...