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Community, religious leaders must condemn ISIL ‘atrocities’ – UN rights official

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20 Oct 2014

Civilians continue to suffer atrocities and “dramatic” human rights violations at the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), warned United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Mr. Ivan Šimonović, as he concluded his week-long mission to Iraq.

CED/C/PRY/CO/1: Concluding observations - Paraguay

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Concluding observations

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19 Oct 2014

Zeid condemns expulsion of top UN human rights official in DRC

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19 Oct 2014

GENEVA (19 October 2014) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Sunday said he regretted and condemned the decision of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the...

Far more than charity needed to lift 2.2 billion people out of poverty for good

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17 Oct 2014

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - Friday 17 October 2014 GENEVA (17 October 2014) – If poverty is ever really to be eradicated, States will need to adopt a human rights-based approach...

Human rights and the environment: UN expert in first fact-finding visit to France

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17 Oct 2014

GENEVA (17 October 2014) – The United Nations Independent Expert on human rights and the environment, John Knox, will undertake an official visit to France from 20 - 24 October 2014, to assess how the...

Mali: « Le pays doit sortir de la culture de l’arrangement et renforcer la lutte contre l’impunité », a déclaré l’expert indépendant de l’ONU

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17 Oct 2014

GENEVE / BAMAKO (17 octobre 2014) – « La primauté du droit ne doit pas être remplacée par des arrangements politiques qui se font au détriment des victimes des violations graves des droits de l’homme...

Press briefing on Maldives

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17 Oct 2014

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Ravina Shamdasani Location : Geneva Date: 17 October 2014 (1) Maldives We are deeply concerned about the case initiated by the Supreme...

Human Rights Committee continues discussion on draft general comment on the right to liberty and security of person

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17 Oct 2014

17 October 2014 The Human Rights Committee continued yesterday afternoon and this morning its reading of the Draft General Comment Number 35 on Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and...

République centrafricaine : Seuls ceux qui trouvent un intérêt à la souffrance du peuple centrafricain sont derrière les dernières violences – l’Experte de l’ONU

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17 Oct 2014

GENEVE (17 Octobre 2014) – L’Experte indépendante des Nations unies sur la situation des droits de l’homme en République centrafricaine (RCA), Marie-Thérèse Keita-Bocoum, s’indigne contre les...

Climate change is a global threat to human rights, UN experts warn States involved in climate negotiations

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17 Oct 2014

GENEVA (17 October 2014) – Climate change interferes with the enjoyment of human rights recognised and protected by international law, said a group of United Nations independent experts in an open...