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Montenegro: UN human rights expert visits to assess trafficking in persons
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Montenegrin version GENEVA (31 October 2019) – UN Special Rapporteur Maria Grazia Giammarinaro will assess the issue of trafficking in people in Montenegro, during an official visit to the country...
Qatar: UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to conduct official visit
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GENEVA (31 October 2019) – The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will carry out its first official visit to Qatar, from 3 to 14 November 2019, to assess the situation regarding deprivation of...
Israel: UN experts express grave concerns over detention of Heba Al-Labadi, call for her release
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Arabic GENEVA (31 October 2019) – UN human rights experts* called on Israel to immediately release Heba Al-Labadi, a Palestinian woman with Jordanian nationality, who was placed in solitary...
Bolivia’s human rights record to be reviewed by Universal Periodic Review
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Spanish GENEVA (31 October 2019) – Bolivia’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Tuesday, 5...
The Gambia’s human rights record to be reviewed by Universal Periodic Review
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GENEVA (31 October 2019) – The Gambia’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Tuesday, 5 November...
Statement by the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights on the importance of public spaces, presented at the 74th session of the General Assembly
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NEW YORK 22 October 2019 Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, good morning, I was pleased to visit Maldives and Tuvalu this year, and will report on my findings to future sessions of the...
Colombia: UN experts are outraged by killing of indigenous leader and community members
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Spanish GENEVA (31 October 2019) – UN experts* have deplored the massacre committed against members of the Nasa people in Cauca, Colombia and urge the Government to take urgent measures in...
The Gambia must step up prosecutions to boost progress on ending child sexual exploitation, says UN human rights expert
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GENEVA / BANJUL (31 October 2019) – The Gambia should be commended for embarking on a national process of healing and reconciliation, reversing its abusive legacy and bringing perpetrators to account...