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Statement by UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances on the occasion of its 30th Anniversary

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26 Feb 2010

26 February 2010 Geneva: The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances commemorates its 30th Anniversary during 2010. On this occasion, the Working Group reiterates its...

Enforced Disappearances “turn humans into non humans,” says UN expert body on key anniversary

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26 Feb 2010

GENEVA (26 February 2010) – “Enforced disappearances remain amongst the worst human rights violations ever practised,” said Jeremy Sarkin, chair of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary...

Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination considers report of Iceland

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26 Feb 2010

26 February 2010 The Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the consolidated nineteenth and twentieth periodic reports of Iceland on how that country implements the...

Fourth World Congress against the Death Penalty: Intervention of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay

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26 Feb 2010

Geneva, 26 February 2010 Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, I regret that I was not able to be present for the course of your deliberations; but am pleased to have this opportunity to address you...

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities closes third session

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26 Feb 2010

ROUNDUP RELEASE 26 February 2010 Holds Dialogue with State Parties The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon closed its one-week third session, which was primarily...

“Diversity, participation and redress for historical wrongs,” key issues for Botswana’s indigenous people – UN expert

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25 Feb 2010

GENEVA (25 February 2010) – The UN the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples, Professor S. James Anaya, urged today the Government of...

Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination considers report of Japan

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25 Feb 2010

25 February 2010 The Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined third to sixth periodic reports of Japan on how that country implements the provisions of the...

UN and Africa to discuss mercenaries and private military and security companies

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25 Feb 2010

GENEVA (25 February 2010) - Representatives of some 25 from African States will meet on 3 and 4 March in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries* to discuss the...

Human Rights Council to hold its main annual session from 1st to 26 March 2010

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25 Feb 2010

BACKGROUND RELEASE 25 February 2010 The Human Rights Council will hold its thirteenth regular session from 1 to 26 March at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The Council's main annual session will...

Safeguard privacy while countering terrorism, says Special Rapporteur

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24 Feb 2010

In his latest report to the Human Rights Council, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism Martin Scheinin recommends greater regulation of anti-terrorism measures affecting the right to privacy.