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Consolidating the rights of women in conflict and post-conflict situations

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Stories

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22 Oct 2012

Human rights experts examine protecting the rights of women in conflict and post-conflict situations in French speaking African countries.

Colombia: UN experts call on the authorities to reconsider the constitutional reform of military criminal justice

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Press releases

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22 Oct 2012

GENEVA (22 October 2012) – Eleven United Nations human rights experts have called on the Government and the Congress of Colombia to reconsider the proposed reform of the country’s Political...

Open letter by Special Procedures mandate-holders of the Human Rights Council to the Government and representatives of the Congress of the Republic of Colombia

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Statements

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22 Oct 2012

In our capacities as Special Procedures mandate-holders of the Human Rights Council, we would like to express our concern at the possible adoption by the Congress of the Republic of a project to...

Pakistan: UN experts call for greater protection for school children and activists against extremist groups

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Press releases

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12 Oct 2012

GENEVA (12 October 2012) – A group of United Nations independent experts on rights defenders, summary executions, freedom of expression and education today urged the Government of Pakistan to make...

Guatemala / Pueblos indígenas: expertos de la ONU piden que se investigue la violencia ocurrida en Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán

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Press releases

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12 Oct 2012

GINEBRA (12 de octubre de 2012) – Un grupo de expertos independientes de las Naciones Unidas exhortaron al Gobierno de Guatemala a esclarecer los actos de violencia acaecidos el jueves 4 de octubre en...

Joint statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Margaret Sekaggya and the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders of the African Commission on Human and People's rights, Reine Alapini-Gansou, at the end of their visit to Tunisia (27 September - 5 October 2012)

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Statements

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05 Oct 2012

French 5 October 2012 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Tunisia has undergone tremendous changes since the Revolution which brought down the regime of Ben Ali on 14 January 2011. Everyone we have...

Tunisia: “Rights defenders must be involved in the drafting of the Constitution” – UN and African experts

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Press releases

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05 Oct 2012

TUNIS (5 October 2012) – Two international human rights experts called today on the Tunisian authorities to ensure full participation of rights defenders in the drafting of the new Constitution, and...

Speech by Madam Kyung-wha Kang, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights at the 2012 Martin Ennals Award Ceremony for Human Rights Defenders

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Statements

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02 Oct 2012

2 October 2012 Madam Micheline Calmy Rey, Chair of the Martin Ennals Foundation, Madam Sandrine Salerno, Vice-Maire of Geneva, Distinguished nominees, Excellences, Fellow Human Rights Defenders, On...

Honduras: UN experts shocked at killing of prominent human rights defender

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Press releases

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01 Oct 2012

GENEVA (1 October 2012) – Three UN experts have expressed their dismay at the killing of prominent human rights lawyer Antonio Trejo Cabrera in Honduras, amidst serious concerns for the security of...

EXPERT ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER REPORTS ABOUT HUNGER STRIKE BY TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER

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Press releases

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26 Nov 2003

26.11.03 The Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders, Hina Jilani, is deeply concerned about the situation of Tunisian human rights defender Radhia Nasraoui, lawyer...