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CERD/C/BGR/CO/20-22: Concluding observations on the combined twentieth to twenty-second periodic reports of Bulgaria
A/HRC/35/29/Add.3: Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice on its mission to Kuwait: Comments by the State
A/HRC/35/29/Add.2: Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice on its mission to Kuwait
Yemen must stop persecution of Bahá’í community, urges UN expert on freedom of religion
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GENEVA (22 May 2017) – “The recent escalation in the persistent pattern of persecution of the Bahá’í community in Sana’a mirrors the persecution suffered by the Bahá’ís living in Iran,” said today the...
Blasphemy law has no place in a tolerant nation like Indonesia – UN rights experts
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GENEVA (22 May 2017) – A group of United Nations human rights experts today urged the Government of Indonesia to review and repeal its criminalization of blasphemy. Their call comes after the recent...
A/HRC/35/41/Add.4: Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance to Australia: comments by the State
Preliminary findings of Country Visit to Albania by Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
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Albanian Press Statement 17 May 2017, Tirana I conducted my first country visit as the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief to the Republic of Albania from 8-17 May, on the...
Freedom of religion: UN expert hails Albania, but notes new challenges and unresolved issues from the past
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Albanian TIRANA / GENEVA (17 May 2017) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed, today praised the Albanian Government’s policies and practices to...
Towards a global compact on migration
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A huge step forward for migrants, as UN Member States begin discussions to reach a new international agreement in 2018 to uphold the human rights of migrants. “We have effectively broken the barrier of silence,” say human rights expert on migration François Crepeau.