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Migrants: Morocco-Spain and United States

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Press briefing notes
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We are deeply disturbed by the deaths of at least 23 African migrants and injury of at least 76 others as they tried to cross from Morocco into Spain on 24 June. We call on the two countries to ensure...

A/HRC/50/24: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons on the right of internally displaced persons to participate in electoral processes

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Thematic reports
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In this report, presented at the Human Rights Council’s 50th session in 2022, the Special Rapporteur examines the participation of internally displaced persons in electoral processes, in particular their ability to exercise their right to vote and to stand in elections on equal terms with the non-displaced population.

Colombian Truth Commission’s final report

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Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Colombian Truth Commission’s final report “I want to pay tribute to Colombia’s Truth Commission at a historic moment as it...

A/HRC/50/61: Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance - Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance

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Thematic reports
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In the report, the Special Rapporteur summarizes submissions of States regarding the actions they have taken to combat the glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and outlines relevant information submitted by non-governmental organizations.

Switching off the internet causes incalculable damage: UN report

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University students hold placards during a protest against the internet shutdown in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar.
The real-life effects of internet shutdowns on people’s lives and human rights have been vastly underestimated. A new report by the UN Human Rights Office examines how they undermine a range of human rights, first and foremost the right to freedom of expression.