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UN expert to investigate alleged rights violations in Iran through diaspora in the Netherlands, Germany and France
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GENEVA (13 December 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, started today a fact-finding mission to Amsterdam...
UN expert to investigate alleged rights violations in Iran through diaspora in the Netherlands, Germany and France
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GENEVA (13 December 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, started today a fact-finding mission to Amsterdam...
End-of-mission Statement by the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children,
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Bahamas has legal and policy underpinnings for combating trafficking in persons however, it needs to urgently and robustly build capacity and devote resources for victim identification, protection and...
Press briefings notes on Central African Republic and Ukraine
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Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date : 13 December 2013 Subjects: Central African Republic Ukraine 1) Central African Republic Although...
Pillay alarmed by rise in abductions and disappearances in Syria
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GENEVA (13 December 2013) – Syrians continue to fall victim to a callous indifference to human life and disregard for safety, exemplified by the increasing trend of abductions and enforced...
“Impunity breeds violence against journalists,” UN rights expert tells the UN Security Council
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NEW YORK (13 December 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue, today warned the UN Security Council that impunity is behind...
UN rights expert urges the Bahamas to adopt an effective national plan to fight trafficking in persons
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NASSAU / GENEVA (13 December 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, called on the Commonwealth of the Bahamas to develop and implement as soon as...
Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, 6th Session Interactive exchange on “Human rights, the right to development, global governance”: Keynote Remarks by Ms. Navi Pillay United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights delivered by Mr. Ivan Šimonović Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights
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“Looking back at History: Building the Post-2015 Agenda on the Foundation of Human Rights” New York, 13 December 2013 Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, friends, As we approach the year 2015...
Dismantling discrimination against Afro-Brazilians remains slow despite official commitment
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GENEVA (16 December 2013) – The dismantling of racial discrimination remains slow in Brazil despite commitments by the government, a comprehensive legal framework and numerous public policies, the...