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Council discusses protecting the rights of children deprived of their liberty and children of incarcerated parents

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08 Mar 2012

AFTERNOON 8 March 2012 Concludes Annual Full-Day Meeting on the Rights of the Child The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child after...

CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 8, PARAGRAPH 1, OF THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT : CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS : DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

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Concluding observations

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07 Mar 2012

A stain on our collective conscience

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Stories

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07 Mar 2012

UN Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon calls on members of the Human Rights Council and “all people of conscience” to act now to put an end to violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Pillay: Capitalizing on women’s potential in times of crisis

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07 Mar 2012

Statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on International Women’s Day Geneva, 7 March 2012 Mary Kini, Angela Apa and Agnes Sil belong to three warring tribes in the mountains of Papua...

Pillay presents groundbreaking UN study on violence, discrimination against people because of their sexual orientation

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Statements

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07 Mar 2012

Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay to the Panel on ending violence and discrimination against individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identityat the...

Human Rights Council holds interactive dialogue on arbitrary detention and on the human rights of internally displaced persons

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Press releases

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07 Mar 2012

MORNING 7 March 2012 The Human Rights Council this morning heard the presentation of the report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons and then held an...

For International Women’s Day, Thursday 8 March 2012

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07 Mar 2012

A call to step up efforts to empower women, particularly rural women GENEVA (8 March 2012) – On International Women’s Day, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and...

Human Rights Council holds panel discussion on discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity

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Press releases

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07 Mar 2012

MIDDAY 7 March 2012 The Human Rights Council today held a panel discussion on discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender...

Human Rights Council holds interactive dialogue on violence against children and on the sale of children

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07 Mar 2012

AFTERNOON 7 March 2012 Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Arbitrary Detention and Internally Displaced Persons The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special...

A right to choose for persons with disabilities

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06 Mar 2012

States that have endorsed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities should ease the participation of all persons with disabilities in the political and public life of their countries.