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Statement of the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonović, at the 29th Annual Social Work Day on “Human Rights and the Global Agenda”

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26 Mar 2012

26 March 2012 United Nations New York Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues It is a pleasure to join you for this Social Work Day at the United Nations for a couple of good reasons...

Committee on Enforced Disapparances opens second session

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Press releases

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26 Mar 2012

Committee on Enforced Disappearances 26 March 2012 The Committee on Enforced Disappearances opened its second session this morning, hearing a statement from United Nations High Commissioner for Human...

CEDAW/C/BRA/CO/7: Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

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Concluding observations

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23 Mar 2012

“My name is not XX”: searching for the truth by naming the disappeared

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Stories

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23 Mar 2012

The right to the truth was first recognized in cases of missing and disappeared persons. Its importance in that context has not abated, but the right has evolved and its application has been extended to other gross violations of human rights.

Briefing note on Sri Lanka / human rights defenders

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Press briefing notes

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23 Mar 2012

23 March 2012 Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Rupert Colville Location : Geneva Subject: Sri Lanka / human rights defenders The High Commissioner for Human Rights is today...

Human Rights Council extends mandates of Special Rapporteur on Myanmar and the Commission of Inquiry on Syria

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Press releases

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23 Mar 2012

Human Rights Council MORNING 23 March 2012 Also Adopts Texts on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism, Human Rights and Good Governance, the Social Forum, and the Forum on Minority Issues The Human...

Council adopts 16 texts on technical assistance to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Haiti, Yemen, Guinea and Libya

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23 Mar 2012

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 23 March 2012 Appoints Six Special Procedures, Establishes Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund, and Concludes Nineteenth Session The Human Rights Council this...

Human Rights Council concludes nineteenth session

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23 Mar 2012

Human Rights Council ROUNDUP 23 March 2012 Appoints Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment; Extends Mandates on Syria, Iran, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Myanmar and Haiti...

Remarks by Ivan Simonovic, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights

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23 Mar 2012

Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, dear colleagues, First of all, let me extend my gratitude to Norway for this initiative and to all of you for your presence at this briefing. I am pleased to...

CEDAW/C/GRD/CO/1-5: Concluding Observations

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Concluding observations

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22 Mar 2012