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Journalists should not be silenced, intimidated, imprisoned, tortured or killed for telling 'inconvenient' truths, urge UN experts

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21 Jun 2012

GENEVA (21 June 2012) – Two United Nations Special Rapporteurs joined forces today to urge world governments, the international community, and journalists and media organisations to act decisively on...

Human Rights Council holds interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights

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21 Jun 2012

MORNING 21 June 2012 Concludes Clustered Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteurs on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association and on Countering Terrorism The Human Rights Council this morning...

Minimum standards in a shrinking space for peaceful assembly and association

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21 Jun 2012

GENEVA (21 June 2012) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai called on all governments and the international community to further promote and protect the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly...

International Solidarity: UN expert launches study mission on Brazil’s 'Solidarity Diplomacy'

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21 Jun 2012

GENEVA (21 June 2012) – United Nations Independent Expert, Virginia Dandan, will undertake an official visit to Brazil from 25 to 29 June 2012 to study the country’s experiences on the implementation...

Council holds dialogue with Working Group on transnational corporations and Independent Expert on foreign debt

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21 Jun 2012

MIDDAY 21 June 2012 The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting today held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and...

Council starts dialogue with Working Group on discrimination against women and Special Rapporteur on human rights of migrants

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21 Jun 2012

AFTERNOON 21 June 2012 The Human Rights Council this afternoon began a clustered interactive dialogue with the Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice and the Special...

Mas gasto social y lucha contra la discriminación para enfrentar la extrema pobreza en paraguay

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21 Jun 2012

GINEBRA (21 de Junio de 2012) – La Relatora Especial de las Naciones Unidas para la pobreza extrema y los derechos humanos, Magdalena Sepúlveda, urgió a las autoridades paraguayas a aumentar el gasto...

TIMOR-LESTE: UN Expert calls for inclusive and sustainable development

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21 Jun 2012

GENEVA (21 June 2012) – “Ensuring inclusive, equitable and sustainable growth is the most crucial challenge facing Timor-Leste today”, United Nations Special Rapporteur Magdalena Sepúlveda said...

Saying no to landmines and promoting the rights of landmines survivors

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20 Jun 2012

In addition to overcoming physical trauma, landmine survivors struggle to achieve social acceptance, gain meaningful employment, receive physical rehabilitation and psychological and social support and ensure that their rights are respected.

Statement by Maina Kiai, Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
20th session of the Human Rights Council - Agenda item 3

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20 Jun 2012

20 June 2012 Geneva Madame President, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, It is an honour and privilege for me to present my first reports before this august body as the first Special...