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Armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo violating human rights

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29 Aug 2012

“The deterioration of the overall security situation in North Kivu following the M23 mutiny and related ruthless attacks against civilians is extremely alarming,” said Special Representative for the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) Roger Meece.

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination meet with the President of the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights

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29 Aug 2012

29 August 2012 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning met with the Hon. Justice Gerard Niyungeko, the President of the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights. Alexei...

Roma evictions / expulsions: “France must comply with international non-discrimination standards”

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29 Aug 2012

GENEVA (29 August 2012) – United Nations human rights experts urged the French Government to ensure that its policies and practices regarding the dismantling of Roma settlements and the expulsion of...

Busting the myth that sterilization can end AIDS

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28 Aug 2012

An alarming number of women living with HIV around the world are still subjected to forced and coerced sterilization or abortion because of their HIV status.

UN rights expert on sale and sexual exploitation of children launches first mission to Honduras

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28 Aug 2012

GENEVA / TEGUCIGALPA (28 August 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, Najat Maalla M’jid will undertake her first official...

Death Row / Gambia: “Stop arbitrary stream of executions,” says UN expert

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28 Aug 2012

GENEVA (28 August 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns, called on the Government of Gambia to refrain from executing a...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination holds thematic discussion on racist hate speech

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28 Aug 2012

28 August 2012 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today held a thematic discussion on racist hate speech in which it held three panel discussions on the concept of racist hate...

UN alarmed over killings in Masisi territory in DR Congo

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28 Aug 2012

KINSHASA/GENEVA (28 August 2012) – The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the DRC, Roger Meece, expressed deep concern today over reports of further massacres of civilians in...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination examines report of Liechtenstein

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27 Aug 2012

27 August 2012 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined fourth to sixth periodic report of Liechtenstein on how that country is...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination examines report of Finland

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24 Aug 2012

24 August 2012 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twentieth to twenty-second periodic report of Finland on how that country is...