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Ending corporal punishment of children
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Child rights experts review global progress and challenges in achieving global prohibition of corporal punishment of children.
Pillay applauds Indian movement to eradicate ‘manual scavenging’
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GENEVA (31 January 2013) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday welcomed the strong movement that has been developing over the past few months in India to eradicate the...
Israeli settlements symbolise the acute lack of justice experienced by the Palestinian people
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Geneva, 31 January 2013 – The International Fact-Finding Mission on Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory today published its findings on the implications Israeli settlements have...
Funding appeal: Pillay urges donors to invest more in human rights
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GENEVA (31 January 2013) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday launched an appeal for US$130.4 million in 2013, telling donors that the UN Human Rights Office could...
Working Group on Arbitrary Detention statement upon the conclusion of its mission to Greece (21 - 31 January 2013)
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31 January 2013 The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention conducted a country mission to Greece from 21 to 31 January 2013, following an invitation from the Government. The delegation...
Greece: UN experts on arbitrary detention concerned by detention conditions and limited access to legal assistance
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ATHENS / GENEVA (31 January 2013) – At the end of its 11-day visit to Greece, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention noted that the time has come for an improvement of conditions of detention and...
Sudan: United Nations Independent Human Rights Expert launches mission to Khartoum and Darfur
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GENEVA (31 January 2013) – The United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, Mashood Adebayo Baderin, will undertake his second visit to the Sudan from 3 to 10...
Presentation of the report of the President of Human Rights Council submitted in accordance with Council decision OM/7/1
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Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I will now present my report pursuant to Council decision OM/7/1 of 29 January 2013, entitled “the non-cooperation of a State under Review with the Universal...
Eliminating human trafficking from the global business landscape
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Private sector businesses should take appropriate measures to prevent any risks of trafficking in their supply chains.