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Afghanistan: UN Report finds mixed results in implementation of the Law on the Elimination of Violence Against Women this past year

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09 Dec 2013

KABUL/GENEVA (8 December 2013) – Afghan authorities registered more reports of violence against women under the Law on the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW law) over the past year, but...

Turkey: international experts warn against criminalizing independent medical care in emergencies

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09 Dec 2013

GENEVA (9 December 2013) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Anand Grover, and the World Medical Association (WMA) urged today the Turkish Grand National Assembly (Meclis) to...

UN human rights experts urge Bangladesh to stop the execution of Abdul Quader Mollah

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09 Dec 2013

GENEVA (9 December 2013) – Two United Nations human rights experts have urged the Government of Bangladesh to halt the execution of Abdul Quader Mollah, who was sentenced to death on 17 September by...

UN experts urge Iraq to establish the whereabouts of the seven missing residents of Camp Ashraf

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09 Dec 2013

GENEVA (9 December 2013) – A group of United Nations independent experts today called on the Government of Iraq to establish the fate and whereabouts of seven residents of Camp Ashraf, who were...

UN expert group on discrimination against women launches first visit to China

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09 Dec 2013

GENEVA (9 December 2013) – The United Nations Working Group on discrimination against women in law and in practice will undertake its first visit to the People’s Republic of China from 12 to 19...

Trafficking in persons: First visit of UN independent expert to Belize

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09 Dec 2013

GENEVA (9 December 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, will visit Belize from 12 to 16 December 2013 to examine the situation of trafficking of...

Opening statement by the High Commissioner for the Book launch in New York

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09 Dec 2013

9 December 2013 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, intended to be with you for this book launch. However, she has to be with Mandela, for the last...

Opening statement by Mr. Craig Mokhiber, Chief, Development, Economic and Social Issues Branch, RRDD at the Author Roundtable

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09 Dec 2013

9 December 2013 Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Good afternoon and welcome to this Author Roundtable. Our newest publication ‘Realizing the Right to Development’ celebrates the 25th Anniversary of...

CCPR/C/BOL/CO/3: Concluding observations on the third periodic report of the Plurinational State of Bolivia

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Concluding observations

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06 Dec 2013

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

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06 Dec 2013

The world mourns the passing of Nelson Mandela, one of the greatest statesmen of the modern era. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay remembers her fellow countryman as a man who fought for dignity and liberty for all citizens, regardless of race.