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Ukraine: UN human rights expert launches mission to consult with minority communities

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04 Apr 2014

GENEVA (4 April 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita Izsák, will carry out her first official visit to Ukraine from 7 to 13 April 2014, to gather first-hand...

Press briefing notes on Central African Republic and Somalia

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04 Apr 2014

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights : Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 4 April 2014 Subject: 1) Central African Republic & 2) Somalia 1) Central African Republic We have...

Nigeria: UN torture prevention body concludes its high level advisory visit, as a first step to strengthen the national capacity to prevent torture

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04 Apr 2014

Abuja, 3 April 2014. – The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture completed today a high level advisory visit to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The visit, which took place from 1 to 3...

Minority rights key to an inclusive post-2015 development agenda

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04 Apr 2014

Ensuring the inclusion of minority issues in the post-2015 development agenda is key for addressing the social and economic marginalization faced globally by persons belonging to minorities.

Human rights: UN expert on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to visit Tokyo

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03 Apr 2014

GENEVA / TOKYO (3 April 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Marzuki Darusman, will visit Tokyo on 8-10...

Terrorised population in Syria deserves a political solution, states UN Commission

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03 Apr 2014

Syrians want a peaceful resolution to the conflict and accountability for the crimes committed in their country, the Commission of Inquiry on Syria tells the Human Rights Council.

A/HRC/26/22: Report on child, early and forced marriage

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02 Apr 2014

Taking into consideration information received from States, United Nations agencies, civil society groups and other relevant stakeholders, the report discusses the international norms and standards applicable to child, early and forced marriage and the human rights impact of the practice on women and girls.

A/HRC/25/64: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tomás Ojea Quintana

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02 Apr 2014

XVII Ibero-American Judicial Summit, Santiago de Chile

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02 Apr 2014

2 April 2014 Ladies and gentlemen, Dear colleagues and friends, It is a pleasure and an honour to address this event. You are here to discuss the application of international human rights law by...

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: crimes against humanity revealed

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02 Apr 2014

During the UN Human Rights Council Session in Geneva, Switzerland, the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea presented its report on an array of systematic, widespread, and gross human rights violations, some amounting to crimes against humanity, being committed by the DPRK.