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Marginalized groups: UN human rights expert calls for an end to relegation

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12 Jun 2014

GENEVA (12 June 2014) – Persons with disabilities, youth, women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people, members of minority groups, indigenous people, internally displaced persons...

UN Human Rights Office signs cooperation agreement with OSCE human rights body

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12 Jun 2014

GENEVA (12 June 2014) – UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay and the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Janez Lenarcic, signed a joint declaration today in...

Human Rights Council discusses extrajudicial and summary executions and internally displaced persons

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12 Jun 2014

AFTERNOON 12 June 2014 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns, and...

Side Event, The Power of Empowered Women

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12 Jun 2014

12 June 2014 Thank you for this invitation. I regret very much that I was unable to hear all the remarks by today's impressive panelists. This event has become a tradition, spearheaded by the...

Global summit - exceptional opportunity to end sexual violence in conflict

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12 Jun 2014

A Global Summit aims to identify specific actions by the international community to end sexual violence in conflict.

Working together for human rights in the Euro-Atlantic region

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12 Jun 2014

The UN Human Rights Office and the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights agree to strengthen cooperation to promote and protect human rights.

Statement of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises to the 26th Session of the Human Rights Council

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11 Jun 2014

11 June 2014 Mr President, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honoured to present the report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational...

UN human rights expert to launch fact-finding mission to Cambodia

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11 Jun 2014

GENEVA / PHNOM PENH (11 JUNE 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi, will carry out an official visit to the country from 15 to 25...

Human Rights Council holds panel discussion on the safety of journalists

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11 Jun 2014

MORNING 11 June 2014 The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the safety of journalists to identify challenges and good practices to ensure the safety of journalists and to...

Bad for your health, bad for your rights: It’s time to deal with junk food – UN expert

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11 Jun 2014

GENEVA (11 June 2014) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Anand Grover, on Wednesday blamed ‘junk food’ for the global obesity epidemic and urged the international community to deal...