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Global Challenges to Human Rights

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12 Apr 2017

Speech by Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, delivered at Johns Hopkins Centre for Public Health and Human Rights 12 April 2017 Ladies and gentlemen, What a moment to return...

"Achieving gender balance and equitable geographical representation in the elections of members of the Committee"

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Statements

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12 Apr 2017

Statement of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Adopted during the Committee’s seventeenth session (20 March-12 April 2017) “The Committee on the Rights of Persons with...

Beirut Declaration enhances role of religions in promoting human rights

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12 Apr 2017

Finding common ground among diverse faith groups results in a new multi-faith initiative to protect religious freedom and uphold human rights.

A/HRC/35/23/Add.3: Informe del Relator Especial sobre ejecuciones extrajudiciales, sumarias o arbitrarias, Christof Heyns, sobre su visita a Honduras: comentarios del Estado

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Thematic reports

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11 Apr 2017

A/HRC/35/23/Add.1: Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions on his mission to Honduras

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Country reports

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11 Apr 2017

Hungarian Parliament urged by UN expert to reconsider new law targeting Central European University

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Press releases

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11 Apr 2017

GENEVA (11 April 2017) – The Parliament of Hungary should reconsider recently adopted legislation which appears to be aimed at undermining the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, says a...

Protecting the rights of detainees in Syria

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11 Apr 2017

Protection of detainees and the disappeared in Syria was the focus of a recent panel discussion held during the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The discussion focused on the experiences of former detainees as well as providing some ways forward.

CCPR/C/SRB/CO/3: Concluding observations on the third periodic report of Serbia

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Concluding observations

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10 Apr 2017

Press briefing note on Syria and Gaza

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07 Apr 2017

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date : 7 April 2017 Subject: (1) Syria, (2) Gaza (1) Syria The absolutely abhorrent attack on Khan...

UN human rights expert to assess the situation of trafficking in persons in Cuba

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06 Apr 2017

GENEVA (5 April 2017) –United Nations Special Rapporteur Maria Grazia Giammarinaro will assess the situation of trafficking in persons especially that of women, children, but also of men in Cuba...