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Third Committee of the UN General Assembly

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14 Oct 2020

Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 14 October 2020 Distinguished Chair, Excellencies, I am honoured to present the report of my Office, A/75/36, pursuant to General...

COVID-19: Indigenous peoples’ voices must be heard, says UN expert

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13 Oct 2020

NEW YORK (12 October 2020) - Indigenous peoples have largely been left out of COVID-19 responses globally and the pandemic is likely to worsen inequalities and racism in wider society, a UN human...

Spain’s age assessment procedures violate migrant children’s rights, UN committee finds

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13 Oct 2020

Español GENEVA (13 October 2020) – Spain's procedures to determine the age of unaccompanied migrant children violated their fundamental human rights, the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has...

Expert: COVID-19 exposure is exposure to hazardous substances

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13 Oct 2020

民众在2019冠状病毒病检测中心外排队等候。联合国专家报告指出，人人有权得到保护，免受病毒传染。©路透社／Hannah McKay

“Everyone has a right to be protected from exposure to hazardous substances and environmental pollution. Exposure to COVID-19 is no exception,” said Marcos Orellana, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and hazardous substances and wastes.

A/75/385: Interim report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed: Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance

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Thematic reports

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12 Oct 2020

Summary In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed, highlights the importance of safeguarding freedom of religion or belief for all for the...

A/75/384: Report on human rights standards and possible steps towards the respectful and lawful handling of mass graves

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Thematic reports

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12 Oct 2020

Summary The report focuses on mass graves, highlighting the multitude of sites of mass killings and unlawful death across history and the world. The Special Rapporteur presents some of the complex...

COVID-19 measures are ‘gender-blind’, increase risk of violence against women, says UN expert

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12 Oct 2020

NEW YORK (9 October 2020) – A UN human rights expert today expressed alarm at the increase in domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, and urged States to take immediate steps to stop violence...

18th Session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action

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12 Oct 2020

Opening Address by Michelle Bachelet, High Commissioner for Human Rights 12 October 2020 Excellencies, It is my pleasure to welcome you to this session of the Intergovernmental Working Group, which...

We need a common vision to confront the sale and sexual exploitation of children

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12 Oct 2020

This year has seen devastation by a pandemic affecting an entire generation, said Mama Fatima Singhateh, the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children as she presented her...

Cameroon: UN human rights experts call for end to detention and intimidation of peaceful protesters

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12 Oct 2020

GENEVA (12 October 2020) – UN human rights experts* today demanded that Cameroon release the main opposition leader and others arrested during country-wide peaceful demonstrations, and stop...