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Human rights under increasing attack worldwide
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Human Rights Day – Saturday 10 December 2016 GENEVA (9 December 2014) – Speaking ahead of Human Rights Day on Saturday 10 December, the largest body of independent experts of the United Nations Human...
30th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Right to Development by the UN General Assembly on 4 December 1986
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The right to development requires States’ action 2 December 2016 The following joint statement has been made by a group of United Nations human rights experts* to mark the 30th anniversary of the...
Development agenda at risk unless States honour political and financial commitments, UN experts warn
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GENEVA (2 December 2016) – Governments must move from rhetoric to action and urgently honour their political and financial commitments to development, a group of United Nations human rights experts...
UN experts urge Myanmar to address serious violations of human rights in northern Rakhine State
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GENEVA (24 October 2016) – A group of United Nations human rights experts today urged the Government of Myanmar to address the growing reports of human rights violations in northern Rakhine State...
End of Mission Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Mr. Chaloka Beyani, on his visit to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - 11 to 20 October 2016
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20 October 2016 Introductory comments In my capacity as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), I carried out a visit to the Islamic Republic of...
Afghanistan: deteriorating displacement crisis requires urgent attention and increased resources
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KABUL / GENEVA (20 October 2016) – A United Nations expert on internally displaced persons (IDPs), Chaloka Beyani, today called on the Government of Afghanistan to intensify its efforts to meet the...
Mosul offensive: UN rights expert warns of potential worst-case scenario displacement in Iraq
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GENEVA (19 October 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Chaloka Beyani, today expressed deep concerns about the plight of...
United Nations expert calls for transition to needs-based approaches to address the situation of IDPs in Georgia
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TBILISI/GENEVA, 06 October 2016 – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Chaloka Beyani, today called upon the Government of Georgia to review its...
UN rights expert to visit Afghanistan to assess internal displacement progress and challenges
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GENEVA (7 October 2016) – United Nations expert Chaloka Beyani will visit Afghanistan from 11 to 21 October 2016 to assess the human rights situation of internally displaced persons as fears grow that...