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Human rights protection must gain new momentum at World Humanitarian Summit – UN expertsFirst World Humanitarian Summit – 23-24 May 2016

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23 May 2016

GENEVA / ISTANBUL (23 May 2016) – Humanitarian action that places human rights at its center is key to ensure protection for all victims, today said a group of rights specialists from the largest body...

Foreign fighters: emerging challenge for human rights

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20 Apr 2016

With an estimated 30,000 people fighting in armed conflicts outside their country of residence, States need guidance and information on how to deal with this emerging trend and its implications for communities.

Arms Trade Treaty – UN human rights experts urge all States to ratify it and consider disarmament

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23 Dec 2014

GENEVA (23 December 2014) – A group of United Nations human rights experts urged all Governments around the world to ratify the landmark United Nations Arms Trade Treaty that will enter into force...

Colombia: UN experts call on the authorities to reconsider the constitutional reform of military criminal justice

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22 Oct 2012

GENEVA (22 October 2012) – Eleven United Nations human rights experts have called on the Government and the Congress of Colombia to reconsider the proposed reform of the country’s Political...

Rio+20: “No global goals without accountability” – an open appeal from over 20 UN experts

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19 Mar 2012

GENEVA (19 March 2012) – In an open letter* to world Governments, a group of 22 UN independent human rights experts called on States to incorporate universally agreed international human rights norms...

Human Rights Council extends mandates on Housing, Indigenous People, Protecting Human Rights while Countering Terrorism and Mercenaries

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30 Sep 2010

Human Rights Council MORNING 30 September 2010 Adopts Presidential Statement on Haiti which Extends Mission of Independent Expert on Human Rights in Haiti until September 2011 The Human Rights Council...

“Without human rights, Millennium Goals will fail,” say UN Human Rights Experts

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17 Sep 2010

GENEVA (17 September 2010) – “The Heads of State gathering in New York next week should bear in mind that, if they really want to eliminate poverty, they must be guided by human rights,” said 26...

Mercenaries: UN expert panel pushes for stronger regulation of private military and security companies

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23 Jul 2010

GENEVA (23 July 2010) – The UN Working Group* on the Use of Mercenaries will push forward its proposal for a possible international convention on the regulation of activities of Private Military and...

Vanuatu takes the lead

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18 May 2010

Vanuatu is set to become the first Pacific Island nation to ratify the Convention against Torture.

“It’s high time to close the legal gap for private military and security contractors” – UN expert body on mercenaries

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30 Apr 2010

(Key reasons to create an international convention on private military and security companies) GENEVA – The UN Working Group* on the use of mercenaries is appealing for broader support towards the...