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Legal changes and climate of hatred threaten migrants’ rights in Italy, say UN experts

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21 Nov 2018

GENEVA (21 November 2018) – Italy’s proposed tightening of immigration rules will have a serious impact on migrants’ lives, and are of grave concern, UN human rights experts* said today, urging the...

Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70:
30 Articles on 30 Articles - Article 4

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13 Nov 2018

Spanish Article 4: Freedom from Slavery Men bought and sold like commodities, held for years against their will on fishing boats off Thailand. Yazidi women sold into sex slavery, raped daily and...

Country visit to Italy (3-12 October 2018)

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12 Oct 2018

Italian version End of mission statement Ms. Urmila Bhoola, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences Members of the press, ladies and gentlemen, I am...

Embrace migrant workers as rights holders essential to Italy’s agro-economy

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12 Oct 2018

Italian GENEVA/ROME (12 October 2018) - Migrant farm workers in parts of southern Italy are enduring extreme levels of labour exploitation and coercion, and inhumane working and living conditions, the...

International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October 2018

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11 Oct 2018

States must listen to girls to end prejudices and deliver their rights, say UN experts GENEVA (9 October 2018) – States around the world must take effective action to end discrimination and gender...

UN expert on contemporary forms of slavery to visit Italy

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28 Sep 2018

Italian GENEVA / ROME (28 September 2018) – The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Urmila Bhoola, will visit Italy from 3 to 12 October. During her country visit, Bhoola will...

The unspoken servitude of women domestic workers

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17 Sep 2018

The integration of women in the global labour market and ageing societies have created a gap in households filled by migrant domestic workers whose rights can be gravely violated, says Urmila Bhoola, UN expert on contemporary forms of slavery.

Statement by Ms. Urmila Bhoola, Special Rapporteur on conteporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences at the 39th session of the Human Rights Council

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10 Sep 2018

10 September 2018 Mr President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honour for me to address the Human Rights Council as the second Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery...

Japan: Fukushima clean-up workers, including homeless, at grave risk of exploitation, say UN experts

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16 Aug 2018

GENEVA (16 August 2018) – Japan must act urgently to protect tens of thousands of workers who are reportedly being exploited and exposed to toxic nuclear radiation in efforts to clean up the damaged...

A/HRC/39/52: Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences - Note by the Secretariat

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27 Jul 2018

Summary The Secretariat has the honour to transmit to the Human Rights Council the report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, Urmila...