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UN experts call for regulating advertising directed at children

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10 Aug 2016

For International Youth Day – Friday 12 August GENEVA (9 August 2016) - Ahead of International Youth Day, on Friday 12 August, two United Nations human rights experts warned about the impact of...

A/71/305: Integrating human rights into debt policies and debt sustainability analyses to counter new debt vulnerabilities: report

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05 Aug 2016

The present report of the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, includes two parts.

UN Experts statement on Habitat III: New urban agenda must be based in human rights

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29 Jun 2016

Geneva, 29 June 2016 As independent human rights experts 1 appointed by the Human Rights Council, we call for a New Urban Agenda that embraces the transformative potential of human rights as a...

Belgian legislation against vulture funds should be preserved – UN rights expert urges

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15 Jun 2016

GENEVA (15 June 2016) – The United Nations Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, expressed today his hope that core provisions of a Belgium law limiting vulture...

End-of-Mission Statement. Visit to the European Union institutions

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03 Jun 2016

Brussels, 3 June 2016 Today I end my official visit to institutions of the European Union which began on 30 May 2016 and I would like to thank the European Commission and other European institutions...

“Economy should serve the people, not vice versa” – UN expert says after assessing EU adjustment policies

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03 Jun 2016

BRUSSELS / GENEVA (3 June 2016) – Recent austerity policies are hitting the most vulnerable and are undermining economic, social and labour rights within the European Union, today said United Nations...

UN human rights expert visits Brussels to assess EU response to the financial crisis

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25 May 2016

GENEVA / BRUSSELS (25 May 2016) – United Nations human rights expert Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky will undertake an official visit to Brussels from 30 May to 3 June 2016 to assess the impact of austerity...

Panama Papers: UN rights expert calls for the end of financial secrecy to halt flow of illicit funds

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08 Apr 2016

GENEVA (8 April 2016) – The United Nations Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, today called on the international community to urgently put an end to financial...

Economic inequality and financial crises undermine human rights, UN expert says in new report

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15 Mar 2016

GENEVA (15 March 2016) – Economic inequality contributes to financial crises and can undermine human rights, said the United Nations Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights, Juan Pablo...

Human Rights Council holds interactive dialogue with experts on foreign debt and on the right to food

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07 Mar 2016

MIDDAY GENEVA (7 March 2016) - The Human Rights Council today held a clustered interactive dialogue with Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, Independent Expert on foreign debt, and Hilal Elver, Special Rapporteur...