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Comment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Seif Magango after at least 80 civilians reported killed in Nigeria airstrike
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We deplore yesterday’s airstrike in Kaduna State, northern Nigeria, that reportedly left at least 80 civilians dead and more than 60 injured – the latest of at least four airstrikes that have resulted...
Parliaments and Human Rights: A Self-Assessment Toolkit
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Parliaments and Human Rights: A Self-Assessment Toolkit was jointly prepared by OHCHR and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The toolkit seeks to help parliaments better integrate human rights into...
Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislation: Guidance and Practice
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This joint publication by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) aims to support countries embarking on legislative reform...
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocol: Handbook for Parliamentarians (revised edition)
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More than four decades after its adoption, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women remains an essential and ambitious guide for achieving gender equality across...
New treaty would codify right to development
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The right to development is the focus of a new international human rights convention currently being drafted as requested by the Human Rights Council. The Convention on the Right to Development will, among other things, codify the right to free, active and meaningful participation in development and in fair-sharing the benefits from development.
Istanbul Protocol: Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (2022 edition)
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This revised edition from the original 2004 version strengthens the widely recognized and highly valued Istanbul Protocol on the effective investigation into and documentation of torture and ill...
Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations: A Practical Guide on the Effective Use of Digital Open Source and Information in Investigating Violations of International Criminal, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
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The Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations identifies international standards for conducting online research of alleged violations of international criminal, human rights, and...
Briefing by Spokesperson Rupert Colville on Myanmar-Bangladesh
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Human Rights Council 46th SessionAgenda Item 2: Report on ensuring accountability and justice for all violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
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Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 24 February 2021 Distinguished President of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Colleagues and friends, I am pleased to...