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Guinea pursues a healthy environment and development for human rights

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06-SantaCruzGuinea
The third edition of the Hernán Santa Cruz Dialogue looked at the contribution of development to human rights in Guinea. Like many countries across the globe, Guinea has enshrined the right to a healthy environment in its Constitution.

Believe in yourself

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Ahead of International Women's Day 2021, we’re celebrating the achievements of women working in human rights leadership. We are showcasing their inspiring battles for the human rights of women and...
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Persons with disabilities disproportionately affected by climate change

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05_HRC44_CCDisability_hp
“Poverty, discrimination and stigma are the main elements that influence the impact of climate change on people with disabilities,” Catalina Devandas Aguilar, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, told members of the Human Rights Council.

A/HRC/44/51: Women’s human rights in the changing world of work - Report of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls

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In the present report, the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls analyses the gender dimensions of major trends changing the world of work, including technological and demographic changes, accelerated globalization and the shift to sustainable economies, and underlines the need to focus on the structural and systemic discrimination already faced by women in all facets of their life, which places them at greater risk of further discrimination.