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| Global arms trade contributes to use of child soldiers
2013-02-11 12:25:13 -- Amnesty International Press release11 February 2013
Halting the use of child soldiers in conflicts is just one of a series of compelling reasons for states to adopt a strong Arms Trad .... | |
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| Egypt: Impunity fuels sexual violence
2013-02-08 14:46:06 -- Amnesty International Press release7 February 2013
Letting perpetrators in Egypt get away with sexual harassment and assault has fuelled violent attacks against women in the vicinity .... | |
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| OSCE calls for more co-operation to prevent human trafficking in Mediterranean
2013-02-08 10:31:01 -- ROME, 8 February 2013 – The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, called for greater dialogue and co-operation amo .... | |
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| Thailand: Striking contrasts in access to safe drinking water and sanitation
2013-02-08 10:25:57 -- UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation urges establishment of independent water and sanitation regulator
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| Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights will enter into force on 5 May
2013-02-06 18:23:49 -- Pillay welcomes major breakthrough enabling individual complaints on economic, social and cultural rights GENEVA (6 February 2013) - The UN High Commissioner for Human .... | |
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| Pillay pays tribute to civil rights activist Rosa Parks
2013-02-05 16:49:17 -- OHCRR Media Release5 February 2013
Thursday, December 1, 1955, in downtown Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa Parks, an African American, refuses to give up her seat on the bus to a white pers .... | |
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| Turkey: OSCE media freedom representative welcomes government's reform pledge, stresses need to better protect journalists
2013-02-05 15:46:18 -- ANKARA, 5 February 2013 – Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, in a productive meeting today with Turkish Justice Minister Sadullah Ergın, commended the .... | |
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| Syria: UN begins delivery of safe water supplies for 10 million people
2013-02-04 22:31:28 -- 4 February 2013 – A large-scale operation is under way in Syria to secure safe water supplies for more than 10 million people – close to half the population, the United Nations Children .... | |
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| Russian Federation: UN human rights experts advise Duma to scrap bill on 'homosexuality propaganda'
2013-02-01 16:29:52 -- GENEVA (1 February 2013) – A group of United Nations independent human rights experts today called on the lower house of the Russian parliament to discard a draft bill to establish administra .... | |
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| Egypt: Rising violence against female protesters
2013-01-31 23:32:31 -- 31 January 2013 – The top United Nations official tasked with advancing gender equality today expressed “deep concern” about the escalating violence against women in Egypt, partic .... | |
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| In face of non-cooperation, UN calls on Israel to take part in human rights review
2013-01-30 10:33:19 -- 29 January 2013 – The top United Nations human rights body today voiced regret at Israel’s decision not to participate in the scheduled review of its human rights record, and called on .... | |
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| Israel sets precedence by not taking part in Universal Periodic Review session
2013-01-30 10:10:50 -- News Release-For Immediate Release- January 29, 2013 Statement by Human rights groups in Israel: Human Rights Council delay opportunity to reverse nonparticipation .... | |
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| Security Council must act now to address Syria crisis, UN-Arab League envoy stresses
2013-01-30 08:12:51 -- 29 January 2013 – The Joint Special Representative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on the Syrian crisis, Lakhdar Brahimi, today called on the Security Council to take acti .... | |
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| Egypt: Detention without judicial review; trials lacking appeal rights
2013-01-30 07:58:53 -- Human Rights Watch: Emergency Powers Excessive
(New York) January 30, 2013 – President Mohamed Morsy of Egypt should reverse the emergency powers he issued on January .... | |
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| Kenya: Stalled police reform is a risk to elections
2013-01-30 07:52:02 -- Amnesty International Press release30 January 2013
Violence in the aftermath of the 2007 Kenyan elections which claimed 1,300 lives shows just how vital it is Kenyan police are proper .... | |
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| UN Special Rapporteur on right to safe drinking water and sanitation launches first mission to Thailand
2013-01-29 10:55:06 -- GENEVA / BANGKOK (29 January 2013) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Catarina de Albuquerque will visit Thailand from 1 to 8 February 2013 to assess the country’s developments and rem .... | |
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| Egypt: Pillay urges serious dialogue and end to use of excessive force
2013-01-29 10:53:11 -- GENEVA (29 January 2013) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed alarm on Tuesday at the spreading violence and increasing number of deaths in Egypt, and urged all parties .... | |
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| Russian Federation: Protests against draft homophobic law
2013-01-29 01:17:27 -- --> HREA offers a new certificate course .... | |
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| 'Spain must make a priority the fight against racism, now more than ever'
2013-01-29 01:13:11 -- MADRID / GENEVA (28 January 2013) - United Nations Special Rapporteur Mutuma Ruteere today called on the Spanish authorities at national, regional, provincial and local levels to make a priority th .... | |
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| On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, OSCE urges renewed efforts to fight intolerance, stressing importance of human rights education
2013-01-27 12:32:12 -- KYIV, 27 January 2013 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara, marked International Holoca .... | |
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