Civil and political rights

Decision 58/2001
اثنين, 03/12/2001 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning the right to bear and change one's own name in Hungary.
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LIBYA: Blast injures 12 children at Benghazi school
14/فبراير/2014 News
Twelve children injured, two of them seriously, in a grenade attack on a school in Benghazi, officials say.
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: UN scales up efforts to assist children impacted by conflict
14/فبراير/2014 News
United Nations strives to set up temporary classrooms and scale up the food stocks for children amidst continued fighting and brutal violence in CAR.
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BELGIUM: Age restrictions lifted on euthanasia
13/فبراير/2014 Publication
The amendment removes any reference to the age of a patient.
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GAMBIA: Children join millions to vote for 2014 'Child Rights Hero'
13/فبراير/2014 News
Children in The Gambia have joined millions around the world to vote for the 2014 ‘Child Rights Hero’ that pits Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai, who fights for girls’ right to education and was shot by the Taliban as a result; John Wood from the USA, who for over 15 years has given millions of children in 10 countries access to libraries and education; and Indira Ranamagar, for her 20-year struggle for children of prisoners in Nepal.  
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BELGIUM: Age restrictions lifted on euthanasia
13/فبراير/2014 News
The amendment removes any reference to the age of a patient.
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USA: Executions are suspended by Governor in Washington
12/فبراير/2014 News
Death penalty gets suspended in Washington by the state governor, in a move to engage officials to "join a growing national conversation about capital punishment."
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DR CONGO: Warlord Ntaganda tried for ethnic crimes and using child soldiers
12/فبراير/2014 News
Former warlord Bosco Ntaganda played a “key role” in ethnic crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, using child soldiers and capturing sex slaves for his rebel army, the International Criminal Court has heard.
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Vacancy: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
10/فبراير/2014 News
The UN Secretary-General has announced the job opening for the next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, to replace Navi Pillay whose term will end on 31 August 2014. The deadline to submit applications is 17 March 2014. 
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JUVENILE JUSTICE: Australia's tough new youth crime laws spark plea for UN intervention
6/فبراير/2014 News
New juvenile crime laws in the state of Queensland are described as violations of Australia's human rights obligations, leading to calls for UN intervention. 
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