Article 13: Freedom of expression

UN Expert urges need to safeguard children against traditional harmful practices
11/Mar/2013 News
Summary: On March 7th 2013, as a contribution to the Human Rights Council’s annual discussion on the child’s right to...
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SOMALIA: My rapists were rewarded, says Somali woman cleared of making false claims
11/Mar/2013 News
Summary: Rape victims will stay silent, warns Lul Ali Osman Barake in first major interview since acquittal, as her...
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SOUTH SUDAN: End Widespread Child Marriage, says human rights group
11/Mar/2013 Publication
Summary: The government of South Sudan should increase efforts to protect girls from child marriage, Human Rights Watch...
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UN: States must adopt legislation to protect defenders, says UN expert
5/Mar/2013 News
Summary: Presenting her annual report to the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders,...
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DISCRIMINATION: UN Human Rights Council must act against discrimination and homophobia, says human rights group
1/Mar/2013 News
Summary: The UN Human Rights Council should take a strong stand against discrimination on the grounds of sexual...
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BELGIUM: Parliament debates giving children the right to die
28/Feb/2013 News
Summary: Medical experts have given evidence to the Belgian Senate as the country’s upper house mulls giving children the...
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UNITED STATES: Parents of transgender first-grader file discrimination complaint
28/Feb/2013 News
Summary: A transgender rights group announced Wednesday that it has filed a discrimination complaint in Colorado on behalf...
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ICELAND: Government seeks internet pornography ban
27/Feb/2013 News
Summary: Country to examine ways to prevent citizens accessing violent or degrading content but critics are uneasy about...
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EGYPT: Young children detained and tortured after protests in Egypt
22/Feb/2013 News
Summary: Hundreds of children – some as young as nine – have been illegally detained and in many cases tortured by the...
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PAKISTAN: How justice works in Pakistan’s tribal areas and beyond
20/Feb/2013 News
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