Article 41: Respect for higher standards

CAR: UN official urges strong action to protect women and girls against "terrifying" violations
25/Jun/2014 News
Head of UN Women urges the Security Council to take strong action to help restore the rule of law in the country.
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World Refugee Day 2014: Number of refugees displaced globally tops 50 million
20/Jun/2014 News
UNHCR report says more than half of those displaced are children, with aid organisations reaching breaking point.
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FGM: Spanish court sentences Gambian couple over Female Genital Mutilation
20/Jun/2014 News
Court confirms 12 year prison sentences for Gambian couple in Barcelona for circumcising their two daughters who are minors. 
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FRANCE: ERRC urges French authorities to fully investigate lynching of Romani minor
18/Jun/2014 News
The European Roma Rights Centre expresses its deep concern regarding the brutal lynching of a 16-year-old Romani boy in France. The ERRC urges French authorities to investigate the attack, in particular any possible racial motivation, and to bring the perpetrators to justice.
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FGM: Ending this practice is vital for healthy communities, stresses UN official
17/Jun/2014 News
Human rights chief calls FGM a form of gender-based discrimination and violence that must be eradicated if women, girls and their communities are to thrive.
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BAHRAIN: 15-year-old child detained and denied education
17/Jun/2014 News
Bahrain Center for Human Rights expresses its concern for the continued practice of arresting and detaining children in Bahrain.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Botched circumcisions becoming health crisis in country
17/Jun/2014 News
Problem is most severe in the Eastern Cape province, where nearly 500 young men have died in circumcision rituals since 2006.
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PAKISTAN: Minorities fear ‘forced conversion’ to Islam
17/Jun/2014 News
Human rights groups believe the number of reported cases failing to capture the true extent of the problem.
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EGYPT: New sexual harassment laws introduced
17/Jun/2014 News
Egypt has introduced new laws against sexual harassment in an effort to bring down the escalating menace.
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UNITED KINGDOM: New law makes it criminal offence to force children into marriage
16/Jun/2014 News
Campaigners say that the new law in England and Wales sends "a powerful message".
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