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On 17 May 2007, the first members of the Human Rights Council were elected. The Council consists of 47 members divided over five regional groups. Each member serves a three year term. At present the following States...
To change the attitudes to the use of violence and practices of violence in our homes and in the wider society. Main activities- Public education against child abuse and domestic violence- Maintaining a shelter for abused women and children-...
[8 March 2007] - Across the world today, one in every five girls of primary school age are not in school. When girls miss out, not only are they denied the chance to learn to read and write, earn a living and participate in democracy, it...
[NEW YORK/GENEVA, 11 December 2006] – Eliminating gender discrimination and empowering women will have a profound and positive impact on the survival and well-being of children, according to a new UNICEF report issued on UNICEF’s 60th...
[8 December 2006] - The debate in Parliament on a proposed ban on corporal punishment in schools was deferred yesterday in the hope of building consensus among political parties. Alliance For Change (AFC) MP Chantalle Smith asked for a deferment of...
Summary: World sanitation crisis causes millions of avoidable deaths, and contamination from human waste is largely to blame, says UNDP’s Human Development Report.[CAPE TOWN, 9 November 2006] - Simply installing a flush toilet in the home increases...
Summary: This global report was launched during the week of the presentation of the UN Study on Violence Against Children in New York on 12 October. The report is part of a submission to the Violence Study.As the UN Secretary-General’s Study...
Summary: El Portal de Juventud para América Latina y el Caribe ofrece acceso a veintinueve manuales en diversas temáticas juveniles. Entre los temas se encuentran: • Manual para la Promoción y Defensa de los Derechos Sexuales y Derechos...
Summary: This manual is a practical, hands-on guide to the procedures and substantive case law of the inter-American human rights system.The Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights at the Yale Law School and the Center for...
