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...
[21 de marzo de 2007] - En este informe se explican detalladamente los actuales motivos de preocupación de Amnistía Internacional respecto a la discriminación, el racismo y la xenofobia contra los trabajadores migrantes haitianos y dominicanos de...
[SANTO DOMINGO, March 21 2007] - Deep-rooted racial discrimination against Haitian migrants living in the Dominican Republic is causing arbitrary mass deportations and the denial of birth certificates to thousands of children, according to a...
[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...
El Instituto de Derechos Humanos Santo Domingo, en el marco de su misión institucional de promoción y difusión de los Derechos Humanos, convoca con el auspicio del Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos al V Concurso Nacional de Trabajos Acad...
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography Brunei Darussalam: 21st November 2006Dominican Republic: 6th December 2006pdf: http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/...
[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...
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...
