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SRI LANKA: Government targets human rights defenders ahead of UN resolution
12/Mar/2013 News
Summary: The Human Rights Council should unequivocally condemn the latest effort by the government of Sri Lanka to silence...
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NORTH KOREA: Crimes against humanity must be probed by an international enquiry, says UN expert
12/Mar/2013 Publication
Summary: In introducing his report to the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur on North Korea, Marzuki Darusman,...
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SYRIA: UN Member States express concern for children as latest report unveiled
12/Mar/2013 Publication
Summary: As the Commission of Inquiry on Syria presented its latest report at the Human Rights Council's 22nd session, a...
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UN: Your chance to influence resolution on human rights defenders
11/Mar/2013 News
Summary: During the Human Rights Council's 22nd session, discussions were held on restrictions being placed on human...
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SAUDI ARABIA: Group execution postponed
7/Mar/2013 News
Summary: Saudi Arabia has granted a last-minute stay of execution to seven men who were due to die by firing squad and...
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YEMEN: Juvenile offenders face execution, says human rights group
5/Mar/2013 News
Summary: Yemen’s government should stop seeking and carrying out the death penalty for child offenders, 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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SAUDI ARABIA: Human rights group urges government to halt imminent child executions
5/Mar/2013 News
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SYRIA: Displacement giving way for serious gender-based crimes, warns UN official
28/Feb/2013 News
Summary: A senior official with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), speaking to the Human Rights...
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MALDIVES: Girl gets 100 lashes for pre-marital sex
27/Feb/2013 News
Summary: A 15-year-old rape victim has been sentenced to 100 lashes for engaging in premarital sex, court officials have...
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