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IRAQ: ISIL may have committed genocide, says UN human rights report
20 Mar 2015 News
Evidence from a UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights report released today suggests that the attacks against ethnic and religious groups by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant may have been genocide.  
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Report on the status of the right to education
17 Mar 2015 News
Organisations and individuals are invited to submit relevant information for the upcoming report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and UNICEF.
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UN: Human Rights Council’s 25th Session opens in Geneva
6 Mar 2014 News
The 25th session of Human Rights Council opens in Geneva, highlighting the need for the protection and promotion of human rights for all.
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SYRIA: Living under Siege
19 Feb 2014 News
UN human rights paper details devastating impact of sieges in Syria.
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Commission on Human Rights Adopts Measures On The Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory, Colombia, Children
28 Nov 2013 News
Summary: The Commission on Human Rights this afternoon adopted a resolution on the situation in the occupied Palestinian...
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UGANDA: “Public assembly must be protected, not attacked”, say UN independent experts
14 Aug 2013 News
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EGYPT: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urges Government restraint and respect for human rights
31 Jan 2011 News
Summary: The Egyptian Government has been urged to restrain its use of force against civilian protesters and to restore...
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INDIA: “Space for civil society is being contracted,” warns UN expert on human rights defenders
25 Jan 2011 News
Summary: Cases of human rights abuses against human rights defenders and their families in India have highlighted...
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SOMALIA: UN Response to Execution of Teenage Girls
12 Nov 2010 News
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UN: Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS
17 Aug 2010 News
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