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CAMBODIA: UN Expert urges government to review draft law regulating NGOs
29 Sep 2011 News
Summary: In presenting his annual report to the Council on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Mr Subedi, Special...
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: UN adopts resolution on death penalty
29 Sep 2011 News
Summary: The Human Rights Council adopted, without a vote, a resolution on the death penalty....
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EXTREME POVERTY: UN Expert calls for contributions for upcoming report
28 Sep 2011 News
Summary: The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Ms. Magdalena Sepulveda Carmona, is calling for...
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BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: Five members appointed for UN Working Group
27 Sep 2011 News
Summary: The five members of the new UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights have been finalised....
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IRAN: UN experts condemn public execution of juvenile and reiterate call for immediate halt on death penalty
23 Sep 2011 News
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UN: Political will main barrier to drinking water access, says Expert
16 Sep 2011 News
Summary: On 15 September, the Human Rights Council held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human...
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CHILD SLAVERY: UN Special Rapporteur holds interactive discussion
16 Sep 2011 News
Summary: On 14 September, the Human Rights Council held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on...
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RACIAL DISCRIMINATION: UN announces Special Procedure vacancy
14 Sep 2011 News
Summary: The vacancy for the position of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination,...
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FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: UN Human Rights Committee sets out practical application of freedom of expression and opinion
8 Sep 2011 News
Summary: The Committee seeks to give practical application to freedom of opinion and expression in the radically altered...
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BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: Shortlisted candidates announced for UN Working Group
6 Sep 2011 News
Summary: A UN Consultative Group, appointed to interview candidates for the new UN Working Group on Business and Human...
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