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Human Rights Council: 25th Session
Mon, 03/03/2014 - 01:00 Event
Full details of the 25th Session of the Human Rights Council, to be held from 3 - 28 March 2014 in Geneva.  
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MACEDONIA: State prohibits all corporal punishment of children
25/Feb/2014 News
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has become the 36th State to ban all forms of corporal punishment of children in all settings, including the home. 
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SUDAN: Pregnant teenager alleging gang-rape charged with adultery
21/Feb/2014 News
Ethopian teenager says she was raped by seven men in August 2013, and now faces possible sentence of death by stoning.
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السودان: مراهقة اثيوبية اغتصبت جماعيًا... والخرطوم تتهمها بالزنا
21/Feb/2014 News
بعد تعرضها للإغتصاب الجماعي من قبل سبعة رجال في العام الماضي، تواجه مراهقة اثيوبية الحكم بالإعدام رجمًا بعد اتهامها بالزنا، بدلًا من الاقتصاص من الجناة الذين اعتدوا عليها في السودان.
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БЕЛЬГИЯ: Парламент принял закон о детской эвтаназии
21/Feb/2014 News
[13/02/2014] Бельгийский парламент после голосования в нижней палате принял законопроект об эвтаназии для смертельно...
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CORÉE DU NORD : une commission de l'ONU réclame la saisine de la Cour pénale internationale
21/Feb/2014 News
[Le 17 février 2014] - De multiples crimes contre l'humanité, découlant de politiques établies au plus haut sommet de l...
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La BELGIQUE légalise l'euthanasie pour les mineurs
21/Feb/2014 News
La loi, déjà votée en décembre par le Sénat, a été approuvée par les députés à une majorité de 86 « pour », 44 « contre » et 12 abstentions.
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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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AFGHANISTAN: President orders changes to draft law amid fears for Afghan women
18/Feb/2014 News
Afghan president backs away from a law that would have silenced victims of domestic violence, forced marriage and child abuse.
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NORTH KOREA: UN-mandated human rights inquiry documents 'widespread, systematic abuses'
18/Feb/2014 News
A UN-mandated report documents a grim array of human rights abuses in North Korea and calls for urgent action, including referrals to the International Criminal Court.
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