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ESC RIGHTS: UN Committee adopts rules of procedures for complaints mechanism
11/Dec/2012 Publication
Summary: The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has adopted its provisional rules of procedure under the...
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Llanto et al. v. Corrales
Fri, 20/05/2011 - 00:00 Case Law
Case on the legality of detaining a child in hospital because of parents' inability to pay the hospital fees.
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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - 9th session
Mon, 15/04/2013 - 00:00 Event
Summary: The 9th session of the Committee will take place in Geneva from 15 - 19 April 2013....
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD): Session 82
Mon, 11/02/2013 - 00:00 Event
Summary: The 82nd session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) will take place from 11...
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INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT: Africa leads the way with new regional Convention
7/Dec/2012 News
Summary: The UN Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons today welcomed the entering into force of a new...
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MIGRANT WORKERS: Treaty body seeks comments on draft General Comment
6/Dec/2012 News
Summary: The Committee on Migrant Workers is seeking comments on its draft General Comment No. 2 on the rights of migrant...
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY 67th SESSION: Children's rights on the agenda
Mon, 08/10/2012 - 00:00 Event
Summary: The 67th session of the General Assembly will take place from 8 October to 28 November 2012 in New York. Find out...
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SLAVERY: Forced marriage leads to life time in slavery, warns UN expert
4/Dec/2012 News
Summary: “Women and girls who are forced to marry find themselves in servile marriages for the rest of their lives,”...
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BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: Largest open dialogue set to begin in Geneva
29/Nov/2012 News
Summary: On 3 December, around one thousand participants will join the largest global discussion to date on how...
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UN: General Assembly approves first-ever text calling for end to female genital mutilation
29/Nov/2012 News
Summary: On 28 November, UN Member States have approved the first-ever draft resolution aimed at ending the harmful...
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