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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Human Rights Council holds interactive dialogue with the special rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children
Concludes Interactive Dialogues with the Special Rapporteurs on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Human Rights Council concludes dialogue on foreign debt and starts dialogue on freedom of religion or belief
The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its interactive dialogue with Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky,…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
States should not use religious beliefs to justify women and LGBT+ rights violations – UN expert
GENEVA (2 March 2020) – States should repeal gender discriminatory laws grounded on religious…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
International Holocaust Remembrance Day 27 January 2020
Commemorating 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, UN experts call for urgent action…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Pakistan blasphemy death sentence for Junaid Hafeez is “travesty of justice”- UN experts
GENEVA (27 December 2019) – UN human rights experts* have condemned the death sentence…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
China urged to disclose location of Uyghur academic Tashpolat Tiyip
GENEVA (26 December 2019) - UN human rights experts* have expressed alarm at the…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Egypt must free Coptic Christian rights defender reportedly held on terror charges, say UN experts
GENEVA (11 December 2019) - UN human rights experts* have called on Egypt to…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Statement marking 33rd anniversary of UN Declaration on Right to Development
Time to boost people’s participation in Sustainable Development Goals, say UN experts GENEVA (4…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Time for world leaders to honour 25-year-old promises and renew their commitments on women’s rights, say human rights experts
GENEVA (11 November 2019) – The international community must prioritise women’s rights to meet…
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