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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Discusses Reparations for Child Victims and Survivors of Sale and Sexual Exploitation, and the Importance of Climate-Resilient and Carbon-Neutral Housing for All
08 March 2023
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The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children on reparation as a crucial component of meaningful…
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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Holds General Discussion on Persons with Disabilities in Situations of Risk and Humanitarian Emergencies
08 March 2023
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The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday, 7 March, and on Wednesday, 8 March, held a day and a half of general discussion on persons with disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies,…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Marks International Women’s Day, Hearing the High Commissioner Say that Women’s Equality is Central to All Human Rights
08 March 2023
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Council Concludes the General Debate on the High Commissioner’s Global Update
The Human Rights Council this morning observed International Women’s Day and then concluded the general debate on the High Commissioner’s global…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears the High Commissioner’s Presentation of Reports on Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras and Cyprus and Starts a General Debate on the High Commissioner’s Global Update and on the Reports
07 March 2023
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The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, present reports on the activities of his Office in Colombia,…
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In Dialogue with Peru, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Advances in Promoting Gender Equality, Raise Issues Concerning the Trial of Former President Pedro Castillo and Alleged Human Rights Violations Occurring During Recent Demonstrations
07 March 2023
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The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Peru on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
07 March 2023
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe,…
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MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents an Oral Update on the Activities of his Office and Recent Human Rights Developments
07 March 2023
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Human Rights Council Hears of “Staggering” Numbers of Civilian Victims in South Sudan,Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua
The Human Rights Council this…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the People of Myanmar Continue to Suffer Profound Human Rights Harms and that Serious and Systematic Human Rights Violations and Abuses in Nicaragua are Crimes against Humanity
06 March 2023
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Council Concludes its Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan
The Human Rights Council…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that the Human Rights Situation in Eritrea Remains Dire and Shows No Sign of Improvement, and that the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan Continues to Deteriorate
06 March 2023
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Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its interactive…
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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Twenty-Eighth Session
06 March 2023
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The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today opened its twenty-eighth session, during which it would review the reports of Angola, Argentina, Georgia, Peru, Togo and Tunisia.
In her opening statement, Wan-Hea Lee, Chief, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights…