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Nieves Galarraga looking over the remains of her daughters who went missing 10 years ago
Nieves Galarraga looking over the remains of her daughters who went missing 10 years ago.
© Fiscalía General de la Nación - Colombia

ENDING THE CYCLE OF BEREAVEMENT

The remains of her four daughters are returned to a mother in Colombia who had been unaware of their whereabouts for the past 10 years. In a handing over ceremony at its country office in Bogota, OHCHR urges States to find missing persons.
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High Commissioner addresses a roundtable discussion on ‘maternal mortality, human rights and accountability’. © OHCHR Photo/Melinda Simon-Ching

Maternal mortality, human rights and accountability

United Nations Human rights chief Navi Pillay says that maternal mortality is often a result of the concomitant violations of key human rights principles.
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Goal 5: Improve maternal health © E.Gianotti/ ILO

Right to Health key to achieving MDGs

High Commissioner: The right to health is at the very core of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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Human Rights in the news 

DRC report comes out 1 Oct.
High Commissioner says Mapping Exercise report on human rights violations in DR Congo from 1993-2003 will be made public on 1 October .
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Pillay condemns West Bank attacks
Pillay condemns attacks which killed four and injured two Israelis and which appear to be aimed at undermining the peace talks
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Trafficking expert visits Argentina, Uruguay
UN expert on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, begins her first visit to Latin America
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People of African Descent
UN expert meets World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, OAS and NGOs to plan activities for International Year for People of African Descent.
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As Viet Nam develops, new efforts are needed to ensure no one is left behind,” says UN expert
At the end of a nine-day visit to Viet Nam, the UN expert on extreme poverty calls for more inclusion of vulnerable groups as the country develops
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From : 06-09-2010 To : 07-09-2010
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BoT, UN Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery / 15th
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Palais Wilson
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Palais des Nations, Room XX
Committee on the Rights of Child (CRC) / 55th
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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) / 47th
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Palais des Nations
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Palais des Nations, Room XX
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) / 4th
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Palais des Nations/New York
Pre-sessional Working Group on Communications - Human Rights Committee / 100th
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Palais Wilson, Geneva
Ad Hoc Committee on the elaboration of complementary standards / 3rd
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Palais des Nations, Room XX
Human Rights Committee / 100th
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Palais Wilson, Ground Floor
BoT, UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture / 33rd
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Pre-sessional Working Group - Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women / 49th
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Palais des Nations, Salle XVI
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) / 45th
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UPR Working Group / 9th
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Committee against Torture (CAT) / 45th
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Sub-Committee on Prevention (OPCAT) / 12th
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WG on Arbitrary Detention / 59th
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Pre-sessional WG - CESCR / 45th
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Palais Wilson, Ground Floor
WG on the use of mercenaries / 11th
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Forum on Minority Issues / 3rd
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