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Boys burn papers on a street in Dili, capital of East Timor.
Boys burn papers on a street in Dili, capital of East Timor.
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TWO DECADES ON - THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

The international community acknowledges progress and shortcomings over the two decades since the adoption by the UN General Assembly of the Convention on the Rights of the Child but resolves to make further progress.
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Protesters clash with police during the forced eviction at Dey Krohorm, Cambodia in January of this year - © Peter Harris/ Fotojournalism.net

In Search of Justice and a Home

The United Nations human rights office in Cambodia works closely with partners to help stop forced evictions and assist victims to seek fair compensation.
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The UN’s Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay urges judges to interact more to find ways of fighting inequality and discrimination

Judicial interaction

Regional judges meeting in the Maldives are urged to interact more to find ways of fighting inequality and discrimination.
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Human Rights in the news

Health rights expert in Australia

Special Rapporteur on right to health, visiting Australia from 23 November - 4 December, will focus on impact of poverty and discrimination
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UN expert on religion visits Laos

Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Asma Jahangir, makes a first visit to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic from 23-30 November.
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Report on Maheshe trial in DRC

OHCHR/MONUC report shows shortcomings in appeal proceedings linked to assassination of Congolese journalist Serge Maheshe.
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Serious discrimination in Brazil

“Indigenous people and Afro-Brazilians in particular are facing serious discrimination, injustice and violence,” says Pillay at the end of her visit to Brazil.
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Politics delay Bosnian IDP solutions

Political disputes are hindering progress in addressing IDPs' humanitarian needs, says UN expert on internally displaced.
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Board of Trustees of the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights / 31st
From : 27-10-2009 To : 30-11-2009
Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
WG on Arbitrary Detention / 56th
From : 18-11-2009 To : 26-11-2009
Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
Pre-sessional Working Group on Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights /
From : 23-11-2009 To : 26-11-2009
Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland
Universal Periodic Review / 6th
From : 30-11-2009 To : 11-12-2009
Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
Working Group on the use of mercenaries / 8th
From : 30-11-2009 To : 04-12-2009
Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland
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From : 30-11-2009 To : 02-12-2009
Palais Wilson, Grd floor
 
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