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Actress Meryl Streep, speaking at the UN in New York
Actress Meryl Streep, speaking at the UN in New York calls for the establishment of a special expert to monitor laws that discriminate against women.

MERYL STREEP URGES ACTION AGAINST GENDER DISCRIMINATION

Governments round the world are urged again to take action to revoke discriminatory laws against women and girls. Actress Meryl Streep adds her voice to those calling on Governments and the UN to take action now..
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International sign language interpreter at the Human Rights Council session

Realising the rights of persons with disabilities

At the 13th session of the Human Rights Council, UN Human Rights chief, Navi Pillay calls on parties involved in the emergency response in Haiti to take all measures to ensure the protection and safety of persons with disabilities.
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A mother shelters her children from the sun in a tent city in Cite Soleil after an earthquake measuring 7 plus on the Richter scale rocked Port au Prince Haiti -: UN Photo/Sophia Paris

International Women’s Day: an Outlook on Haiti

Haitian women along with aid and protection organizations work together to overcome multiple challenges and risks in the camps for the displaced.
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Human Rights in the news 

Message to Italy
Statement to the press in Rome by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, at the end of her mission to Italy, 10-11 March 2010.
Jos: new approach needed
High Commissioner Navi Pillay urges the Nigerian authorities to tackle the complex underlying causes of the tension and violence in the north of the country.
Lasting solutions for Haiti
"Help people rebuild their lives by securing their economic, social and cultural rights,” say UN expert panel looking for lasting solutions for the displaced in Haiti.
Australia / Indigenous peoples
UN independent expert James Anaya calls for development and self-determination to help Australian indigenous communities to overcome disadvantages.
In the name of 'honour'
“In the name of family ‘honour,’ women and girls are shot, stoned, burned, buried alive, strangled, smothered and knifed to death with horrifying regularity,” reminds Pillay on International Women’s Day.
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