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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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World Toilet Day statement
Everyone has a right to sanitation, including people held in detention, say UN experts on sanitation, health and torture.
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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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Violence against Kyrgyz women
UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women says despite Kyrgyz Government's commitments women still face various forms of violence
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