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The UN Human Rights Office releases “The Riddle” a video emphasizing LGBT rights as human rights
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“The Riddle”: What exists in every corner of the world but remains illegal in more than 70 countries?

“The Riddle”, a video produced by the UN Human Rights Office draws attention to the impact of homophobia and transphobia on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people around the world.

Released to coincide with the International Day against Homophobia, the video features strong statements of support for LGBT rights from both Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay.



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A customer counts banknotes at an ATM in Brussels, Belgium, April 2011 © EPA/ Horacio Villalobos

UN disability rights body confirms that equal access to banking services should be granted to all

The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities issues an unprecedented decision on a case involving two visually impaired complainants against Hungary.
From left to right: Father Paolo Cristiano, Esma Ramović, Marinella Corsaro and Arif Sulejmanović © OHCHR/ Jan Jarab

The politics of exclusion continue in and around Rome

Roma migrants and their defenders describe the living conditions in camps, and forced evictions by the local authorities in Rome, Italy.

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Syria video
“The video that has just emerged from Syria, apparently showing a rebel leader cutting out and biting the heart of a dead soldier, depicts a truly atrocious act", says UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

“Guatemala, never again”
Justice is the best guarantee to prevent the recurrence of the terrible atrocities that characterized the civil war in Guatemala, say a group of UN independent human rights experts.

Guatemala / historic verdict
High Commissioner says Guatemala has made history by becoming the first country in the world to convict a former head of state for genocide in its own national court.

Mission to Bangladesh
UN Special Rapporteur Rashida Manjoo will visit Bangladesh to assess the situation of violence against women its causes and consequences in the country (20-29 May 2013).

“Keep Eritrea under close scrutiny”
“Blatant disrespect for human rights in Eritrea is unacceptable,” says UN expert Sheila B. Keetharuth, urging the international community to keep the country under close scrutiny.

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