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Around 4 thousand internally displaced people were resettled at this new campsite in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti in April
Around 4 thousand internally displaced people were resettled at this new campsite in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti in April.
© UN Photo/Sophia Paris

HAITI SIX MONTHS ON

The people of Haiti slowly rebuild their homes and lives after the January earthquake. The focus now shifts to long-term reform of the fundamental systems of justice and governance.
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Internally displaced persons in Haiti after the devastating earthquake in January 2010 © UN Photo/Sophia Paris

Human rights are key in relief efforts

To have greater impact, humanitarian agencies should place human rights at the centre of emergency response, human rights experts and relief actors say.
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Migrant workers in Lebanon. © OHCHR/Carol Mansour

Protect the human rights of all migrants

The United Nations Human Rights office denounces mistreatment of migrants and urges respect for their rights.
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Human Rights in the news 

Cambodia: landmark conviction
Statement by the UN Special Rapportuer on the Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia, Surya Subedi, on the "Khmer Rouge Tribunal’s" decission.
Stronger regulation for PMSCs
The UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries will push forward its proposal to regulate the activities of Private Military and Security Companies.
More needed on Maori rights
UN Special Rapporteur on indigenous people, James Anaya, calls on New Zealand to keep on addressing the challenges still faced by the Maori population.
New concerns on Guantánamo
The UN Special Rapporteurs on torture and human rights and counter-terrorism call on the US not to forcibly transfer detainees if they risk being tortured.
Viet Nam’s minorities
Bilingual Education is key for Viet Nam’s minorities, “the poorest of the country’s poor,” says the UN Independent Expert Gay McDougall.
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