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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