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About 140 of the 193 States Members of the UN have abolished the death penalty or introduced a moratorium either legally, or in practice.
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WORKING TOWARDS A WORLD WITHOUT THE DEATH PENALTY

In 2010 and 2011, many UN Member States took concrete steps to abolish the death penalty, says a senior official with the UN Human Rights Office. However, only 73 States have so far ratified the only international treaty aiming at the abolition of the death penalty.
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Group of children in a small town of South Sudan © EPA/Stuart Price

Seeking justice for children during and after armed conflict

A UN publication examines how children can seek justice for violations suffered during armed conflict and explores the responsibility of children who have committed criminal acts while associated with an armed group.
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Journalists scrambling for information in Mexico City, Mexico, 10 February 2011 © EPA/Mario Guzmán

Journalism - one of the world’s most dangerous professions

Human rights chief Navi Pillay says States have an obligation to end impunity for attacks against journalists.
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Human Rights in the news 

Alarm on land mega-projects
South-East Asia: “Don’t sideline the rights of communities whose ways of life depend on their natural environments,” warn UN experts on food and indigenous peoples.

Postponed - visit to Libya
The country visit to Libya by the United Nations Working Group on the use of mercenaries (21-25 May 2012) has been postponed due to technical reasons.

A ‘Healthvision’ for Azerbaijan
UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Anand Grover, urges the Government of Azerbaijan to increase health expenditure up to international standards.

Tajikistan / Right to health
UN Special Rapporteur Anand Grover launches an official mission to make an independent assessment of the realization of the right to health in Tajikistan (24 May to 1 June).

Who and what shapes the Internet?
“It is crucial to address who and what shapes the Internet today,” says United Nations Special Rapporteur on cultural rights, Farida Shaheed.

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