Notre action pour le changement

Climate change poses a direct threat to a wide range of universally recognized human rights.
© UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

A HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACH TO TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate change poses a direct threat to a wide range of universally recognized human rights. The Poznań Climate Change Conference, from 1 to 12 December, should take into account the human rights impacts of climate change and protect the people whose lives are most adversely affected.
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Winners of the 2008 United Nations Prize in the field of Human Rights have been announced by the General Assembly president © : UN Photo/M Grant

United Nations Human Rights Prize 2008

The United Nations Prize recognising outstanding achievements in the field of human rights has been awarded to six individuals and one institution.
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Jorge, who suffers severe autism, was put into an institution that could not provide the care he needed. © © Sebastian Rich

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities celebrates this year the entering into force of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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Actualités des droits de l'homme

Missed opportunities in Doha

The Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights, Cephas Lumina, points out that "financing for development is a matter of human rights"
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Michel Forst termine sa première visite en Haïti

L'Expert indépendant sur la situation des droits de l'Homme en Haïti souligne les progrès réalisés dans le domaine des droits civils et politiques
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New report on the human rights situation in Iraq

"Iraq has witnessed great improvements in general security conditions", says latest report of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)
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Read the full report

Pillay calls for concerted action to end slavery

On International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says “slavery is a crime against humanity,”
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Statement by the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery