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Venezuela: Impunity amid dismal human rights situation

UN report details Venezuelan authorities’ failure to hold accountable perpetrators of serious human rights violations and the grave impact of the economic and social crisis on the rights to food and health.
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Refugees and other migrants do not lose their rights by crossing borders

Current migration policies and populist rhetoric dehumanise people on the move across the globe and criminalise migration, a fundamentally human phenomenon.
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Global update at the Human Rights Council on access for human rights

High Commissioner appeals to Council members "to do more, to speak louder and work harder" for human rights and peace
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"The one core lesson brought home to me by this extraordinary mandate"

This is the way that wars are made: with the snarl of belligerence and the lash of injustice.
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Stand up for human rights and celebrate the UDHR 70th anniversary

Join the year-long campaign to celebrate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which turns 70 in 2018. Stand up for human rights and take action for stronger respect, greater freedom and more compassion.
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Venezuela impunity UN report details Venezuelan authorities’ failure to hold accountable perpetrators of serious human rights violations and the grave impact of the economic and social crisis on the rights to food and health.

Kashmir report There is an urgent need to address past and ongoing human rights violations and abuses and deliver justice for all people in Kashmir, who for seven decades have suffered a conflict that has claimed or ruined numerous lives, report by the UN Human Rights Office says.

Hungary law ‘xenophobic’ Zeid condemns a new law in Hungary that criminalizes efforts to help asylum-seekers, refugees and undocumented migrants, highlighting the continuing assault on civic space in the country.

USA : Migrant children The executive order signed by the US President on 20 June 2018 fails to address the situation of thousands of migrant children forcibly separated from their parents and held in detention at the border, experts says.

Human trafficking States around the world must act now to protect migrants from traffickers by putting in place innovative measures to identify as early as possible those who are at risk, expert says.

Global access update High Commissioner appeals to Council members ”to do more, to speak louder and work harder" for human rights and peace

Business & human rights A group of UN experts is urging States to use their trade, finance and investment incentives to promote business respect for human rights.

Discrimination against women Immediate actions must be taken to stop a backlash which is threatening to undermine, erode, and even roll back hard-won women’s rights around the globe, say experts.

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Global access update High Commissioner appeals to Council members ”to do more, to speak louder and work harder" for human rights and peace

Libyan conflict We are deeply alarmed at the escalating risks to the population in the eastern city of Derna in Libya, where fighting has intensified. The population of Derna must be protected and treated with dignity and respect.

Egypt, US, Ethiopia We are concerned about escalated crackdowns against freedom of expression in Egypt and a zero tolerance policy separating children from families at the US southern border, and encouraged by Ethiopia’s lifting of its state of emergency.

Bangladesh killings People do not lose their human rights because they sell or use drugs, High Commissioner Zeid says, condemning the alleged extra-judicial killings of some 130 suspected drug offenders in Bangladesh and urging investigations.

Mexico disappearances Zeid urges Mexico to take urgent steps to end a wave of enforced disappearances in Nuevo Laredo, amid strong indications that these crimes have been committed by federal security forces.

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Moldova UN Special Rapporteur Michel Forst has announced his first official visit to the Republic of Moldova from 25 to 29 June to assess the situation of human rights defenders.

Gaza health care crisis UN human rights experts back calls for a large-scale international response to the overwhelming health care needs of people living in Gaza.

Online violence against women States must act urgently to introduce new legislation to stamp out online and information and communications technology (ICT) facilitated violence against women and girls, an expert says.

Hungary Hungary’s move to make homelessness a crime is cruel and incompatible with international human rights law, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing says.

Ukraine Ukraine should provide for an adequate legal and institutional framework with appropriate oversight to prevent and punish enforced disappearances, say experts.

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Women's rights in the economic sphere The Council held a panel focusing on advancing women’s rights in the economic sphere through access and participation in information and communication technologies.

Discrimination against women, trafficking in persons The Council held a dialogue with the Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women, and with the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons.

Discrimination against women, trafficking in persons The Council heard the presentation of reports by the Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice, and by the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons.

Violence against women, migrants The Council held a dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, and the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants.

Extrajudicial executions, freedom of expression The Council held a dialogue with the Special Rapporteurs on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, and on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression.

Extrajudicial executions, freedom of opinion and expression The Council heard the presentation of reports by the Special Rapporteurs on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, and on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression.

International solidarity and right to education The Council held a dialogue with the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity and the Special Rapporteur on the right to education.

General debate on High Commissioner's oral update The Council held a debate on the oral update of Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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Enforced disappearance Committee on Enforced Disappearances registers case number 500

Ecuador social security Ecuador violated a woman’s right to social security by denying her a retirement pension, UN experts said today.

Child rights UN child rights experts issue their findings on Argentina, Angola, Algeria, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Lesotho, and Norway.

Spain inclusive education Spain’s segregation and exclusion of students with disabilities from mainstream education amounts to grave or systematic violations of those students’ right to education, UN human rights experts said in a report issued today in Geneva.

Committee on Enforced Disappearances session The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) is meeting in Geneva from May 22 – June 1, 2018, to review Albania, Austria, and Honduras.

Philippines "terrorist" list The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination expressed concern at a list of more than 600 individuals alleged to be affiliated with "terrorist organizations."

Statement on Israel Statement on Israel by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Racial Discrimination Committee findings The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today published its findings on Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Nepal, Peru, Saudi Arabia and Sweden.

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Enhancing equality and countering discrimination

Combating impunity and strengthening accountability and the rule of law

Integrating human rights in development and in the economic sphere

Widening the democratic space

Strengthening international human rights mechanisms

Early warning and protection of human rights in situations of conflict, violence and insecurity

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Online Misogyny Women who raise their voices online are often tormented by threats of murder and sexual violence, as well as disinformation and smear campaigns. States and corporate actors need to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Global access update High Commissioner appeals to Council members ”to do more, to speak louder and work harder" for human rights and peace

Foreign Policy Award This is the way that wars are made: with the snarl of belligerence and the lash of injustice.

ILO World of Work Summit Celebrating the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

30th anniversary of the Sakharov prize Honouring human rights defenders

Annual report to States "A struggle worth every effort we can bring to it", HC says.

FIFA 2018 World Cup Urging a strong stand on discrimination

What place for human rights Resurgent hostility is an existential threat to the human rights movement -- and a very real threat to humanity.

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Annual appeal 2018

Annual appeal 2018

Protecting LBGTi people

Living Free and Equal: Tackling Violence and Discrimination against LGBTi People

Human rights info. for Parliamentarians

Human Rights: Handbook for Parliamentarians (co-published with IPU)

Traditional justice in Africa

Human Rights and Traditional Justice Systems in Africa

National mechanisms for reporting and follow-up

NMRF: A Practical Guide to Effective State Engagement with International Human Rights Mechanisms

Right to development

FAQs on the Right to Development

Human rights and government budgets

Realizing Human Rights through Government Budgets

Migration

Migration, Human Rights and Governance: Handbook for Parliamentarians (co-published with IPU)

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Human Rights Council / 38th Session From: 18-06-2018
To: 06-07-2018
Palais des Nations Room XX

Human Rights Committee - Working Group on Communications / 123rd Session From: 25-06-2018
To: 29-06-2018
Palais Wilson 1st

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women - Working Group on Communications / 41st Session From: 27-06-2018
To: 29-06-2018
Palais des Nations Room XVI

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women - WG on inquiries / 10th Session From: 28-06-2018
To: 29-06-2018
Palais Wilson 1-016

Human Rights Committee / 123rd Session From: 02-07-2018
To: 27-07-2018
Palais Wilson Gr

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women / 70th Session From: 02-07-2018
To: 20-07-2018
Palais des Nations Room XVI

Working Group on Situations / 22nd Session From: 09-07-2018
To: 13-07-2018
Palais Wilson 1st

Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous People / 11th Session From: 09-07-2018
To: 13-07-2018
Palais des Nations Room XX

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