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Femicide Watch call 2020

UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Dubravka Simonovic, in 2015, to establish a “femicide watch” and/or observatories on gender related killings of women,

Thursday، 12 November، 2020

Human Rights Council adopts eight resolutions and closes twenty-eighth session

The Human Rights Council this afternoon closed its twenty-eighth session after it adopted eight texts, including on extending the mandate of the Independent Expert on Mali, on combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of persons based on religion or belief, on the prevention of genocide, and on the impact of the world drug problem on the enjoyment of human rights. The Human Rights Council also elected four mandate holders.

Monday، 30 March، 2015

Climate change impacts enjoyment of human rights

A group of human rights and climate change experts discussed how human rights should be a part of any approach to take effective action to mitigate climate change.

Wednesday، 25 February، 2015

Report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan in 2013

The human rights situation in Afghanistan continues to face serious challenges, with the 2014 elections and scheduled conclusion of security transition creating an environment of uncertainty, including for human rights. Many Afghans, especially women, fear that achievements made in the protection and promotion of human rights since 2001 will be increasingly at risk.

Monday، 3 March، 2014

WHO WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE? HUMAN RIGHTS & THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

OHCHR Report Calls for Integrating Human Rights Standards in Post-2015 Development Goals 22 May 2013: A report from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) calls for integrating human rights standards […]

Thursday، 15 August، 2013