Geography
Oral statement at CEDAW 55th session
The session considered reports from the following seven State parties: Afghanistan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cape Verde, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Serbia, and United Kingdom.
Thursday 29 August 2013Uzbekistan: A CHRONICLE OF FORCED LABOUR OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS
The Uzbek government continues to force its citizens to work in cotton fields, in hazardous conditions and for no or negligible pay. Meanwhile, the Government has indicated no interest in ending the forced-labour production system.
Thursday 29 August 2013‘Afghan Women’s Writing Project’ Enables Women In Afghanistan To Read, Write In Secret
Despite constant dangers, Afghan women’s poetry continues to flourish. One outlet for women’s poetry is Mirman Baheer, Afghanistan’s largest literary society for women. Mirman Baheer operates in Kabul with over 100 members.
Wednesday 28 August 2013Conference on Water Ends with ‘Empty Statements’ in Tajikistan
Global Voices Alexander Sodiqov An international conference on water cooperation ended in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, on August 21. More than 900 representatives from about 70 countries and organizations attended the conference. Yet the […]
Wednesday 28 August 2013120th Goftegu Public Debate: Task of the Next Government in the face of Monster of Illiteracy – Invitation
120th Goftegu Public Debate: Task of the Next Government in the face of Monster of Illiteracy – Invitation
Tuesday 27 August 2013Armanshahr Human rights and civil society periodical, Issues 33-34, August 2013 published
Armanshahr Human rights and civil society periodical, Issues 31-32, August 2013 published. Special issue on 7 years of Public GOFTEGU debates
Saturday 24 August 2013Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners
1. The following rules are not intended to describe in detail a model system of penal institutions. They seek only, on the basis of the general consensus of contemporary thought and the essential elements of […]
Friday 23 August 2013Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 34/169 of 17 December 1979 Article 1 Law enforcement officials shall at all times fulfil the duty imposed upon them by law, by serving the community and by protecting all […]
Friday 23 August 2013Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders
Whereas the work of law enforcement officials * is a social service of great importance and there is, therefore, a need to maintain and, whenever necessary, to improve the working conditions and status of these […]
Friday 23 August 2013Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law
The General Assembly, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights, other relevant human rights instruments and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of […]
Friday 23 August 2013
