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Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities
The General Assembly, Reaffirming that one of the main purposes of the United Nations, as proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, is to achieve international cooperation in promoting and encouraging respect for human […]
Friday 6 December 2013Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment
The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 35/177 of 15 December 1980, in which it referred the task of elaborating the draft Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention […]
Friday 6 December 2013Open letter: For a renewed strategic support to human rights in Afghanistan
FIDH-Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA briefer on Afghanistan available here. Paris, Kabul 03 December 2013 Dear Ms. Ashton, Dear Mr. Mellbin, Dear Ambassadors, 2014 will be a crucial year for Afghanistan, marked by the beginning of a decisive […]
Wednesday 4 December 2013Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Paris, 9 December 1948
Introduction : Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of mass destruction on 9 December 1948 , which was adopted by the UN General Assembly , Convention , which was adopted one day before the Universal […]
Tuesday 3 December 2013Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights
PRELIMINARIES The institutions and non-governmental organizations, signatories to the present Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights, meeting in Barcelona from 6 to 9 June 1996, Having regard to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights which, […]
Tuesday 3 December 2013FIDH celebrates its 90th Anniversary/ Join Annual Dinner
FIDH celebrates its 90th Anniversary! FIDH annual dinner will take place on the same day as the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Friday 29 November 2013Celebration Week of Human Rights Day in Kabul, December 7th-11th 2013
Celebration Week of Human Rights Day Kabul, Afghanistan December 7th-11th 2013. Join us for a week-full programme of training, debates with prestigous speakers, culture, books, arts and music.
Friday 29 November 2013General Recommendation No. 30 on women in conflict prevention, confict and post-conflict situations
OHCHR General recommendations made by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Thursday 28 November 2013Podcast #1: Changing the World for Girls Series
UNGEI is pleased to collaborate with Beyond School Books to launch the podcast series, Changing the World for Girls. This series highlights the lasting impact education has on girls, families, communities and nations around the […]
Tuesday 26 November 2013FIDH Recommendations to the 12th Assembly of States Parties to the Statute of the International Criminal Court
On the occasion of the 12th session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which takes place from 20 to 28 November 2013 in The Hague, FIDH […]
Thursday 21 November 2013
