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Angela
Bortel, Staff Attorney at Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, writes about
immigration assistance for survivors of domestic violence. (More information) |
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Updated section: Sexual Harassment
Domestic Legal Framework
As
of 13 July 2007, the Sexual Harassment: Domestic Legal Framework section has
been updated. (More
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International and Regional News
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The UN Human Rights Council a Year Later
In
June, the UN Human Rights Council was one year old. How is it different from
its predecessor, the Commission on Human Rights? (More
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Committee on Rights of Child
Concludes Forty-Fifth Session
The
Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its forty-fifth session,
issuing its conclusions and recommendations on the situation of children in |
UN Trust Fund to End Violence against
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Online Consultation: Draft Guiding
Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
In
response to Human Rights Council Resolution 2/2 “Human Rights and Extreme
Poverty,” adopted at its second session on 27 November 2006, the OHCHR is
conducting a consultation with all stakeholders to get feedback on the draft
principles. (More
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United Nations States Human
Trafficking Helps Spread HIV/AIDS
The
UN has stated that the approximately 300,000 women and children who are
trafficked across |
The Permanent Forum on Indigenous
Issues: Statement by Prof. Yakin Ertürk, Special Rapporteur on Violence
against
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UNFPA, UNICEF Step Up Efforts to
End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
A
$44-million program has been launched to reduce female genital mutilation by
40 per cent in 16 countries by 2015 and to end the harmful traditional
practice within a generation. (More
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Conference Highlights
Domestic Violence Policy in European Union
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Publication Released by the United
Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
The
UN Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery released a
publication recently discussing their work, and providing an overview of
contemporary forms of slavery as well as the legal instruments that exist to
combat this problem. (More
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Optional Protocol to the
International Covenant of Economic Social and Cultural Rights Considered
The
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights stated her support for the addition of
an optional protocol to the International Covenant of Economic Social and
Cultural Rights that would create a complaints mechanism. (More
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Economic and Social Council Adopts
Texts on Palestinian
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Too Little Justice for Victims of
Sexual Violence in Post-Conflict Countries
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Human Rights Committee Concludes
Ninetieth Session
The
Human Rights Committee concluded today its ninetieth session, during which it
considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations on the
reports submitted by Zambia, Sudan and the Czech Republic on how they
implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights. (More
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