UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS appeal to israel on house demolitions

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GENEVA, 28 May (UN Information Service) -- The Special Rapporteurs of the Commission on Human Rights on adequate housing and on the right to food issued the following statement today:

UN HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS ECHO CONCERNS ABOUT EVENTS IN RAFAH AND GAZA STRIP

 

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GENEVA, 24 May (UN Information Service) -- Three Independent Experts of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights issued the following statement on Friday, 21 May:

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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES THIRTY-SECOND SESSION

Considered Reports of CzechRepublic, Monaco,

Croatia, Germany, Chile, New Zealand and Bulgaria

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WORKING GROUP ON ARBITRARY DETENTION TO MEET IN GENEVA

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GENEVA, 21 May (UN Information Service) –- The United Nations Working Group on arbitrary detention will hold its thirty-ninth session from 24 to 28 May at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

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PERMANENT FORUM SPEAKERS STRESS NEED TO ENSURE ADEQUATE HEALTH CARE FOR INDIGENOUS

PEOPLES, INCORPORATE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE INTO HEALTH SYSTEMS

Asking what good would come of achieving respect for indigenous peoples’ human rights without ensuring that indigenous communities were healthy enough to enjoy those rights, the Permanent Forum’s focal point on health this morning suggested health be considered the first priority of the body’s work.

 

SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON OCCUPIED TERRITORIES “HORRIFIED” AT ISRAELI ACTION IN GAZA

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GENEVA, 19 May (UN Information Service) -- The Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, John Dugard, today made the following statement:

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