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In Dialogue with Brazil, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Reduction in Provisional Prison Sentences, Raise Issues Concerning Prison Overcrowding and Excessive Use of Force against Afro-Brazilians
20 April 2023
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The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Brazil, with Committee Experts praising a reduction in provisional prison…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend the Philippines’ Law on HIV/AIDS, Ask Questions on the Situation of Indigenous Peoples and on Internally Displaced Persons
20 April 2023
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-first to twenty-fifth periodic report of the Philippines, with Committee…
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Sudan: Guterres calls for immediate ceasefire
20 April 2023
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Secretary-General António Guterres (left at table) participates in a virtual meeting on the situation in Sudan.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday appealed for warring parties in Sudan to observe a ceasefire for at least three days so that civilians trapped in conflict zones can seek medical…
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Current climate policies ‘a death sentence’ for the world, warns Guterres
20 April 2023
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Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the General Assembly on the request for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the obligations of States in respect of climate change.
If governments continue with the same environmental policies currently in place,…
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WHO mission to Syria quake zone boosts protection from disease outbreaks
20 April 2023
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The World Health Organization continues to support people displaced by the earthquake in northwestern Syria.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has carried out a month-long field mission to areas of northwest Syria devastated by the February earthquakes there, and in Türkiye, helping stem the risk of…
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INTERVIEW: How hate speech triggered genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
20 April 2023
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Henriette Mutegwaraba, survivor of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and founder of the Million Lives Genocide relief fund, addresses the commemoration of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide.
In April 1994, a sinister call was broadcast over radio stations…
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Boost for developing nations as mRNA technology hub moves to the next phase in South Africa
20 April 2023
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A lab worker in the mRNA technology transfer hub in South Africa, one of the countries selected to establish mRNA vaccine production.
An ambitious UN-led effort to create mRNA technology transfer hubs in the developing world, is taking another major step forward…
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In Dialogue with Colombia, an Expert of the Committee against Torture Welcomes the Prohibition of Amnesty for Public Officials Accountable for Past Abuses, Asks about Reports of Officials’ Use of Lethal Force in Response to Social Protests and about Prison Strikes
19 April 2023
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The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Colombia, with a Committee…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Note Portugal’s Adoption of a National Plan to Combat Racism and Discrimination, Ask Questions on the Census and Discrimination against Roma and Persons of African Descent
19 April 2023
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined eighteenth and nineteenth periodic…
