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An brief insight of UN information on human rights

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"The responsibility to protect offers us an opport. to prepare our future response to those situations the UN was created to prevent" Pillay

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"We should all undertake an honest assessment of our ability to save lives in extraordinary situations": Navy Pillay

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Concerted efforts by the international community at critical moments in time could prevent the escalation of violence into genocide": Pillay

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UN human rights chief welcomes important step towards establishement of ASEAN Commission on Human Rights

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UN experts ready to assist Russia in investigation series of killings of human rights defenders

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"I am impressed by the progress made in addressing the displacement situation in Northern Uganda" Rep. of the UN SG, Walter Kalin on IDPs

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“Human trafficking affects every country": United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons

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“crucial that the US Gvt...demonstrates its commitment to ensure full accountability of private military and security contractors" UN WG

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High Commissioner for Human Rights urges “transparent and idependent investigation of Estemirova killing"

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Room for improvement on minority issues in Kazakhstan: United Nations Independent Expert

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“Heads of State will have to do more if they want to help the billion human beings now suffering from hunger" UN Rapporteur on right to food

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Al Shabaab groups in Somalia carry extrajudicial executions, plant mines, bombs & explosive devices in civilian areas: Witnesses said to UN

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Reports suggest possible war crimes in Somalia: Navy Pillay

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“Condeno y censuro el comportamiento del Congreso [Honduras]": Leandro Despouy Relator Especial sobre independencia de jueces y abogados

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Relator de ONU (Despouy) critica autoridades de facto de Honduras y considera improcedente el desempeño de su Corte Suprema de Justicia

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“Tear down that wall, Mr. Netanyahu": UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk

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"The silence surrounding the widely-known problem of violence against the girls and women of Afghanistan must be broken.” Pillay

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“...violence, in the public and private spheres, is an everyday occurrence in the lives of a huge proportion of Afghan women.” UN report

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UN experts express grave concern on reports of killings,ongoing arrests,use of excessive police force and ill-treatment of detainees in Iran

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Six independent UN experts gravely concerned by mass arrests in Iran