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UN High Commissioner for Human
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Discrimination and Inequality
Jeopardize the Millennium Development Goals, says High Commissioner for Human
Rights
The
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, issued a
statement on the midpoint of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),
stating, "The global snapshot at the halfway point* of the MDGs does not
make for happy reading. Despite progress in some areas and in some parts of
the world, it appears that Governments are not honouring the commitments they
have made.” (More
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Hemispheric
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Center for
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Call for Action on Girls' Rights Abuses
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UN Special Rapporteur on
Trafficking Restrained in
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Committee on Economic, Cultural
and Social Rights Concludes Thirty-Eighth Session
The
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded on 18 May its
three-week spring session by adopting its concluding observations and
recommendations on the reports of Nepal, Hungary, the Netherlands (Antilles),
Finland and Latvia which it considered during the session. (More
information) |
Committee against Torture
Concludes Thirty-Eighth Session
The
Committee against Torture today concluded its thirty-eighth session and
issued its concluding observations and recommendations on reports from |
UN Human Rights Committee Calls on
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Armenia
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Vice-Minister
Hristova Meets American Human Rights Advocates Visiting Bulgaria (More
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About
Trafficking, Prostitution, Pornography, Drugs, Vodka and More… (More
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Head
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Kosovo
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Human
Trafficking in Kosovo Remains a Problem (More
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Protection
Measures Help Combat Domestic Violence in Kosovo (More
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Seminar
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Nepal
Passes Anti-Trafficking Bill (More
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First
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OSCE
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Thailand
Passes New Law Criminalizing Marital Rape (More
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United
Arab Emirates Establishes National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking (More information) |
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Police
in Britain Address FGM (More
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Head
Cameras to Be Used by Police Officers in |
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OSCE
Project Coordinator to Train Ukrainian Journalists on Reporting on Human
Trafficking (More
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Abuse
Assessments Often Ignored in Custody Disputes (More
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New Research and Reports
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PICUM Report Points to Problems in
Human Trafficking Public Policy Framing
The
Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) has
produced a public policy brief addressing current public policy standards
that define and work to combat human trafficking. (More
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Global Peace Indicators Fail to
Include Domestic Violence
The
Global Peace Index is a ranking system which proposes to classify the nations
of the world by their level of “peace” for their people. While the
Index does include factors such as “ongoing domestic and international
conflict,” “safety and security,” within the country, and level of
militarization, it fails to address a widespread form of violence, i.e.
violence that occurs within the home against women and children. (More
information) |
Financial Training for Domestic
Abuse Survivors
The
National Network to End Domestic Violence Fund has partnered with the
domestic violence program of the Allstate Foundation to create a
five-workbook curriculum for domestic violence survivors. The curriculum
addresses issues ranging from the first few weeks through the first few years
of economic independence, with a focus on survival, safety, and
self-sufficiency. (More
information) |
GAAT
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Human Rights Study Shows that
Obstacles to Citizenship in
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UNIFEM Training Module for Gender
Equality Advocates
UNIFEM
has published a training module designed to aid advocates of gender equality
to promote and support the implementation of the Convention to End all forms
of Discrimination Against |
NGO Shadow Report on the Treatment of Roma People in the
The
European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC), in coalition with other NGOs, produced a
Shadow Report to supplement the July 2007 UNHR Committee’s review of the |
Conference on Austrian Model of
Intervention in Cases of Domestic Violence Issues Report
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Journey to Safety Video and Facilitator's Guide Now
Available
Journey
to Safety is an artistic stage presentation of the challenges facing battered
refugee and immigrant women when negotiating legal, medical and government
systems. Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights and Pangea |
Family Violence Prevention Fund Conducts
Poll on Men's Attitudes toward Domestic Violence
Researchers
for Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) recently conducted a poll on men’s
attitudes on violence against women. (More
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New Online Resource for
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UN Guide to
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New Guide for Mothers
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ASEAN Issues Report to Help Combat
Human Trafficking
The
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has declared itself committed
to fighting human trafficking within its member states and has issued a
report to assist those nations with this task. (More
information) |
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