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Padova Model UPR

The 7th edition of the Padova Model UPR has ended

Human Rights Committee in session
refugees

The students of the Refugee Rights Lab of the University of Padova present their submission to the Human Rights Committee in Geneva

Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights at the Human Rights Council
Peru

OHCHR: Peru Crimes against Humanity Fight a Ticking Clock

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
© OHCHR/ Irina Popa
freedom of expression

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: the new Law on Foreign Influence in Georgia affects freedom of expression and association

Padova Model UPR23 Group photo
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Padova Model UPR

The 6th edition of the Padova Model UPR has ended

Activists attend a march against gender violence in Ecuador.
United Nations

OHCHR: High Commissioner Türk calls for concrete and transformative action to end gender-based violence

human rights

OHCHR: France must address racism and discrimination in law enforcement

Afghan students perform during graduation at their degree-award ceremony at a university in Herat, Afghanistan.
© UNAMA/Fraidoon Poya
human rights

UN condemns Taliban decision to ban women from universities

human rights

United Nations: Published new guide “Protecting Minority Rights: A Practical Guide to Developing Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Legislation”

Group picture of the Padova Model UPR 5° edition
Padova Model UPR

The 5th edition of the Padova Model UPR has ended

The United Nations #FightRacism campaign
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human rights

OHCHR: New #FightRacism campaign - Learn, Speak up, Act!

A group of hands in the air, one of those is holding a bill. In the background there is the writing "Business and Human rights".
human rights

OHCHR: UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Environment presented recommendations regarding due diligence and businesses

barbed wire
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

OHCHR welcomes progress made in Zambia and Central African Republic to abolish the capital punishment

The United Nations #FightRacism campaign
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United Nations

21 March: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

A view of a participant during the opening of the 23rd Session of Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on the theme: "Enhancing Indigenous Peoples’ right to self-determination in the context of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: emphasizing the voices of Indigenous youth”.
© UN Photo/Manuel Elías
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OHCHR: Call for Sweden to respect indigenous rights and withdraw from the Gállok mining project