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The image shows three old women in the waiting room of a hospital
[Events and Updates]

UN expert: Eliminate ageism and age discrimination

Ms Claudia Mahler, UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, presented her latest report to the 48th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, ...

Last update 13 Oct 2021
Mediterranea Saving Humans
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United Nations independent experts sent a letter to the Italian Government condemning a draft law by Italian Interior Minister to fine migrant rescuers

United Nations human rights experts Felipe González Morales, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants; Nils Melzer, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or ...

Last update 28 May 2019
Simona Lanzoni, elected for two consecutive terms as a member of the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) of the Council of Europe
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Council of Europe: Simona Lanzoni of Italy re-elected as member of GREVIO

The Committee of the States Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention), which met on 1st April 2019 in ...

Last update 3 Apr 2019
The European Commission for Democracy through Law - better known as the Venice Commission
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Council of Europe: the Venice Commission published guidelines for ombudsman institutions

The Venice Commission published a set of guidelines to protect ombudsman institutions, following threats to these institutions in recent years. Ombudsman are important for democracy, their services ...

Last update 21 Mar 2019
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International Human Rights Day 2010 – Maria Magdalena Sepulveda Carmona, UN Independent Expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty

On Friday 10 December 2010, at 9.30, at Aula Magna “G. Galilei” in the Palazzo del Bo, University of Padua, it was held a Seminar on the theme “Extreme poverty and human rights: ...

Last update 29 Jun 2012
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International Human Rights Day 2010 – Maria Magdalena SEPÚLVEDA CARMONA, UN Indipendent Expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty

On Friday 10 December 2010, at 9.30, at Aula Magna “G. Galilei” in the Palazzo del Bo, University of Padua, there will be a Seminar on the theme “Extreme poverty and human rights: ...

Last update 16 Dec 2010