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Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls: preventing and responding to violence against women and girls in the world of work (2019), para. 57
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- (f) Providing victims and survivors of violence in the world of work with effective remedies, including relief support and legal, medical, psychological and confidential counselling services and access to reasonable and necessary leave to participate in legal processes, receive medical treatment or make arrangements for their safety, and relevant, comprehensive and victim/survivor-centred legal protection in a gender-responsive manner, including protection of victims and survivors from secondary victimization and protection of victims, survivors, witnesses and whistle-blowers from reprisals for reporting violence in the world of work;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Gender
- Health
- Violence
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- Sep 22, 2021
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Assistance to survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, particularly orphans, widows and victims of sexual violence (2006), para. 03
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- Recalling the 2005 World Summit Outcome, 2 particularly its recognition that all individuals, in particular vulnerable people, are entitled to freedom from fear and freedom from want, with an equal opportunity to enjoy all their rights and fully develop their human potential,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
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- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Equal participation in political and public affairs (2016), para. 13
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- 1. Expresses concern that, despite progress made towards the full implementation of the right to participate in public affairs worldwide, many people continue to face obstacles, such as discrimination, including multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, in the enjoyment of their right to participate in the public affairs of their countries as well as in the enjoyment of other human rights that enable it;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
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- All
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (2015), para. 30
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- 14. Commends the important role that the Special Rapporteur plays towards the elimination of extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, and encourages the Special Rapporteur to continue, within his mandate, to collect information from all concerned, to respond effectively to reliable information that comes before him, to follow up on communications and country visits and to seek the views and comments of Governments and to reflect them, as appropriate, in his reports;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Myanmar (2016), para. 27
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- (c) To report to the General Assembly at its seventy-first session, as well as to the Human Rights Council, on the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission (2008), para. 16
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- 3. Strongly urges all States to consider establishing to the extent that they have not yet done so jurisdiction, particularly over crimes of a serious nature, as known in their existing domestic criminal laws, committed by their nationals while serving as United Nations officials or experts on mission, at least where the conduct as defined in the law of the State establishing jurisdiction also constitutes a crime under the laws of the host State;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Questions of American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena, Tokelau, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands (1998), para. 070
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- 1. Requests the administering Power, bearing in mind the views of the people of the Territory ascertained through a democratic process, to keep the Secretary-General informed of the wishes and aspirations of the people regarding their future political status;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (2006), para. 13
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- 6. Urges States to ensure that any statement that is established to have been made as a result of torture shall not be invoked as evidence in any proceedings, except against a person accused of torture as evidence that the statement was made;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Industrial development cooperation (2019), para. 72
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- 39. Calls upon the relevant organizations of the United Nations system, within their respective mandates and resources, to ensure that no one is left behind and no country is left behind in the implementation of the present resolution;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (2016), para. 50
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- (b) To immediately close the political prison camps and to release all political prisoners unconditionally and without any delay;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Protection of migrants (2005), para. 05
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- Considering that every State party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 3 must ensure to all individuals within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction the rights recognized in the Covenant,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine (2005), para. 10
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- Convinced that achieving a final and peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine, the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict, is imperative for the attainment of comprehensive and lasting peace and stability in the Middle East,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Humanitarian
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- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law (2008), para. 02
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- Reaffirming its commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and international law and to an international order based on the rule of law and international law, which is essential for peaceful coexistence and cooperation among States,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Regional conference on assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in the Great Lakes region (1994), para. 08
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- Noting with satisfaction that Burundi’s registered political parties have resolved to have recourse to dialogue and negotiation in the search for lasting solutions to the institutional problems, based on equity, justice and law and an unshakable will to live in peace,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Declaration of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the rule of law at the national and international levels (2012), para. 14
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- 11. We recognize the importance of national ownership in rule of law activities, strengthening justice and security institutions that are accessible and responsive to the needs and rights of all individuals and which build trust and promote social cohesion and economic prosperity.
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Myanmar (2011), para. 17
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- 6. Strongly calls upon the Government of Myanmar to cooperate with the international community in order to achieve concrete progress with regard to human rights and fundamental freedoms, and political processes;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Report of the International Criminal Court (2018), para. 07
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- Convinced that ending impunity is essential for coming to terms with any past crimes committed and preventing such crimes in the future,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Violence
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Jerusalem (2018), para. 17
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- 3. Also stresses the need for the parties to observe calm and restraint and to refrain from provocative actions, incitement and inflammatory rhetoric, especially in areas of religious and cultural sensitivity, and expresses its grave concern in particular about the recent series of negative incidents in East Jerusalem;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories (2008), para. 14
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- 1. Reaffirms that the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 2 is applicable to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Report of the International Criminal Court (2007), para. 18
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- 5. Welcomes the cooperation and assistance provided thus far to the International Criminal Court by States parties as well as States not parties, the United Nations and other international and regional organizations, and calls upon those States that are under an obligation to cooperate to provide such cooperation and assistance in the future, in particular with regard to arrest and surrender, the provision of evidence, the protection and relocation of victims and witnesses and the enforcement of sentences;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine (2017), para. 31
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- Urging renewed and coordinated efforts by the international community aimed at restoring a political horizon and advancing and accelerating the conclusion of a peace treaty to attain without delay an end to the Israeli occupation that began in 1967 by resolving all outstanding issues, including all core issues, without exception, for a just, lasting and peaceful settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in accordance with the internationally recognized basis of the two-State solution, and ultimately of the Arab-Israeli conflict as a whole for the realization of a comprehensive peace in the Middle East,
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against, persons based on religion or belief (2019), para. 05
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- Reaffirming that the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights provides, inter alia, that everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief, which shall include freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his or her choice and freedom, either individually or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his or her religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching,
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives (2016), para. 06
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- Expressing sympathy for the victims of such illegal acts,
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- Civil & Political Rights
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Eritrea (2018), para. 24
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- (g) To ensure the right to form and join political parties, and to guarantee the right and opportunity of all citizens to take part at all levels in the political process and to vote and be elected in free, fair and transparent democratic elections, guaranteeing free expression of the will of the people;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
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- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination (1996), para. 5
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- Affirming the right of all States in the region to live in peace within secure and internationally recognized borders,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan (2002), para. 11
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- 2. Calls upon Israel to accept the de jure applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 1 to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and to the occupied Syrian Golan and to abide scrupulously by the provisions of the Convention, in particular article 49;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
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- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Measures to combat contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (1997), para. 26
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- 13. Once again requests the Secretary-General to provide, without any further delay, the Special Rapporteur, as in the case of other Special Rapporteurs, with all the necessary human and financial assistance to enable him to carry out his mandate efficiently, effectively and expeditiously and to submit, in a timely manner, an interim report on this question to the General Assembly at its fifty-second session.
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination (2010), para. 10
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- Stressing the need for respect for and preservation of the territorial unity, contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Strengthening of security and cooperation in the Mediterranean region (1999), para. 09
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- Noting the peace negotiations in the Middle East, which should be of a comprehensive nature and represent an appropriate framework for the peaceful settlement of contentious issues in the region,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Cuba (1996), para. 14
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- 6. Welcomes the ratification by the Government of Cuba of the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; 6/
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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