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Mandate of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, para. 14
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- Calling upon States to ensure accountability through the conduct of impartial, speedy and effective investigations into attacks against persons with albinism falling within their jurisdiction, and to bring to justice those responsible and to ensure that victims and family members have access to appropriate remedies,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Year
- 2018
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Situation of human rights in the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, para. 24
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- Noting the urgency and importance of the issue of separated families and the requests of the Republic of Korea for confirmation of the fate of family members, and allowing the exchange of letters, visits to their hometowns and the holding of further reunions on a larger scale and on a regular basis,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Year
- 2018
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 10
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- Recognizing that humanitarian situations compromise the effective enjoyment of the rights of the child, including the rights to life, to survival, to development, to family relations and not to be separated from one’s parents against one’s will unless necessary for the best interests of the child, to the highest attainable standard of health, to an adequate standard of living, to education, to recreation and play and to be protected from all forms of violence, abuse, neglect or exploitation,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2018
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 17
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- Recognizing also the psychological distress that humanitarian situations cause children and their families, putting children at heightened risk for impaired developmental and health outcomes that can follow them throughout their lives,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2018
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Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 6
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- Reaffirming also the commitments expressed in the New York Declaration, in which Member States recognized — and expressed their willingness to address, in accordance with their obligations under international law — the special needs of all people in vulnerable situations who are travelling within large movements of refugees and migrants, including children, especially those who are unaccompanied or separated from their families, and affirming that children should not be criminalized or subject to punitive measures because of their migration status or that of their parents,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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Elimination of discrimination against women and girls 2017, para. 19
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- Taking note of the Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment, which stressed that addressing adverse norms and all forms of discrimination, ensuring legal protections and repealing discriminatory laws and regulations, including those related to families, is critical to achieving women’s economic empowerment,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 2017
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Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 13
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- Concerned by the large and growing number of migrants, in particular unaccompanied migrant children or those separated from their parents, who find themselves in vulnerable situations when attempting to cross international borders on dangerous migratory routes, and recognizing the obligation of States to respect the human rights of those migrants regardless of their migratory status, in accordance with their obligations under international law,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 11
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- Looking forward to the outcome of the ongoing combined work of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the Committee on the Rights of the Child to develop a joint general comment on the human rights of children in the context of international migration,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 17
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- Recognizing that, for the full and harmonious development of a child’s personality, he or she should grow up in a family environment and in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding, and, therefore, that States of origin, destination and, where appropriate, transit should, as applicable under national law, facilitate family reunification as an important objective in order to promote the welfare and the best interests of migrant children, including adolescents,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 18
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- Welcoming immigration programmes, adopted by some countries, that allow migrants to integrate fully into their host countries, facilitate family reunification and promote a harmonious, tolerant and respectful environment, while encouraging States to consider the possibility of adopting such programmes,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The right to privacy in the digital age 2017, para. 13
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- Reaffirming the human right to privacy, according to which no one shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy, family, home or correspondence, and the right to the protection of the law against such interference, and recognizing that the exercise of the right to privacy is important for the realization of other human rights, including the right to freedom of expression and to hold opinions without interference, and the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association, and is one of the foundations of a democratic society,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Year
- 2017
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Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2017, para. 2
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- Reaffirming the human right of everyone to be recognized everywhere as a person before the law, which is enshrined in, inter alia, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and recalling the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and other relevant international instruments,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2017, para. 3
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- Recalling the obligation of States to register all children, without discrimination of any kind, immediately after birth, which is an important element of the protection and realization of all human rights, as provided for in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and other relevant international instruments to which they are party,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Infants
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The right to education: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 8/4 2017, para. 2
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- Reaffirming also the human right of everyone to education, which is enshrined in, inter alia, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Convention against Discrimination in Education of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and other relevant international instruments,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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Preventing and eliminating sexual harassment in the workplace 2017, para. 12
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- Bearing in mind also that sexual harassment in the workplace may have negative physical and mental health consequences for the victims and may negatively affect their families,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Year
- 2017
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Elimination of discrimination against women and girls 2017, para. 8
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- Recognizing the need for States to accelerate the implementation of strategies that respect, protect and fulfil women’s right to the enjoyment of civil, political, economic, cultural and social rights without discrimination by adopting good practices, and affirming that realizing their human rights requires the full, effective and meaningful participation and contribution of women and girls in all aspects of public, political, economic, cultural, social and family life, on an equal footing with men and boys,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Families
- Girls
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 2017
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The right to privacy in the digital age 2017, para. 8
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- Noting with appreciation general comment No. 16 (1988) of the Human Rights Committee on the right to respect of privacy, family, home and correspondence, and protection of honour and reputation, while also noting the vast technological leaps that have taken place since its adoption and the need to discuss the right to privacy in view of the challenges of the digital age,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Year
- 2017
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Human rights in the administration of justice, including juvenile justice 2017, para. 21
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- Reaffirming also that the best interests of the child are an important consideration in all matters concerning the child and related to the sentencing of his or her parents or, where applicable, legal guardians or primary caregivers,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2017
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The right to a nationality: Women’s Equal Nationality Rights in Law and in Practice 2016, para. 18
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- Bearing in mind that discrimination against women and girls in nationality laws can have far-reaching consequences for entire families, including lack of documentation, which increases vulnerability to human rights abuses and violations, arbitrary arrest and detention, inability to work and marry legally, lack of freedom of movement, the worst forms of child labour, child, early and forced marriage, denial of property and land ownership, family separation, diminished access to education and health care, economic hardship, human trafficking and social and political marginalization,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2016
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Rights of the child 2016, para. 4
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- Recalling the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2016
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Preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age as a human rights concern 2016, para. 8
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- Reaffirming that States should take all appropriate measures to ensure the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health without discrimination of any kind and, in doing so, be guided by the best interests of the child, ensuring the meaningful participation of children, consistent with their evolving capacities, in all matters and decisions affecting their lives, bearing in mind the rights, duties and responsibilities of parents or caregivers in relation to preventing mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age, and take steps to ensure the allocation of available resources to the maximum extent possible to achieve the full realization of the right of the child to the highest attainable standard of health, including by strengthening international cooperation in this field,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2016
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The right to privacy in the digital age 2016, para. 10
- Paragraph text
- Reaffirming the human right to privacy, according to which no one shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy, family, home or correspondence, and the right to the protection of the law against such interference, and recognizing that the exercise of the right to privacy is important for the realization of the right to freedom of expression and to hold opinions without interference and the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association, and is one of the foundations of a democratic society,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Families
- Year
- 2016
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Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2016, para. 12
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- Noting also that women and children who are taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, including in armed conflicts, whether international or non-international, are victims of serious violations or abuses of international law, including international humanitarian law and human rights law, which continues to have a negative impact on efforts to put an end to those conflicts and causes suffering to the families of those women and children, and stressing, in this regard, the need to address the issue from a humanitarian perspective, among others,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 2016
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Elimination of female genital mutilation 2016, para. 3
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- Recalling the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocols thereto, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and all other relevant human rights instruments,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Harmful Practices
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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The right to privacy in the digital age 2016, para. 11
- Paragraph text
- Noting with appreciation general comment No. 16 of the Human Rights Committee on article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, on the right to respect of privacy, family, home and correspondence, and protection of honour and reputation, while also noting the vast technological leaps that have taken place since its adoption and the need to discuss the right to privacy in view of the challenges of the digital age,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Year
- 2016
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Rights of the child: Information and communications technologies and child sexual exploitation 2016, para. 7
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- Reaffirming the responsibilities, rights and duties of parents, legal guardians or other persons legally responsible for the child to provide, in a manner consistent with the evolving capacities of the child, appropriate direction and guidance in the exercise by the child of his or her rights,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2016
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Rights of the child: Information and communications technologies and child sexual exploitation 2016, para. 8
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing that children are among the most active participants online, and that parents, guardians and educators who have responsibility for children’s activities may need guidance on protecting children online,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2016
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Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2016, para. 6
- Paragraph text
- Acknowledging the contribution of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families to the international system for the protection of migrants,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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Rights of the child: Information and communications technologies and child sexual exploitation 2016, para. 21
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- Recognizing the importance of prevention in ensuring a safe online and information and communications technologies environment for children while protecting the child’s rights to the protection of the law against arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy, to seek, receive or impart information, to education, to freedom of expression and to participation, and recognizing also that prevention measures and approaches should involve key actors, including Governments, civil society, industry, parents, schools, children and the whole community,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2016
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Rights of the child: Information and communications technologies and child sexual exploitation 2016, para. 16
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- Reaffirming that the child, for the full and harmonious development of his or her personality, should grow up in a family environment, while the best interests of the child shall be the guiding principle of those responsible for his or her nurture and protection, and that families’ and caregivers’ capacities to provide the child with care and a safe environment should be promoted,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2016
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