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Diversity in humanity, humanity in diversity 2017, para. 66c
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- States are encouraged to ratify the core international human rights treaties (if they have not yet done so) and to implement them fully, including in regard to respect for sexual orientation and gender identity, in cooperation with partners. This requires a range of human rights-sensitive measures, such as laws, policies, programmes, practices, case enforcement, mechanisms and personnel, resources (material and non-material), information and monitoring, education and capacity-building, accountability and remedies, and a participatory process and broad mobilization and networking open to civil society, with space for dialogue and reforms.
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- Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Year
- 2017
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Embrace diversity and energize humanity 2017, para. 59d
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- States should explore more cooperation with independent national human rights institutions, such as national human rights commissions and ombudspersons, to interlink between international norms and national settings. Those institutions should be supported as part of the checks and balances to prevent and overcome abuses of power and human rights violations, as well to access justice and remedies. They should be paralleled by regional systems and initiatives to help to advance protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity;
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- Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights situation of Roma worldwide, with a particular focus on the phenomenon of anti-Gypsyism 2015, para. 104
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- Governments, the United Nations and its specialized agencies, and other international and regional organizations should mainstream Roma rights into all aspects of their programming and make efforts to include Roma within their staff.
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- Special Rapporteur on minority issues
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Year
- 2015
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 87
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- People of African descent should therefore be consulted in the construction of new monuments and the development of memorial sites. Gender balance and diversity should be taken into consideration in the construction of new monuments and memorial sites.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Year
- 2014
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Discussion on "Recognition through Education, Cultural Rights and Data Collection" 2013, para. 79
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- People of African descent should therefore be consulted in the construction of new monuments and the development of memorial sites. Gender balance and diversity should be taken into consideration in the construction of new monuments and memorial sites.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Year
- 2013
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Unpaid care work and women's human rights 2013, para. 74
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- A wide range of laws and legislation are relevant to addressing unpaid care work. These include employment law, anti-discrimination law, family law, and legislation focused specifically on carer's rights. States must go beyond gender-neutral responses and ensure that laws and policies in all these areas actively alleviate the disadvantages that unpaid caregivers experience. To this end, States should develop mechanisms to ensure that laws and policies do not have unintended adverse effects on unpaid caregivers and do not enforce or perpetuate gender stereotypes.
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- Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Year
- 2013
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Sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism 2013, para. 96
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- A standardized and centralized information-gathering system capable of disaggregating data (by gender, age) should be established and research undertaken on the occurrence of CST, the behaviour of offenders and effectiveness of both sentences and risk management, to facilitate the development of more evidence-based programmes and interventions.
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- Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Health
- Year
- 2013
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The right to adequate housing in disaster relief efforts 2011, para. 64.5
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- [The Special Rapporteur makes the following recommendations:] Communities and settlements, not just houses, should be rebuilt or resettled: Community structures and networks, to the extent that they respect international human rights standards including on gender equality, should be deliberately preserved and supported.
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- Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Year
- 2011
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Article 1, paragraph 1, of the Convention (Descent) 2002, para. (j)
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- [Recommends that the States parties, as appropriate for their particular circumstances, adopt some or all of the following measures:] Conduct periodic surveys on the reality of descent-based discrimination and provide disaggregated information in their reports to the Committee on the geographical distribution and economic and social conditions of descent-based communities, including a gender perspective;
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- Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Year
- 2002
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Article 1, paragraph 1, of the Convention (Descent) 2002, para. (h)
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- [Recommends that the States parties, as appropriate for their particular circumstances, adopt some or all of the following measures:] Educate the general public on the importance of affirmative action programmes to address the situation of victims of descent-based discrimination;
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- Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Document type
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Year
- 2002
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