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Persons with albinism 2017, para. 12
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- Recognizing the need to address the root causes of attacks and discrimination against persons with albinism, particularly the interrelated factors, including the mythologization of albinism and the related lack of understanding of the scientific bases of the condition, poverty, discrimination and economic and social marginalization, witchcraft practices and other aggravating factors, which contribute to the ongoing outbreaks of attacks and discrimination against persons with albinism, particularly on the African continent,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Harmful Practices
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Persons with albinism 2017, para. 4
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- Further encourages Member States to end impunity for violence against persons with albinism, including sexual and gender-based violence, by amending laws, where applicable, and by bringing perpetrators to justice;
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Persons with albinism 2017, para. 3
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- Also encourages Member States to address the root causes of discrimination and violence against persons with albinism, including through awareness-raising campaigns, the dissemination of accurate information on albinism and other measures, such as the integration of albinism into education curricula, as appropriate;
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Persons with albinism 2017, para. 9
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- Welcoming the steps taken and the efforts made by the countries concerned, including the initiation of legal action against perpetrators of attacks against persons with albinism, public condemnation of attacks against persons with albinism and public campaigns to raise awareness,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives (2001), para. 15
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- 2. Strongly condemns acts of violence against diplomatic and consular missions and representatives, as well as against missions and representatives of international intergovernmental organizations and officials of such organizations, and emphasizes that such acts can never be justified;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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Strengthening international cooperation in preventing and combating trafficking in persons and protecting victims of such trafficking (2004), para. 19
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- 2. Calls upon Member States to collaborate with a view to preventing trafficking in persons, especially for the purpose of sexual exploitation, through:
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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Technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights in the Central African Republic (2019), para. 24
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- Recalling that the international forces present in the Central African Republic must act, in carrying out their duties, in full respect for the applicable provisions of international law, particularly international humanitarian law, international human rights law and international refugee law, expressing its concern at the allegations of sexual abuse and other human rights violations that may have been committed by personnel of the international forces in the Central African Republic, recalling that an in-depth investigation should be launched into these allegations and that those responsible for such acts must be brought to justice, and welcoming the commitment by the Secretary-General to strictly enforce the zero-tolerance policy of the United Nations on sexual exploitation and abuse, and the signing on 3 September 2018 of the protocol on information-sharing and reporting of sexual exploitation and abuse,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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Combating glorification of Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (2014), para. 08
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- Alarmed, in this regard, at the spread in many parts of the world of various extremist political parties, movements and groups, including neo-Nazis and skinhead groups, as well as similar extremist ideological movements,
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity (2020), para. 080
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- 9. Welcomes the decisions of the Conference of the Parties at its eighth session, held in Vienna from 17 to 21 October 2016, to promote greater use of the Convention by central authorities in extradition and mutual legal assistance and to enhance the effectiveness of these authorities and to strengthen, as appropriate, the implementation of the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime; 25
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity (2015), para. 030
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- Concerned by the serious challenges and threats posed by trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition, and concerned also about its links with terrorism and other forms of transnational organized crime, including drug trafficking,
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons (2010), para. 66
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- 33. Urge States parties to consider adopting legislative or other appropriate measures that permit victims of trafficking in persons to remain in their territory, temporarily or permanently, in appropriate cases, consistent with the Convention and the Trafficking Protocol;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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In-depth study on all forms of violence against women (2006), para. 11
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- (d) Special procedures of the Commission on Human Rights, in particular the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences;
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Women
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and collecting them (2004), para. 21
- Original document
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- 5. Further encourages cooperation among State organs, international organizations and civil society in combating the illicit traffic in small arms and supporting operations to collect the said arms in the subregions;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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Protection of migrants (2018), para. 60
- Original document
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- (b) Also expresses its concern about the high level of impunity enjoyed by traffickers and their accomplices, as well as other members of organized crime entities and, in this context, the denial of rights and justice to migra nts who have suffered from abuse;
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity (2011), para. 17
- Original document
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- Recognizing that actions against transnational organized crime and terrorism are a common and shared responsibility, and stressing the need to work collectively to prevent and combat transnational organized crime, corruption and terrorism in all its forms and manifestations,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (2014), para. 30
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- Deploring the killing and injury of Agency staff members by the Israeli occupying forces in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since September 2000, including the 11 Agency personnel killed during the military operations in the Gaza Strip in July and August 2014,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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Trafficking in persons, especially women and children: efforts to combat human trafficking in supply chains of businesses (2013), para. 32
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- 7. Encourages businesses, in order to contribute to prevent or mitigate any risks of trafficking in persons in their supply chains, to, inter alia:
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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International Guidelines for Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Responses with Respect to Trafficking in Cultural Property and Other Related Offences (2015), para. 111
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- Guideline 48. States should consider applying the Guidelines in any situations, including exceptional circumstances, that foster trafficking in cultural property and related offences, in the framework of the above-mentioned conventions and other relevant international instruments.
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the territory of the former Yugoslavia: violations of human rights in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) (1994), para. 66
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- 31. Calls upon States to put experts, including experts in the prosecution of crimes of sexual violence, at the disposal of the Chief Prosecutor and the International Tribunal;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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International Guidelines for Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Responses with Respect to Trafficking in Cultural Property and Other Related Offences (2015), para. 098
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- Guideline 37. States should consider enhancing the effectiveness and speed of extradition for trafficking in cultural property and related offences, where such offences are considered extraditable.
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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Strengthening the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity (2002), para. 16
- Original document
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- 3. Also reaffirms the role of the Centre for International Crime Prevention of the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention of the Secretariat in providing to Member States, upon request, technical cooperation, advisory services and other forms of assistance in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice, including in the areas of prevention and control of transnational organized crime and terrorism;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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Questions of American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam, Montserrat,Pitcairn, St. Helena, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin (1997), para. 080
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- Noting with concern the vulnerability of the Territory to drug trafficking and related activities,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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Preventing the acquisition by terrorists of radioactive sources (2011), para. 09
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- Stressing also the contribution of the International Atomic Energy Agency to preventing illicit trafficking in radioactive materials and identifying vulnerabilities in security systems through, inter alia, the Illicit Trafficking Database and its work in the field of nuclear forensics,
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (2017), para. 46
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- Deploring further the killing and injury of Agency staff members by the Israeli occupying forces in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since September 2000, including the 11 Agency personnel killed during the military operations in the Gaza Strip in July and August 2014,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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International Guidelines for Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Responses with Respect to Trafficking in Cultural Property and Other Related Offences (2015), para. 052
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- Guideline 8. States should encourage, as appropriate, Internet providers and web- based auctioneers and vendors to cooperate in preventing trafficking in cultural property, including through the adoption of specific codes of conduct.
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons (2018), para. 53
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- 12. Requests the Inter-Agency Coordination Group to work closely with the Committee of the Chief Statisticians of the United Nations System to compile and develop sets of indicators on trafficking relevant to different and specific contexts and agreed methods for data collection;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Myanmar (2018), para. 29
- Original document
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- 16. Reiterates the need for the fact-finding mission to be provided with all the resources and expertise necessary to carry out its mandate, including forensic science expertise and expertise on sexual and gender-based violence, to continue to fulfil its mandate until it presents its final report to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-ninth session, to be followed by an interactive dialogue, and requests the presentation of that report to the General Assembly at its seventy-third session, to be followed by an interactive dialogue with the fact-finding mission;
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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Special session of the General Assembly on the world drug problem to be held in 2016 (2016), para. 17
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- Round table 2: Supply reduction and related measures; responses to drug- related crime; and countering money-laundering and promoting judicial cooperation (“drugs and crime”):
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives (1999), para. 16
- Original document
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- 3. Also strongly condemns the recent acts of violence against such missions, representatives and officials, referred to in relevant reports under this item;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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Oceans and the law of the sea (2018), para. 033
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- Expressing concern, in this regard, at various threats posed to such objects, including their destruction as well as the illicit trafficking in such objects,
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Feb 27, 2020
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