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Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (1998), para. 11
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- (d) At the continuing threats to the life of Salman Rushdie, as well as to individuals associated with his work, which appear to have the support of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and deeply regrets the increase announced in the bounty offered for the assassination of Mr. Rushdie by the 15 Khordad Foundation;
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- Violence
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- N.A.
- Date modified
- Sep 22, 2021
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Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights (2019), para. 11
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- Noting with appreciation the role that regional mechanisms can play, where appropriate, in preventing and addressing acts of intimidation or reprisal,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Violence
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- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity (2013), para. 35
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- 4. Urges Member States that have not yet done so to consider ratifying or acceding to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto, the United Nations Convention against Corruption 2 and the international conventions and protocols related to terrorism, and urges States parties to those conventions and protocols to make efforts towards their full implementation;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity (2011), para. 08
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- Recalling its resolutions 55/25 of 15 November 2000, 58/17 of 3 December 2003, 61/52 of 4 December 2006 and 64/78 of 7 December 2009 on transnational organized crime and on the return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin, and taking note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on protection against trafficking in cultural property, 7 the outcome of the thematic discussion on protection against illicit trafficking in cultural property held by the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its nineteenth session 8 and the work of the expert group on protection against trafficking in cultural property at its meeting convened pursuant to Economic and Social Council resolution 2008/23, and its recommendations, 9
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
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- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace andsustainable development in Africa (2006), para. 27
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- 14. Stresses the critical importance of a regional approach to conflict prevention, particularly regarding cross-border issues such as disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes, prevention of illegal exploitation and trafficking of natural resources and high-value commodities, and emphasizes the potential role of the African Union and subregional organizations in addressing the issue of the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects;
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- Environment
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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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 (2001), para. 040
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- (b) Illicit trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition;
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- Violence
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- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Rule of law, crime prevention and criminal justice in the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015 (2015), para. 17
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- Concerned about the serious threat that violence related to transnational organized crime poses to development and the rule of law, security and well-being of communities, hindering the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals by reducing national income and productivity, diverting investment and rolling back hard-won development gains, and recognizing that comprehensive crime prevention strategies can contribute to addressing those challenges effectively,
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- Violence
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- All
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The Arms Trade Treaty (2019), para. 12
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- Recognizing also the important role that civil society organizations, including non-governmental organizations, and industry play, by raising awareness, in efforts to prevent and eradicate the illicit and unregulated trade in conventional arms, including in preventing their diversion, and in supporting the implementation of the Treaty,
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Strengthening the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity (2010), para. 14
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- Concerned about the growing degree of penetration of criminal organizations and their proceeds into the economy,
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- Violence
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- All
- N.A.
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Cross-cutting issues (2016), para. 94
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- 86. Notes with concern the findings in the independent review, including on the flaws of the United Nations system response, and requests the Secretary -General to report on lessons learned and measures to improve the system -wide response to allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse and to uphold the highest standards of transparency, efficiency and accountability;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- All
- N.A.
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- Mar 5, 2020
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General and complete disarmament (2001), para. 098
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- A SSISTANCE TO S TATES FOR CURBING THE ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN SMALL ARMS AND COLLECTING THEM
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- Violence
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- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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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 (2001), para. 018
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- 1. This Protocol supplements the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. It shall be interpreted together with the Convention.
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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International cooperation in criminal matters (2015), para. 14
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- Taking into consideration the establishment of regional networks, including those established with the assistance of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, such as the Central American Network of Prosecutors against Organized Crime and the Network of West African Central Authorities and Prosecutors against Organized Crime, whose prime objective is to strengthen regional and international cooperation in criminal matters, facilitating cooperation in ongoing cases and the delivery of related legal and technical assistance,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- N.A.
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie (2019), para. 69
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- 38. Takes note of the Framework Agreement between the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict and the International Organization of la Francophonie to enhance cooperation in addressing conflict-related sexual violence, signed in Yerevan on 10 October 2018;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Oceans and the law of the sea (2003), para. 053
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- 26. Urges all States and relevant international bodies to cooperate to prevent and combat piracy and armed robbery at sea by adopting measures, including those relating to assistance with capacity-building, prevention, reporting and investigating incidents, and bringing the alleged perpetrators to justice, in accordance with international law, and through the adoption of national legislation, as well as through training seafarers, port staff and enforcement personnel, providing enforcement vessels and equipment and guarding against fraudulent ship registration;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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United Nations Comprehensive Strategy on Assistance and Support to Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by United Nations Staff and Related Personnel (2008), para. 27
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- (d) Victims: Persons whose claims that they have been sexually exploited or abused by United Nations staff or related personnel have been established through a United Nations administrative process or Member States’ processes, as appropriate;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (2009), para. 16
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- 9. Urges all States that have not already done so to consider ratifying or acceding to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto, 2F 3 as well as the United Nations Convention against Corruption; 3F 4
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Sudan (2001), para. 35
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- (ii) Acts of intimidation and harassment against the civilian population;
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- Humanitarian
- Violence
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- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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International cooperation to address and counter the world drug problem (2020), para. 124
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- 85. Encourages Member States to enhance national, regional, subregional, interregional and international capacity to prevent and counter money-laundering and illicit financial flows stemming from drug trafficking and related crimes, including, as appropriate, through the detection, investigation and prosecution of such activities, with a view to effectively addressing safe havens, and to identify and mitigate money - laundering risks linked to new technologies, as well as emerging money-laundering methods and techniques, by using, inter alia, existing United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime technical assistance tools;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Question of the elaboration of an international convention against organized transnational crime (1997), para. 09
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- Taking note of the proposed draft United Nations framework convention against organized crime introduced by Poland, 4
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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International action to combat drug abuse and illicit production and trafficking (1998), para. 32
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- 5. Reaffirms the danger and threat posed to civil society by illicit drug trafficking and its links to terrorism, transnational crime, money laundering and the illicit arms trade, and encourages Governments to deal with this threat and to cooperate to prevent the channelling of funds to and between those engaged in such activities;
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- Economic Rights
- Violence
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- All
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Problems arising from the accumulation of conventional ammunition stockpiles in surplus (2010), para. 11
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- 4. Encourages all Member States to examine the possibility of developing and implementing, within a national, regional or subregional framework, measures to address accordingly the illicit trafficking related to the accumulation of such stockpiles;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission (2016), para. 26
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- 4. Also welcomes the appointment of the Special Coordinator on Improving the United Nations Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, and requests the Secretary-General to regularly update Member States on progress with respect to the implementation of the mandate of the Special Coordinator;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (2004), para. 16
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- Deploring the killing of twelve Agency staff members by the Israeli occupying forces since September 2000,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Violence
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- N.A.
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- Mar 5, 2020
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United Nations study on disarmament and non-proliferation education (2016), para. 06
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- Conscious of the need to combat the negative effects of cultures of violence and complacency in the face of current dangers in this field through long -term programmes of education and training,
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- Education
- Violence
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- N.A.
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin and returning such assets to the countries of origin (2005), para. 15
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- 1. Condemns corruption in all its forms, including bribery, money- laundering and the transfer of assets of illicit origin;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- N.A.
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- Mar 5, 2020
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International cooperation in criminal matters (1998), para. 44
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- 1. Move the text of footnote 96 to the end of subparagraph (a) and add a new footnote reading: "Countries may wish to exclude certain conduct, e.g., acts of violence, such as serious offences involving an act of violence against the life, physical integrity or liberty of a person, from the concept of political offence".
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- Violence
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- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity (2019), para. 055
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- Recognizing the indispensable role of crime prevention and criminal justice responses in combating all forms and aspects of trafficking in cultural property and related offences in a comprehensive and effective manner, and underlining the importance of the practical assistance tool aimed at supporting the implementation of the International Guidelines for Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Responses with Respect to Trafficking in Cultural Property and Other Related Offences 21 through the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, in this respect welcoming Commission resolution 27/5 of 18 May 2018, 22 and the implementation of General Assembly resolutions 68/186 of 18 December 2013, , and 70/76 of 9 December 2015, and facilitating operational cooperation against all forms of trafficking in cultural property, and the request to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to provide practical assistance in the implementation of the Guidelines and to facilitate cooperation in this area, including in countering the financing of terrorism in accordance with resolution 70/177 of 17 December 2015,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
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- N.A.
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons (2018), para. 51
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- 10. Requests the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, as coordinator of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group, as a matter of priority, to convene a meeting of the Coordination Group at the level of principals of the relevant Un ited Nations agencies and organizations, including those agencies that are not active members of the Coordination Group, in order to drive progress in the coordination of activities, with a view to promoting the efficient and effective use of resources while avoiding duplication across agencies and organizations, including in the context of the implementation of the Global Plan of Action and aspects of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 1 relevant to preventing and combating trafficking in persons in order to achieve tangible results;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Enforced or involuntary disappearances (2017), para. 23
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- 7. Welcomes the cooperation established between the Working Group and the Committee on Enforced Disappearances, as well as with other relevant special procedures and treaty bodies, within the framework of their respective mandates, and encourages them to continue their cooperation in the future;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
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- N.A.
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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