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Title | Date added | Template | Original document | Paragraph text | Body | Document type | Thematics | Topic(s) | Person(s) affected | Year |
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic 2018, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Art. 31. The selection of personnel for return under Article 30 shall be made irrespective of any consideration of race, religion or political opinion, but preferably according to the chronological order of their capture and their state of health. As from the outbreak of hostilities, Parties to the conflict may determine by special agreement the percentage of personnel to be retained, in proportion to the number of prisoners and the distribution of the said personnel in the camps. | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women 2009, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Deeply concerned that all forms of discrimination, including racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and multiple or aggravated forms of discrimination and disadvantage, can lead to the particular targeting or vulnerability to violence of girls and some groups of women, such as women belonging to minority groups, indigenous women, refugee and internally displaced women, migrant women, women living in rural or remote communities, destitute women, women in institutions or in detention, women with disabilities, elderly women, widows and women in situations of armed conflict, women who are otherwise discriminated against, including on the basis of HIV status, and victims of commercial sexual exploitation, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: Ensuring due diligence in prevention 2010, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Deeply concerned that all forms of discrimination, including racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and multiple or aggravated forms of discrimination and disadvantage, can lead to the targeting or vulnerability to violence of some women and girls, including women belonging to minority groups, indigenous women, refugee and internally displaced women, stateless women, migrant women, women living in rural or remote communities, women living in slums and informal settlements, women living in conditions of poverty, women in institutions or in detention, women with disabilities, elderly women, widows and women in all situations of armed conflict, women who face trafficking, sexual or labour exploitation, and women who are otherwise discriminated against, including on the basis of their HIV/AIDS status, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2010 | ||
Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: Ensuring due diligence in protection 2011, para. 5k | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Underscores that States have the primary responsibility for protecting women and girls facing violence and, in this regard, urges States:] To ensure that mechanisms, services and procedures set up to protect women and girls facing violence are designed in a manner that addresses the targeted, compounded and structural discrimination that combines to increase the vulnerability of women and girls, including those belonging to minority groups, indigenous women, refugee and internally displaced women, stateless women, migrant women, women living in rural or remote communities, women living in slums and informal settlements, women living in conditions of poverty, women in institutions or in detention, women with disabilities, elderly women, widows and women in all situations of armed conflict, women who face trafficking, sexual or labour exploitation, and women who are otherwise discriminated against, including on the basis of their HIV/AIDS status; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2011 | ||
Adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living 2007, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Expresses concern at the prevalence of homelessness and inadequate housing, the growth of slums worldwide, forced evictions, the increase in challenges faced by migrants in relation to adequate housing, as well as of refugees in conflict and post-conflict situations, challenges to the full enjoyment of the right to adequate housing caused by the impact of climate change, natural disasters and pollution, insecurity of tenure, unequal rights of men and women to property and inheritance, as well as other violations of and impediments to the full realization of the right to adequate housing; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2007 | ||
Adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living in the context of disaster settings 2012, para. 4g | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Urges States, in the context of post-disaster settings, and recognizing that short-term humanitarian response and early recovery phases are based on needs, to respect, protect and fulfil the right to adequate housing without discrimination of any kind as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, and, in this regard:] To support the voluntary return of displaced persons or groups to their former homes, lands or places of habitual residence, in safety and dignity, based on a free, informed choice, and to ensure that relocation and local integration conditions for displaced persons are in accordance with international human rights law and standards as reflected in the guidelines pertaining to adequate housing, evictions and displacement, in particular the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement and the Operational Guidelines on the Protection of Persons in Situations of Natural Disasters adopted by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2012 | ||
Adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living in the context of disaster settings 2012, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Concerned that any deterioration in the general housing situation disproportionately affects persons living in conditions of poverty, low-income earners, women, children, persons belonging to minorities and indigenous peoples, migrants, internally displaced persons, tenants, the elderly and persons with disabilities, and increases the need for them to be supported against extreme natural disasters, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2012 | ||
Adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living in the context of disaster settings 2012, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing that vulnerable persons are disproportionately susceptible to recurring displacement, evictions without adequate remedies and exclusion from meaningful consultation and participation during disaster risk reduction, prevention and preparedness, as well as in all phases of disaster response and recovery, to the detriment of their enjoyment of the right to adequate housing, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2012 | ||
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2017, para. 19 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Also requests the High Commissioner to prepare, in consultation with States, United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, civil society and other relevant stakeholders, a report on best practices and specific measures to ensure access to birth registration, particularly for those children most at risk, marginalized and living in situations of conflict, poverty, emergency and vulnerability, including children belonging to minority groups, children with disabilities, indigenous children, and children of migrants, asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons, taking into account the commitment to implement target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, and to submit the report to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-ninth session; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Child, early and forced marriage in humanitarian settings 2017, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges States to provide specialized child protection services to refugee and displaced children that take into account the particular vulnerabilities and specific protection needs of children, including those who have been forced to flee violence and persecution or who are unaccompanied or separated, including protection and response to the practice of child, early and forced marriage; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Cultural rights and the protection of cultural heritage, para. 15 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | Acknowledging the importance of early restoration of the full enjoyment of cultural rights to individuals affected by conflict, and in particular to those who are displaced, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
Cultural rights and the protection of cultural heritage, para. 30 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 8. Further calls for the recognition of the protection of cultural heritage as an important component of humanitarian assistance, including in armed conflict and with regard also to displaced populations and for enhanced cooperation between the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the mandate of the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and other relevant agencies and stakeholders, with a view to mainstreaming the protection of cultural heritage into humanitarian actions, security strategies and peacebuilding processes, and in post-conflict reconciliation initiatives; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
Elimination of violence against women 2008, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Deeply concerned that all forms of discrimination, including racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and multiple or aggravated forms of discrimination and disadvantage can lead to the particular targeting or vulnerability to violence of girls and some groups of women, such as women belonging to minority groups, indigenous women, refugee and internally displaced women, migrant women, women living in rural or remote communities, destitute women, women in institutions or in detention, women with disabilities, elderly women, widows and women in situations of armed conflict, women who are otherwise discriminated against, including on the basis of HIV status, and victims of commercial sexual exploitation, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2008 | ||
Human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan, para. 5 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling further General Assembly resolutions 71/97 of 6 December 2016 and 72/86 of 7 December 2017, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
Human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan, para. 18 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 4. Calls upon Israel to allow the Syrian population of the occupied Syrian Golan to visit their families and relatives in the Syrian motherland through the Quneitra checkpoint and under the supervision of the International Committee of the Red Cross, and to rescind its decision to prohibit these visits, as it is in flagrant violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
Human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan, para. 19 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 5. Also calls upon Israel to release immediately the Syrian detainees in Israeli prisons, some of whom have been detained for more than 30 years, and to treat them in conformity with international humanitarian law; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
Human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan, para. 23 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 9. Expresses grave concern about the Israeli practices in the occupied Syrian Golan described in the report of the Secretary-General submitted to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-seventh session,4 highlighting the arbitrary arrests of Syrians, the lack of due process guarantees afforded to Syrians and the unlawful mine-laying practices of the Israeli occupation forces in the occupied Syrian Golan, expresses regret at the non-cooperation of Israel with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and deplores the Israeli settlement expansion plans in the occupied Syrian Golan and Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people and other Arabs of the occupied territories mentioned in the report; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
Human rights in the occupied Syrian Golan, para. 24 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 10. Requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the attention of all Governments, the competent United Nations organs, specialized agencies, international and regional intergovernmental organizations and international humanitarian organizations, to disseminate it as widely as possible and to report on this matter to the Human Rights Council at its fortieth session; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
Human rights of internally displaced persons 2012, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizes the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement annexed to General Assembly resolution 46/182 as an important international framework for the protection of internally displaced persons, and encourages Member States and humanitarian agencies to continue to work together in endeavours to provide a more predictable and targeted response to the needs of internally displaced persons, and, in this regard, calls for international support, upon request, for the capacity-building efforts of States; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2012 | ||
Human rights of internally displaced persons 2012, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling further General Assembly resolution 64/290 of 9 July 2010 and Human Rights Council resolution 15/4 of 29 September 2010, in which the Assembly and the Council emphasized the right to education of internally displaced persons and in emergency situations, such as armed conflicts or natural disasters, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2012 | ||
Human rights of internally displaced persons 2012, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages States to continue to develop and implement domestic legislation and policies dealing with all stages of displacement, in an inclusive and non-discriminatory way, including through the identification of a national focal point within the Government for issues of internal displacement, and through the allocation of budget resources, and encourages the international community, relevant United Nations agencies and regional and national actors to provide financial and technical support and cooperation to Governments, upon request, in this regard; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2012 | ||
Human rights of internally displaced persons 2012, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Deeply disturbed by the alarmingly high numbers of internally displaced persons throughout the world, for reasons including armed conflict, violations of human rights and natural or human-made disasters, who receive inadequate protection and assistance, and conscious of the serious challenges that this is creating for the international community, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2012 | ||
Human rights of internally displaced persons 2012, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Takes note with appreciation of the adoption by the Policy Committee of the Secretary-General of decision No. 2011/10 and its preliminary Framework on Ending Displacement in the Aftermath of Conflict, which establishes priorities and responsibilities to support the delivery of durable solutions for internally displaced persons, and urges relevant United Nations agencies, in cooperation with other stakeholders and in consultation with national authorities and partners, to implement the Framework as a matter of priority; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Human rights of internally displaced persons 2012, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Emphasizes the importance of consultation with internally displaced persons and host communities by Governments and other relevant actors, in accordance with their specific mandates, during all phases of displacement, as well as the participation of internally displaced persons, where appropriate, in programmes and activities pertaining to them, taking into account the primary responsibility of States for the protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons within their jurisdiction; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Human rights of internally displaced persons 2012, para. 11 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Expresses concern at the persistent problems of the large numbers of internally displaced persons worldwide, in particular the risk of extreme poverty and socioeconomic exclusion, their limited access to humanitarian assistance, vulnerability to human rights violations and difficulties resulting from their specific situation, such as lack of food, medication or shelter, and issues pertinent during their reintegration, including, in appropriate cases, the need for the restitution of or compensation for property; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2012 | ||
Human rights of internally displaced persons 2012, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Also expresses concern at the problem of protracted internal displacement, and recognizes the need to find durable solutions thereto; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2012 | ||
Human rights of internally displaced persons 2012, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calling for national-led disaster risk reduction efforts and the building of resilience to disasters, to be addressed with a renewed sense of urgency in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Human rights of internally displaced persons 2012, para. 14 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Expressing concern at the increasing number of persons who become disabled during situations of internal displacement in the context of armed conflict or natural disasters, and recognizing the need to provide adequate services and support for their reintegration, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Human rights of internally displaced persons 2012, para. 15 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States, in cooperation with international agencies and other stakeholders, to ensure and support the full and meaningful participation of internally displaced women at all levels of decision-making processes and activities that have a direct impact on their lives, in all aspects relating to internal displacement, regarding promotion and protection of human rights, prevention of human rights violations, implementation of durable solutions, peace processes, peacebuilding, post-conflict reconstruction and development; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Human rights of internally displaced persons 2012, para. 16 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Expresses particular concern that many internally displaced children lack access to education in the immediate aftermath of their displacement and also years afterwards owing to attacks against schools, damaged or destroyed school buildings, insecurity, loss of documentation, language barriers and discrimination; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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