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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 right to education in emergency situations 2010, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Considering that quality education can mitigate the psychosocial impact of armed conflicts and natural disasters by providing a sense of normalcy, stability, structure and hope for the future, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2010 | ||
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction 2015, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming the importance of strengthening international cooperation in the face of disasters, weather-related hazards, including the El Niño phenomenon, and the adverse effects of climate change to prevent major damage and ensure an adequate response and attention to the affected populations in a timely manner in order to ensure resilience to their impacts, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict 2015, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Condemning in the strongest terms all sexual and other forms of violence committed against civilians in armed conflict and post-conflict situations, inter alia, rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilization or any other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
The right to education in emergency situations 2010, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Emphasizing the importance of the promotion of human rights education and learning at all levels, including through the implementation of the World Programme for Human Rights Education, as appropriate, and encouraging all States to develop initiatives in that regard, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2010 | ||
The right to education in emergency situations 2010, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Deeply concerned that, despite the progress made in recent years towards achieving the goals of the Education for All initiative agreed upon at the World Education Forum, held in Dakar in April 2000, the level of funding for international education goals is inadequate, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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The right to education in emergency situations 2010, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Underscoring the fact that the Convention on the Rights of the Child must constitute the standard in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child and that the requirements for the realization of the right to education, pertinent also to emergency situations, are set out in articles 28 and 29 of that Convention, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2010 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2004, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling that freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is a non-derogable right that must be protected under all circumstances, including in times of internal or international disturbance or armed conflict, and that the prohibition of torture is explicitly affirmed in all relevant international instruments, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2004 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2003, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling also that freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is a non-derogable right that must be protected under all circumstances, including in times of internal or international disturbance or armed conflict, and that the prohibition of torture is explicitly affirmed in all relevant international instruments, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2003 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2002, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling also that freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is a non-derogable right that must be protected under all circumstances, including in times of internal or international disturbance or armed conflict, and that the prohibition of torture is explicitly affirmed in all relevant international instruments, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2002 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2001, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling its resolution 36/151 of 16 December 1981, in which it noted with deep concern that acts of torture took place in various countries, recognized the need to provide assistance to the victims in a purely humanitarian spirit and established the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2001 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2001, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling that freedom from torture is a right that must be protected under all circumstances, including in times of internal or international disturbance or armed conflict, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2001 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2000, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling that freedom from torture is a right that must be protected under all circumstances, including in times of internal or international disturbance or armed conflict, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2000 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2000, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling its resolution 36/151 of 16 December 1981, in which it noted with deep concern that acts of torture took place in various countries, recognized the need to provide assistance to the victims in a purely humanitarian spirit and established the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2000 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 1999, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling its resolution 36/151 of 16 December 1981, in which it noted with deep concern that acts of torture took place in various countries, recognized the need to provide assistance to the victims in a purely humanitarian spirit and established the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 1999 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 1999, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling that freedom from torture is a right that must be protected under all circumstances, including in times of internal or international disturbance or armed conflict, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 1999 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 1998, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling its resolution 36/151 of 16 December 1981, in which it noted with deep concern that acts of torture took place in various countries, recognized the need to provide assistance to the victims in a purely humanitarian spirit and established the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 1996, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling its resolution 36/151 of 16 December 1981, in which it noted with deep concern that acts of torture took place in various countries, recognized the need to provide assistance to the victims in a purely humanitarian spirit and established the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2009, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling that freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is a non-derogable right that must be protected under all circumstances, including in times of international or internal armed conflict or disturbance, and that the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is affirmed in relevant international instruments, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2008, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling that freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is a non-derogable right that must be protected under all circumstances, including in times of international or internal armed conflict or disturbance, and that the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is affirmed in relevant international instruments, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2008 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2007, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling that freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is a non-derogable right that must be protected under all circumstances, including in times of international or internal armed conflict or disturbance, and that the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is affirmed in relevant international instruments, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2006, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling that freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is a non-derogable right that must be protected under all circumstances, including in times of international or internal armed conflict or disturbance, and that the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is affirmed in relevant international instruments, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2005, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling that freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is a non-derogable right that must be protected under all circumstances, including in times of international or internal armed conflict or disturbance, and that the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is affirmed in relevant international instruments, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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International Strategy for Disaster Reduction 2015, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Expressing its deep concern at the number and scale of disasters and their devastating impact in recent years, which have resulted in massive loss of life and long-term negative economic, social and environmental consequences for vulnerable societies throughout the world and which hamper the achievement of their sustainable development, in particular in developing countries, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
The right to food 2016, para. 19 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Expressing its deep concern also over the negative effects of armed conflicts on the enjoyment of the right to food, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2015, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noting that, under the Geneva Conventions of 1949, torture and inhuman treatment are a grave breach and that, under the statute of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, the statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994 and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, acts of torture can constitute crimes against humanity and, when committed in a situation of armed conflict, constitute war crimes, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2015, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling that freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is a non-derogable right under international law, including international human rights law and international humanitarian law, that must be respected and protected under all circumstances, including in times of international or internal armed conflict or disturbance or any other public emergency, that the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is affirmed in relevant international instruments and that legal and procedural safeguards against such acts must not be subject to measures that would circumvent this right, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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The right to development 2016, para. 21 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Deeply concerned about the negative impacts of the global economic and financial crises on the realization of the right to development, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2013, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noting that, under the Geneva Conventions of 1949, torture and inhuman treatment are a grave breach and that, under the statute of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, the statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994 and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, acts of torture can constitute crimes against humanity and, when committed in a situation of armed conflict, constitute war crimes, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2013, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling that freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is a non-derogable right under international law, including international human rights law and international humanitarian law, that must be respected and protected under all circumstances, including in times of international or internal armed conflict or disturbance or any other public emergency, that the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is affirmed in relevant international instruments and that legal and procedural safeguards against such acts must not be subject to measures that would circumvent this right, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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The right to development 2013, para. 16 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Deeply concerned about the negative impacts of the global economic and financial crises on the realization of the right to development, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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