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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 24
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- 4. Calls upon States to mainstream a gender perspective into and ensure the involvement of women in all stages of the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of drug policies and programmes, and to develop and disseminate gender-sensitive and age-appropriate measures that take into account the specific needs and circumstances faced by women and girls with regard to the world drug problem, bearing in mind that targeted interventions that are based on the collection and analysis of data, including age- and gender-related data, can be particularly effective in meeting the specific needs of drug-affected populations and communities;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in Libya, para. 35
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- Resolution
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- 19. Urges the Government of National Accord, the international community, the United Nations and all parties to the conflict in Libya to facilitate the full, equal and effective participation of women in activities relating to the prevention and resolution of the armed conflict, the maintenance of peace and security and post-conflict peacebuilding, in accordance with relevant Security Council resolutions, and encourages the Presidency Council to ensure that its women’s support and empowerment unit is operational;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in Libya, para. 29
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- Resolution
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- 13. Strongly condemns all acts of violence in Libya and all violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law that have been committed, in particular against civilians and migrants, including women and children, as well as those involving unlawful detentions, abductions, enforced disappearances, torture and unlawful killings;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in Libya, para. 9
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- Resolution
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- Expressing deep concern at the impact of the security, economic and humanitarian situation in Libya on its people, and at the continued human rights violations and abuses committed in Libya and continued mass displacement, and its particular impact on women and children,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in Libya, para. 8
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- Resolution
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- Encouraging all Libyans to work together in a spirit of compromise and to engage constructively in the inclusive political process set out in the action plan, and reiterating the importance of the equal and full participation of women in the political process,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Technical assistance and capacity-building for Mali in the field of human rights, para. 33
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- Resolution
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- 11. Calls upon the Government of Mali to ensure that women participate more fully in the national reconciliation process and in all decision-making structures relating to the peace process, in conformity with relevant Security Council resolutions and the law establishing a 30 per cent quota for women in national institutions that was adopted by the Government in December 2015, and to heighten the political empowerment of women at all levels;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Technical assistance and capacity-building for Mali in the field of human rights, para. 28
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- Resolution
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- 6. Calls upon all signatories of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali to implement all its provisions, in line with their renewed commitments made at the last meeting of the Agreement Monitoring Committee held on 15 and 16 January 2018, including those relating to the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former rebel fighters, the redeployment of Malian armed forces throughout the territory and decentralization, the fight against impunity, the functioning of the interim administrations in the north and the participation of women, and welcomes the involvement of the Carter Center as an independent observer of the Peace Agreement;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Technical assistance and capacity-building for Mali in the field of human rights, para. 23
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- Resolution
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- 1. Strongly condemns the violations and abuses of human rights and the violations of international humanitarian law, including those involving the recruitment and use of children as soldiers and the violations of their rights, and the violations and abuses of women’s rights that have been perpetrated in Mali since the beginning of the crisis, and all the terrorist attacks, including the fatal attacks committed in 2018 against itinerant traders;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Technical assistance and capacity-building for Mali in the field of human rights, para. 18
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Taking note of the latest report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Mali,1 in which he expresses concern about the lack of involvement of women in the peace process and reiterates that they should be included in all decision-making structures relating to the peace process, and emphasizing the important role of women in prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peacebuilding,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Technical assistance and capacity-building for Mali in the field of human rights, para. 13
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- Resolution
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- Welcoming Security Council resolution 2374 (2017) of 5 September 2017, which establishes a regime of targeted sanctions against in particular those who obstruct the implementation of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali and those who plan, direct or conduct human rights violations or abuses or violations of international humanitarian law, including acts targeting the civilian population, including women and children,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, para. 52
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- Resolution
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- 22. Calls for urgent attention to be paid to the plight and the rights, in accordance with international law, of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails, and also calls for respect for the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) and the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules);
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, para. 45
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- Resolution
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- 16. Condemns all acts of violence, including all acts of terror, provocation, incitement and destruction, especially the excessive use of force by the Israeli occupying forces against Palestinian civilians, particularly in the Gaza Strip, where the bombardment of populated areas has caused extensive loss of life and a vast number of injuries, including among thousands of children and women, massive damage and destruction to homes, economic, industrial and agricultural properties, vital infrastructure, including water, sanitation and electricity networks, religious sites and public institutions, including hospitals and schools, United Nations facilities, and agricultural lands, the large-scale internal displacement of civilians, and the excessive use of force by the Israeli occupying forces against Palestinian civilians in the context of peaceful protests in the West Bank;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, para. 22
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- Resolution
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- Recalling the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) and the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules), and calling for respect for those rules,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, para. 21
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- Resolution
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- Expressing deep concern that thousands of Palestinians, including many children and women and elected members of the Palestinian Legislative Council, continue to be detained and held in Israeli prisons or detention centres under harsh conditions, including unhygienic conditions, solitary confinement, lack of proper medical care, denial of family visits and denial of due process, that impair their well-being, and expressing deep concern also at the ill-treatment and harassment of Palestinian prisoners and all reports of torture,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, para. 13
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- Resolution
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- Deploring all conflicts in and around the Gaza Strip and the civilian casualties caused, including the killing and injury of thousands of Palestinian civilians, including children, women and elderly persons, the widespread destruction of thousands of homes and of civilian infrastructure, including schools, hospitals, water sanitation and electricity networks, economic, industrial and agricultural properties, public institutions, religious sites and United Nations schools and facilities, the internal displacement of hundreds of thousands of civilians, and all violations of international law, including humanitarian and human rights law, in this regard,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, para. 12
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- Resolution
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- Expressing grave concern at the continuing violation of international humanitarian law and the systematic violation of the human rights of the Palestinian people by Israel, the occupying Power, including that arising from the excessive use of force and military operations causing death and injury to Palestinian civilians, including children and women, and to non-violent, peaceful demonstrators and to journalists, including through the use of live ammunition; the arbitrary detention of Palestinians, some of whom have been detained for decades; the use of collective punishment; the closure of areas; the confiscation of land; the establishment and expansion of settlements; the construction of a wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory in departure from the Armistice Line of 1949; the forcible displacement of civilians, including of Bedouin communities; the policies and practices that discriminate against and disproportionately affect the Palestinian population in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem; the discriminatory allocation of water resources between Israeli settlers, who reside illegally in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and the Palestinian population of the said Territory; the violation of the basic right to adequate housing, which is a component of the right to an adequate standard of living; the revocation of residency permits from Palestinians of East Jerusalem and their eviction from their city; the destruction of property and infrastructure, inter alia, homes of Palestinians; the hampering of humanitarian assistance and the destruction of, inter alia, structures provided as humanitarian aid, contributing to a coercive environment that leads to the forcible transfer of Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including when carried out as an act of collective punishment in violation of international humanitarian law; incidents of harassment of and attacks on school children and attacks on educational facilities by Israeli settlers and as a result of Israeli military action; and all other actions designed to change the legal status, geographical nature and demographic composition of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in Myanmar, para. 35
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- Resolution
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- 18. Strongly encourages the Government of Myanmar to take the measures necessary to address discrimination and prejudice against women, children and members of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities across the country, and to take further action to publicly condemn and speak out against national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence, and to adopt measures against incitement to imminent violence based on nationality, race or religion or belief, while upholding freedom of expression, and to increase efforts further to promote inclusion, respect for diversity and peaceful coexistence in all sectors of society, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 16/18 of 24 March 2011 and the Rabat Plan of Action on the prohibition of advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence by, inter alia, further facilitating interfaith and intercommunal dialogue;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Ethnic minorities
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in Myanmar, para. 18
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- Resolution
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- and the pursuit of an inclusive and comprehensive national political dialogue that ensures the full and effective participation of women and young people, as well as civil society, with the objective of achieving lasting peace;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in the South Sudan, para. 33
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- Resolution
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- 12. Emphasizes the need for the Government of South Sudan to ensure the participation of women during all stages and in all structures envisaged in the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, including the Intergovernmental Authority on Development High-Level Revitalization Forum;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in the South Sudan, para. 32
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- Resolution
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- 11. Recognizes the important role that women play in building peace, and calls for the protection and promotion of the rights of women, their empowerment and participation in peacebuilding, conflict resolution and post-conflict processes, in accordance with Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) of 31 October 2000 and subsequent resolutions on women, peace and security, including Council resolution 2242 (2015) of 13 October 2015;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in the South Sudan, para. 18
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Gravely concerned about ongoing reports of widespread sexual and gender-based violence committed against women and girls and instances of conflict-related rape and gang rape, coupled with beatings and abductions, recognizing the importance of providing timely assistance and protection to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, including sexual and reproductive health, psychosocial, legal and livelihood support and other multisectoral services for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, including working with communities to reintegrate those affected by sexual and gender-based violence, and taking into account the specific needs of persons with disabilities,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in the South Sudan, para. 16
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Condemning in the strongest terms all attacks against humanitarian personnel and facilities, which have resulted in the death of at least 95 humanitarian personnel since December 2013, expressing grave concern for the civilians who sought safety in protection-of-civilians sites who have been attacked, killed, traumatized or displaced, and the serious damage caused to the sites, including to medical clinics and schools, which were burned down and destroyed, and at sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls exiting protection-of-civilians sites throughout the country,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, para. 63
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- Resolution
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- 40. Expresses deep concern for the more than 6 million internally displaced persons and 5 million refugees in the region fleeing the violence in the Syrian Arab Republic, welcomes the efforts of neighbouring countries to host Syrian refugees, acknowledges the socioeconomic consequences of the presence of large-scale refugee populations in those countries, and urges the international community to provide urgent financial support to enable the host countries to respond to the growing humanitarian needs of Syrian refugees, including the particular needs of women and girls, while emphasizing the principle of burden-sharing;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, para. 40
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- 19. Demands the immediate release of all persons arbitrarily detained, including women, children, human rights defenders, humanitarian aid providers, medical personnel and journalists, and notes the importance of ensuring justice for those arbitrarily detained;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, para. 32
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- Resolution
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- 12. Strongly condemns all acts of sexual violence, including rape, which have disproportionately affected women and girls throughout the conflict in the Syrian Arab
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, para. 23
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- Resolution
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- 3. Urges the parties to the conflict to abstain from any actions that may contribute to the continuing deterioration of the human rights, security and humanitarian situations in order to reach a genuine political transition based on the Geneva communiqué, consistent with Security Council resolutions 2254 (2015) and 2268 (2016), and with the full and meaningful leadership and participation of women in all efforts consistent with Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) of 31 October 2000 and subsequent resolutions on women, peace and security, that meets the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people for a civil, democratic and pluralistic State, in which all citizens receive equal protection, regardless of gender, religion or ethnicity;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, para. 7
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Expressing deep concern about the situation of women, children and internally displaced persons, who remain among the most vulnerable to violence,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, para. 37
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- 2 (b) Ending discrimination against citizens, including State-sponsored discrimination based on the songbun system, and taking immediate steps to ensure gender equality and to protect women from gender-based violence;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, para. 29
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- 1 (b) Discrimination based on the songbun system, which classifies people on the basis of State-assigned social class and birth, and also includes consideration of political opinions and religion, discrimination against women, including unequal access to employment, discriminatory laws and regulations, and violence against women;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
Paragraph
Situation of human rights in the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, para. 13
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing that particular risk factors affect women, children, persons with disabilities and the elderly, and the need to ensure the full enjoyment of all their human rights and fundamental freedoms by them against neglect, abuse, exploitation and violence, and taking note in this regard of the concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the combined second to fourth periodic reports of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea2 and the concluding observations of
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Older persons
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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