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Equal participation in political and public affairs (2016), para. 13
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- 1. Expresses concern that, despite progress made towards the full implementation of the right to participate in public affairs worldwide, many people continue to face obstacles, such as discrimination, including multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, in the enjoyment of their right to participate in the public affairs of their countries as well as in the enjoyment of other human rights that enable it;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission (2009), para. 10
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- Deeply concerned by reports of criminal conduct, and conscious that such conduct, if not investigated and, as appropriate, prosecuted, would create the negative impression that United Nations officials and experts on mission operate with impunity,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Follow-up to the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (2011), para. 20
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- 9. Also recommends that the General Assembly remain apprised of the matter until it is satisfied that appropriate action has been taken at the domestic or international level to ensure justice for victims and accountability for perpetrators, and also remain ready to consider whether additional action within its powers is required in the interests of justice;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Organization of a United Nations conference at the highest level on the world financial and economic crisis and its impact on development (2009), para. 19
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- 9. Requests the President of the General Assembly, through an open, transparent and inclusive process led by the Member States, to present in a timely manner a draft text based upon all preparatory inputs to serve as the basis for an outcome document, to be agreed by the Member States;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission (2019), para. 38
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- (c) In accordance with their national law, to provide effective protection for victims of, witnesses to and others who provide information in relation to crimes of a serious nature alleged to have been committed by United Nations officials and experts on mission and to facilitate access of victims to victim assistance programmes, without prejudice to the rights of the alleged offender, including those relating to due process;
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- Civil & Political Rights
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly (2018), para. 078
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- 53. Notes the practice implemented during the secret vote-counting procedure, whereby no use of mobile phones or other electronic communication devices is permitted in the room where counting is being conducted, thus ensuring the confidentiality of elections and the integrity of secret ballots, and requests the continuation of this practice;
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- Civil & Political Rights
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (2014), para. 37
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- 14. Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to continue to promote the use and application of the United Nations standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice by, inter alia, providing advisory services and technical assistance to Member States on request, including assistance in criminal justice and law reform and in the organization of training for law enforcement and criminal justice personnel and support in the administration and management of penal and penitentiary systems, thus contributing to the upgrading of their efficiency and capabilities;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Myanmar (2018), para. 35
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- 22. Expresses serious concern about cases of reprisal as reported in relation to cooperation with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, while emphasizing that no one should face reprisals, monitoring, surveillance, threats, harassment or intimidation for cooperating or speaking with the special procedures of the Human Rights Council, including the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, the independent international fact-finding mission or the United Nations, and calls upon the Government of Myanmar to take appropriate measures to prevent such acts and to combat impunity by investigating promptly and effectively all allegations of intimidation and reprisal in order to bring perpetrators to justice and to provide victims with appropriate remedies;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (2012), para. 08
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- 1. Reaffirms its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic, and stresses the need to resolve the current political crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic peacefully;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization (2014), para. 24
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- (c) To keep on its agenda the question of the peaceful settlement of disputes between States;
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- Civil & Political Rights
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- All
- N.A.
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission (2016), para. 46
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- 20. Requests the United Nations, when its investigations into allegations suggest that crimes of a serious nature may have been committed by United Nations officials or experts on mission, to consider any appropriate measures that may facilitate the possible use of information and material for purposes of criminal proceedings initiated by States, bearing in mind due process considerations;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order (2009), para. 29
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- (e) The right to an international economic order based on equal participation in the decision-making process, interdependence, mutual interest, solidarity and cooperation among all States;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human rights by all (2004), para. 17
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- Convinced of the aim of creating conditions of stability and well-being, which are necessary for peaceful and friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principles of equal rights and self-determination of peoples,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Regional conference on assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in the Great Lakes region (1994), para. 18
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- 1. Expresses profound satisfaction to the Government and people of Burundi for their commitment to national reconciliation, and invites the parties concerned to continue their efforts to re-establish peace and democracy in the country;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Civil society space: creating and maintaining, in law and in practice, a safe and enabling environment (2013), para. 06
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- Reaffirming that special emphasis should be given to measures to assist in the strengthening of a pluralistic civil society, including through the strengthening of the rule of law, social and economic development, the promotion of freedom of expression, the right of peaceful assembly and freedom of association, and the administration of justice, and to the real and effective participation of the people in the decision-making processes,
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace (2010), para. 23
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- 9. Urges Member States, in the context of the International Year of Reconciliation, 2009, to further promote reconciliation to help to ensure durable peace and sustained development, including through reconciliatory measures and acts of service and by encouraging forgiveness and compassion among individuals;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Inadmissibility of certain practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (2007), para. 11
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- 4. Reaffirms that such acts may be qualified to fall within the scope of activities described in article 4 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 3 and that they represent a clear and manifest abuse of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association as well as the rights to freedom of opinion and expression within the meaning of those rights as guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1 the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 2 and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The Syrian Golan (2001), para. 14
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- 7. Calls upon all the parties concerned, the co-sponsors of the peace process and the entire international community to exert all the necessary efforts to ensure the resumption of the peace process and its success by implementing Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973);
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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United Nations Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems (2013), para. 024
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- 2. Furthermore, article 14, paragraph 3 (d), of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 2 states that everyone should be entitled, among other rights, “to be tried in his presence, and to defend himself in person or through legal assistance of his own choosing; to be informed, if he does not have legal assistance, of this right; and to have legal assistance assigned to him in any case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment by him in any such case if he does not have sufficient means to pay for it”.
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Arbitrary detention (2010), para. 17
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- (f) To ensure that anyone who is arrested or detained on a criminal charge has adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his or her defence, including the opportunity to engage and communicate with counsel;
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- Civil & Political Rights
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (2007), para. 27
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- 20. Notes with appreciation the interim report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, 8 and encourages the Special Rapporteur to continue to include in his recommendations proposals on the prevention and investigation of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, including its gender-based manifestations;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Draft outcome document of the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly of September 2005 (2005), para. 293
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- 152. We reaffirm that Member States have conferred on the Security Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, acting on their behalf, as provided for by the Charter.
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Cambodia (2001), para. 24
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- 14. Expresses serious concern about the continued prevalence of impunity in Cambodia, commends the initial commitment and efforts of the Government of Cambodia to tackle this question, and calls upon the Government to take further measures, as a matter of critical priority, to investigate urgently and prosecute, in accordance with due process of law and international human rights standards, all those who have perpetrated violations of human rights;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Strengthening cooperation and technical assistance in the field of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (2019), para. 26
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- 11. Requests the High Commissioner to present to the Council, at its forty-third and forty-fifth sessions, as well as before the end of 2019, an oral update on the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and a comprehensive written report on the situation of human rights at its forty-fourth session, including the outcomes of the investigation on the ground into allegations of possible human rights violations of the human rights to life, liberty and physical and moral integrity in the country, to ensure the accountability of perpetrators and redress for victims.
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobiaand related intolerance (2017), para. 22
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- 11. Condemns without reservation any denial of or attempt to deny the Holocaust, as well as any manifestation of religious intolerance, incitement, harassment or violence against persons or communities on the basis of ethnic origin or religious belief;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Questions of American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena, Tokelau, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands (1998), para. 109
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- 1. Requests the administering Power, bearing in mind the views of the people of the Territory ascertained through a democratic process, to keep the Secretary-General informed of the wishes and aspirations of the people regarding their future political status;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Cambodia (1998), para. 18
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- 11. Expresses support for the Secretary-General’s efforts in Cambodia, including the role of United Nations offices in monitoring the return of political leaders currently outside the country and their unfettered resumption of political activity, and requests the Secretary-General to continue to consider any request from the Government of Cambodia for assistance with the holding of the elections, including coordination and monitoring;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Dissemination of information on decolonization (2002), para. 11
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- (a) To continue to collect, prepare and disseminate, particularly to the Territories, basic material on the issue of self-determination of the peoples of Non- Self-Governing Territories;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (2016), para. 11
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- Deeply concerned about all acts which can amount to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment committed against persons exercising their rights of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression in all regions of the world,
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- Civil & Political Rights
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Freedom of religion or belief (2014), para. 15
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- 1. Stresses that everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion or belief, which includes the freedom to have or not to have, or to adopt, a religion or belief of one’s own choice and the freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest one’s religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance, including the right to change one’s religion or belief;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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