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Boys reach through bars at a jail for juveniles in the Delmas neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. NHRIs are taking action to improve guarantees for the rights of detainees.
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WORLDWIDE EFFORTS TO FOCUS ON DETAINEE'S RIGHTS

National Human Rights Institutions worldwide have taken action to improve guarantees for the rights of detainees in response to the High Commissioner’s Dignity and Justice for Detainees initiative.
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Award recipients with Giancarlo Summa, Director of UNIC Rio - © UNRIC/BRAZIL

Brazil: Human rights awards

Five Brazilian journalists have been awarded the prize "UN: 60 years of Human Rights", an initiative of the UN Information Centre for Brazil.
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The 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrations will go into space. © ESA/MAE

Universal Declaration of Human Rights to Travel into Space

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is poised to travel into space on 14 November as part of the commemoration of its 60th anniversary.
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Human Rights in the news

UN experts urge Europe to stop violence against Roma

Gay McDougall and Githu Muigai warn over rise in anti-Roma sentiment and violent incidents in several European countries
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Pillay calls for an immediate end to the Israeli blockade of Gaza

“Decisive steps must be taken to preserve the dignity and basic welfare of the civilian population, more than half of whom are children”
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Special Rapporteur on torture concludes mission to Equatorial Guinea

Manfred Nowak recommends the government a comprehensive institutional and legal overhaul to comply with its obligations
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Investing in sanitation is investing in human dignity, says UN expert

“Access to improved sanitation is a matter of human rights and dignity,” says Independent Expert Catarina de Albuquerque
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UN experts condemn the severe convictions and unfair trials in Myanmar

Five Special Rapporteurs urge the authorities to stop harassing and arresting individuals for peacefully exercising their human rights
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