In the world’s most dangerous region for environmental defenders, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) launched a compilation of human rights standards to be considered by negotiators of a new regional agreement on environmental matters.
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“The OPCAT mandate is the most ambitious and powerful tool within the UN human rights,” said Malcolm Evans, chair of the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture. He was speaking on the 10 anniversary of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture.
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Nina Gualinga is at the forefront of the fight to make indigenous rights a priority in climate action.
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Impunity creates violence, HC Zeid warned in the Hague.
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A project in Mali has provided new opportunities for 106 women who were displaced as a result of hostilities in the North. The project was financed by the the Human Rights and Protection Division in Mali.
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