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A family displaced by fighting in the village of Shora, 25 kilometres south of Mosul, wait by the roadside at an army checkpoint on the outskirts of Qayyarah
©Photo: UNHCR/Ivor Prickett

ISIL forces civilians towards Mosul airport; UN rights office probes reports of mass graves

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) fighters have forced 1,500 families towards the airport in Mosul, the United Nations human rights wing said, adding that it is also looking into reports of mass graves near the city, where military operations are under way to oust the terrorists.

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Eleanor Roosevelt with the Spanish language version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. © UN Photo

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights now available in more than 500 languages and dialects

The OHCHR collection of the world’s most translated document includes versions ranging from the most widely spoken languages to nearly extinct languages and dialects.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a group photo with participants at the high-level event of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Core Group 'Path2Equality: global leaders discuss progress towards lgbt equality'. Photo: UN/Kim Haughton

Ban calls for continued efforts to secure equal rights for LGBT community

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the international community to continue working for equal rights and fair treatment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.

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Meeting of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

From : 18-04-2016 To : 27-04-2016

New York

Meeting of Chairpersons of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies

From : 30-05-2016 To : 03-06-2016

New York

The annual Meeting of Chairpersons of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies provides a forum for members of the ten bodies to discuss their work and consider ways to enhance the effectiveness of the treaty body system as a whole.

Nineteenth Meeting of States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

From : 21-06-2016 To : 21-06-2016

New York

State Parties will elect new members of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women which monitors the implementation of the Convention.

Thirty-fifth Meeting of States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

From : 23-06-2016 To : 23-06-2016

New York

States parties will elect nine new members of the Human Rights Committee which monitors implementation of the Covenant.

Sixteenth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child

From : 28-06-2016 To : 28-06-2016

New York

State Parties will elect new members of the Committee on the Rights of the Child

Meeting of the Working Group on discrimination against women in law and practice

From : 18-07-2016 To : 22-07-2016

New York

Meeting of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries

From : 18-07-2016 To : 22-07-2016

New York

High-level event on Death Penalty and Victims

From : 21-09-2016 To : 21-09-2016

New York

High-level event on 'Death Penalty and the Victims', at the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly.

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