UN expert panel cites crimes against humanity committed by Eritrean authorities dating back 25 years: Eritrean officials have committed crimes against humanity since 1991, including enslavement, imprisonment, enforced disappearances, torture, other inhumane acts, persecution, rape and murder, a member of the former United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the … [Read more...] about UN expert panel cites crimes against humanity committed by Eritrean authorities dating back 25 years
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Human rights and the environment: UN expert launches first fact-finding visit to Madagascar
Human rights and the environment: UN expert launches first fact-finding visit to Madagascar: The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, John H. Knox, will undertake his first official visit to Madagascar from 25 to 31 October 2016 to assess how the country is protecting and promoting human rights relating to environmental protection. … [Read more...] about Human rights and the environment: UN expert launches first fact-finding visit to Madagascar
Time to move on – UN expert urges Cambodia to fully implement rights and freedoms at every level
Time to move on – UN expert urges Cambodia to fully implement rights and freedoms at every level: The time for the Government of Cambodia to blame the troubles of the last century for the situation today is surely over, United Nations Special Rapporteur Rhona Smith said at the end of her third visit* to the country to assess progress on issues of discrimination against ethnic … [Read more...] about Time to move on – UN expert urges Cambodia to fully implement rights and freedoms at every level
Mozilla Launches Equal Rating Innovation Challenge: A $250,000 contest including expert mentorship to spark new ways to connect everyone to the Internet
Mozilla Launches Equal Rating Innovation Challenge: A 0,000 contest including expert mentorship to spark new ways to connect everyone to the Internet: Mozilla (www.Mozilla.org) announces the launch of its global Equal Rating Innovation Challenge, a competition which invites contributions on ways to provide unfettered access to the open Internet for anyone across the globe. As … [Read more...] about Mozilla Launches Equal Rating Innovation Challenge: A $250,000 contest including expert mentorship to spark new ways to connect everyone to the Internet
Canada: United Nations Expert Group on People of African Descent launches Fact-Finding Mission
Canada: United Nations Expert Group on People of African Descent launches Fact-Finding Mission: The United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent will undertake its first official visit to Canada from 17 to 21 October 2016 to study the human rights situation of people of African descent in the country, at the invitation of the Government. … [Read more...] about Canada: United Nations Expert Group on People of African Descent launches Fact-Finding Mission
