Human Rights and Finance: UN Expert Launches Fact-Finding to Visit Tunisia: The United Nations Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights, Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, will undertake an official visit to Tunisia from 20 to 28 February, to assess the effect of adjustment policies on the enjoyment of economic and social rights. He will also study the human rights impact of … [Read more...] about Human Rights and Finance: UN Expert Launches Fact-Finding to Visit Tunisia
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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
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