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Swiss minaret ban discriminates against Muslims: UN expert 1 Dec 2009 12:11 GMT
... purposes,” she warned. The Special Rapporteur urged authorities in Switzerland, which has ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to take the necessary measures to fully protect ...
Full text: Joint Statement of the 12th EU-China Summit 30 Nov 2009 11:00 GMT
... for constant progress on the ground. The EU welcomed China’s commitment to ratifying the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) as soon as possible. Both sides confirmed their commitment to cooperate with UN human ...
Military And Media Action In Bawku: 'Action Of Evil' 30 Nov 2009 05:30 GMT
... stripped naked in public as well as their torture does not only violate the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Conventions against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment ...
Laos: UN expert warns against marginalizing religious minorities 30 Nov 2009 17:50 GMT
... lower-level officials. In her statement the Special Rapporteur welcomed Laos� recent ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which bans religious discrimination and unreasonable restrictions on the movements of individuals, including in ...
The Media and Development 30 Nov 2009 19:50 GMT
... than informing and educating the public. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights provide the basic tenets under which African journalists ...
Rights Defenders And Victims of Post-Election Violence Face Threats 30 Nov 2009 15:25 GMT
... of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and reiterated in article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights," said the ICPC in a press statement. ICPC ...
Swiss minaret ban discriminates against Muslims, says UN expert 30 Nov 2009 15:21 GMT
... purposes,� she warned. The Special Rapporteur urged authorities in Switzerland, which has ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to take the necessary measures to fully protect ...
UN official regrets outcome of Swiss vote to ban minaret construction 30 Nov 2009 17:27 GMT
... political purposes, she noted. The Special Rapporteur emphasized that Switzerland, which has ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, must protect and ensure respect for freedom of ...
Islam: Vatican attacks Swiss minaret ban 30 Nov 2009 17:55 GMT
... human rights law. The Special Rapporteur urged authorities in Switzerland, which has ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to take the necessary measures to fully protect ...
TEN QUESTIONS ON KAZAKHSTAN AND THE OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP 25 Nov 2009 10:56 GMT
... amounted to meaningful reform to address the country’s human rights problems.� It ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in 2006 and the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture in 2008, issued ...
Ten Questions of Kazakhstan and the OSCE Chairmanship 25 Nov 2009 20:18 GMT
... amounted to meaningful reform to address the country's human rights problems.� It ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in 2006 and the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture in 2008, issued ...
Burundi: Reverse Ban on Civil Society Group 25 Nov 2009 19:50 GMT
... on November 24 that the ordinance violates fundamental human rights. Article 22 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which Burundi is a party, states that everyone has the right to freedom ...
Reverse Ban on Civil Society Group - Threats and Restrictions Represent Attempt to Silence Critics [press release] 25 Nov 2009 23:57 GMT
... on November 24 that the ordinance violates fundamental human rights. Article 22 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which Burundi is a party, states that everyone has the right to freedom ...
International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women 25 Nov 2009 20:15 GMT
... are enshrined in international instruments, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1/ the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2/ the International Covenant on Economic, Social and ...
MILITARY AND MEDIA ACTION IN BAWKU: ACTION OF EVIL 29 Nov 2009 05:26 GMT
... stripped naked in public as well as their torture does not only violate the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Conventions against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment and Punishment ...

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