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A child breaks stones at a quarry in Halchowk, on the outskirt of Kathmandu, Nepal

No future for enslaved children working in mines and quarries
The Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery presents her report on child slavery in the artisanal mining and quarry sector to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
23-09-2011
A father takes his child for help in a famine-stricken area of Somalia, August 2011 © EPA Photo/ANTOINE DE RAS SOUTH AFRICA OUT

Breaking point in Somalia
The drought in Somalia takes the local people to breaking point: the Independent Expert on Somalia says the funds must be found to deal with the country’s famine and ongoing conflict.
15-09-2011
President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives addresses the Human Rights Council © UN photo/Jean-Marc Ferre

2011 - A defining geopolitical moment
The Human Rights Council considers the promotion and protection of human rights during peaceful protest movements.
14-09-2011
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights addresses the Human Rights Council © UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferre

The 18th Session of the Human Rights Council
Opening this year’s final session of the Human Rights Council, High Commissioner Pillay sets out the many human rights challenges confronting the global community.
12-09-2011
The Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva for its 17th session in June - © UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferre The Human Rights Council meets for its 18th session
The right to express grievances and aspirations for political change through peaceful protests will be a central theme of the 18th session of the Human Rights Council meeting.
09-09-2011

 

 
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