Archive: United Nations

UNCLOS – United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The year 2012 marks the 30th ...

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‘UNiTE to End Violence against Women’

“There is one universal truth, applicable to all countries, cultures and communities: violence against women is ...

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Information on the Human Rights Council

“All victims of human rights abuses should be able to look to the Human Rights Council ...

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Evaluation of candidates for 2013-2015 membership on the UN Human Rights Council

For presentation at United Nations Headquarters, New York, Nov. 8, 2012 (UN Watch) • Executive Summary ...

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948

By Antonio Augusto Cançado Trindade Former President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights When the ...

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The International Court of Justice (ICJ)

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). ...

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Interview with the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay

9 December 2008 – Navi Pillay took up the post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human ...

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About Navi Pillay, the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights

Navi Pillay is the UN’s high commissioner for human rights. A South African of Indian origin, ...

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