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Nepal: More ‘can and must be done’ to eradicate caste-based discrimination Inter Press Service © Provided by The Manila Times KATHMANDU: There is hardly a better way to promote human rights in Nepal than celebrating Muskan Khatun for being one of the winners of the prestigious International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award, released on International Women’s Day by the government of the United States of America. As an acid attack survivor, Khatun, despite her young age, turn...

Human Rights Committee raises concerns about past and upcoming elections in dialogue with Kenya Format Gender-based Discrimination, Anti-corruption Measures Also Among Issues Broached The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fourth report of Kenya on measures taken to implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Committee Experts inquired about measures taken to address the gaps in laws and practices governing elections, particularly the concern...

  Shocked over the killing of five men in Nepal, who had planned to escort home one of their girlfriends from a higher caste, the UN human rights chief stressed that ending caste-based discrimination is “fundamental” to the overall sustainable development vision of leaving no one behind. May 2020 People walk down a street of shops in Kathmandu, Nepal. Credit: World Bank/Peter Kapuscinski KATHMANDU, Nepal, Mar 11 2021 (IPS) - There is hardly a better way to promote human rights in Nepal th...

MORNING 9 March 2021 Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment The Human Rights Council this morning heard the presentation of a series of thematic reports by the Secretary-General and High Commissioner for Human Rights, followed by a general debate on its agenda item on the promotion and protection of all human rig...

9 March 2021 Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment The Human Rights Council this morning heard the presentation of a series of thematic reports by the Secretary-General and High Commissioner for Human Rights, followed by a general debate on its agenda item on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civ...

Tashkent’s continued authoritarian habits undermine positive steps. By March 01, 2021 Advertisement Ask any Uzbek or, for that matter, any Central Asian what her favorite holiday is and nine times out of ten you are likely to hear the same answer: Navruz. Literally translated as “new day,” Navruz (also spelled Nowruz), is celebrated annually in Uzbekistan and much of Central Eurasia on or around March 21, the day of the vernal equinox. To prepare for the holiday, Uzbeks traditionally tid...

Round table dedicated to 30th anniversary of Kazakhstans independence took place in Romania 26 February 2021 22:26 Share in: BUCHAREST. KAZINFORM - On the occasion of this years celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Embassy of Kazakhstan organized an online round table with the participation of deputies of the Parliament and the leadership of the Romanian Foreign Ministry, as well as represe...

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Holds Online Review of Second Periodic Report of Latvia The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded this afternoon its three-day online review of the second periodic report of Latvia on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.  Andris Pelšs, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and Head of the delegation, said the effec...

February 24 - 2021 KHARTOUM / GENEVA A prison cell in Sudan (File photo: ACJPS) A joint meeting of Sudan’s Sovereign Council and Council of Ministers has approved two draft laws to join the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED) of 2006, and the Convention against Torture and Cruel Punishment (UNCAT) of 1984. The ratification of the international conventions by Sudan’s transitional government was initially anno...

24 February 2021 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) concluded this afternoon the examination in public session of Denmarks report, which began on Monday, February 22. METTE KAAE HANSEN, from the Department of Gender Equality at the Ministry of Employment, presented the report on Denmark’s measures to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.  She argued that Danish women participat...