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Statement of the UN Special Procedures Mandate Holders on the occasion of the Human Rights Day

Published in Tuesday December 10th, 2013 In News

On the occasion of Human Rights Day, the UN special procedures call on all stakeholders, in particular States, to cooperate with them fully

Sochi Olympics documentary casts harsh light on Putin, preparations

Published in Monday December 9th, 2013 In In the media

The film profiles Sochi’s residents, many of whom have been inconvenienced by Olympic construction as others have been displaced from their own homes by force.

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Land Grab: Foreign Firms Drive Cambodians from Farms

Published in Thursday November 28th, 2013 In In the media

Each year, foreign agricultural corporations deprive thousands of Cambodian farmers of their fields — with the government’s help. Human rights groups claim German taxpayer money is used to fund a program that benefits land grabbers.

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France dismantles Roma camp, evicts 800 immigrants

Published in Thursday November 28th, 2013 In In the media

Around 300 police forces attacked the Roma camp in Saint-Ouen in the northern suburbs of Paris early on Wednesday, forcing hundreds of Roma people, including women and children, to leave the place.

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Why Kenya must not pass its revised marriage property bill

Published in Monday November 25th, 2013 In In the media

Women having secure rights to land is not just good for women, their families and communities – it is good for Kenya.

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Slum Demolitions to Continue in Zimbabwe

Published in Thursday November 21st, 2013 In In the media

On the issue of violating human rights Matiza said the people who are illegally settled are not only violating their rights but also violating the rights of school children.

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Philippines to Receive $500 Million Loan From World Bank

Published in Thursday November 21st, 2013 In In the media

To aid in rebuilding areas destroyed by typhoon Haiyan, the World Bank is about to mobilize a $500 million loan to the Philippines and the country will receive some serious and much needed help. The Philippines requested the emergency loan, which is still to be finalized, from the World Bank.

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Filipinos start painstaking task of rebuilding

Published in Thursday November 21st, 2013 In In the media

Typhoon Haiyan not only destroyed houses and uprooted trees, it has also affected the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of Filipinos.

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In Extracting Deal From JPMorgan, U.S. Aimed for Bottom Line

Published in Thursday November 21st, 2013 In In the media

The deal with JPMorgan is the largest sum a single company has ever paid to the government. The bank, at the Justice Department’s insistence, also admitted to a statement of facts that outlined how it failed to fully disclose the risks of buying risky mortgage securities from 2005 to 2008.

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Challenge for the Government: 4 Million Are Displaced, and Hunger Grows

Published in Tuesday November 19th, 2013 In In the media

As the Philippines begins to clean up after the worst typhoon in memory, it is faced with a huge problem of feeding and housing its displaced population. The government says that about four million people have been displaced, with some 350,000 living in about 1,500 evacuation centers.

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