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Council approves bill to aid homeless youth in Washington

Published in Thursday February 13th, 2014 In Legislation

The homeless youth measure, among other things, allocates city funds for expanding existing homeless facilities, including shelters, to include additional beds for “youth who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning.” It also requires service providers to put in place “best practices for the culturally competent care of homeless youth” who identify as LGBT or questioning.

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Candidates proposed for Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing

Published in Wednesday February 12th, 2014 In News on the Rapporteurs

Check the short-list of candidates compilled by the Consultative Group for the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing.

“Deprival of food, water, shelter and medical care – a method of war in Syria, and a crime against humanity”

Published in Thursday February 6th, 2014 In News on the Rapporteurs

A group of United Nations independent experts urged all parties to the Syrian conflict to stop the use of civilian suffering as a method of war.

UN rights expert calls for the protection of indigenous people facing eviction in Embobut Forest, Kenya

Published in Tuesday January 14th, 2014 In News on the Rapporteurs

A United Nations independent expert has urged the Government of Kenya “to ensure that the human rights of the Sengwer indigenous people are fully respected, in strict compliance with international standards protecting the rights of indigenous peoples.”

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UN expert urges Kenya to protect rights of indigenous people facing eviction

Published in Tuesday January 14th, 2014 In News on the Rapporteurs

An independent United Nations human rights expert today urged the Kenyan Government to protect the rights of the Sengwer indigenous people who have lived in the Embobut Forest for centuries and are now facing eviction. “Indigenous peoples shall not be forcibly relocated from their lands or territories,” said the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya.

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Press statement by the Special Rapporteur on the human right to water and sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque, at the end of her visit to Brazil, 9-19 December 2013

Published in Friday December 20th, 2013 In News on the Rapporteurs

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque, has undertaken an official mission to Brazil from 9 to 19 December to evaluate the improvements and challenges the country still faces in realizing the human rights to water and sanitation. Read the statement she gave at the end of the mission.

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“In a land with great potential and deep contrast, nobody must be left behind”, says UN expert after mission in Brazil

Published in Friday December 20th, 2013 In News on the Rapporteurs

The Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation today urged the Brazilian authorities to give further priority to the poorest and most marginalized.

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

India: Urgent call to halt Odisha mega-steel project amid serious human rights concerns

Published in Tuesday October 1st, 2013 In News on the Rapporteurs

Construction of a mega-steel plant in Odisha in Eastern India should be halted immediately, United Nations independent human rights experts have urged, citing serious human rights concerns.

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Vacancies for independent United Nations experts of the Human Rights Council

Published in Thursday September 19th, 2013 In News on the Rapporteurs

On 2014, there will be vacancies to some of the ongoing HRC human rights special procedures. The deadline for applications of October 31st!