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The Special Procedures of are human rights experts independent from any govt or organization, serving in their individual capacity.

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    Sep 22

    Together with my report on planning and vision, I also presented to an addendum report on "partnering with organizations". 🤝See report: 🤝Friendly version: 🤝See also thread:

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  2. Sep 24

    🇮🇹 will undertake first official country visit to Italy from 27 September to 6 October to assess efforts to identify, prevent and address adverse impacts of business operations on human rights and the environment. Learn more:

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    Sep 19

    BREAKING: The UN Special Rapporteur on poverty will visit Nepal from 22 November - 3 December 2021. You can contribute to his visit here: (Open until 30 October)

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  4. Sep 22

    🇲🇲 : tells that conditions in Myanmar following the 1 February military coup have worsened. The expert urges a change of course to avert further human rights abuses and deaths. Read more:

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  5. Sep 22

    Register to attend the side-event "Plastics and Human Rights" on 23 September from 13:30 to 15:00 CEST 👉

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  6. Sep 22

    UN experts deeply concerned will not be a people’s summit as promised & the most marginalized & vulnerable will be left behind. They urge States to protect people’s rights & the environment from corporate power. 👉

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    Sep 21

    📢 CALL FOR INPUT to 2022 reports📢 I would like to hear the voices and opinions of indigenous peoples, people living in rural areas and those who Deadline: 31 Dec 2021 👉

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  8. Sep 21

    Register to attend the side-event "The right to science in the context of toxic substances" on 22 September from 15:30 to 17:00 CEST 👉

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  9. Sep 21

    UN expert calls on States to follow the science with respect to exposure to toxic substances, calling out companies that manipulate information to keep their products on the market. 👉

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  10. Sep 21

    UN experts warn against disturbing increase in by State agents in the name of fighting terrorism. They call on governments to investigate violations of human rights & international law by their own security services:

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    Sep 21

    Poverty in Lebanon: The UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and human rights will visit Lebanon from 1 to 12 November. Your voice counts - you can contribute to his visit here:

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    Sep 21

    📢We are convening a public event to present our thematic report on in the context of transnational transfers: 📅 24 September 2021 🕒 15h00 - 16h30 CET 📜 ✍️ 💻

    At , Henrikas Mickevičius, vice-chair of the Working Group on (), described how the phenomenon of political abduction - far from decreasing - has "morphed" into shocking new forms requiring renewed action. REPORT ➡️
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  13. Sep 20

    🇮🇩 must provide West Papuan rights defender Victor Yeimo with proper medical care to keep him from dying in prison – UN expert : For months, the authorities have restricted his access to medical care & now his health is critical 👉

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  14. Sep 20

    UN expert calls for renewed multilateralism in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic for an equitable health response and fair socioeconomic recovery. Learn more:

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  15. Sep 20

    Register to attend our webinar "Human Rights in Older Age: Towards the Elimination of Ageism and Age Discrimination" on 21 September at 2 p.m. CET 👉

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  16. Sep 20

    UN expert Claudia Mahler calls for action to counter prevalent ageism & age discrimination leading to marginalization & exclusion of older persons. International & national laws + policies must ensure older persons fully enjoy their human rights. 👉

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  17. Sep 17

    🇹🇷 : UN expert calls on the Turkish government to uncover the truth behind the 2017 murder of husband & wife Ali Ulvi and Aysin Büyüknohutçu who challenged mining companies' illegal polluting stone quarries near Antalya. 👉

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  18. Sep 17

    UN expert calls on governments to grant the right to work to the more than 80 million people who are forcibly today in order to protect them from modern . 👉

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  19. Sep 16

    🇲🇪 must take bold steps to strengthen its child protection system to prevent and respond to the sale and sexual exploitation of children more effectively – UN expert . Read more:

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  20. Sep 15

    UN experts are deeply concerned at the rapid rolling back of in , notably in women’s political & public life, with the Taliban’s formation of an all-male interim administration and the imposition of restrictions in public spaces:

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