• Demand Improvements by Human Rights Council Candidates

    Demand Improvements by Human Rights Council Candidates

    Candidates for the United Nations Human Rights Council should meet the standards for council membership even when running unopposed, a global coalition of human rights organizations said today. The General Assembly resolution that established the council states that members shall uphold the “highest standards” of human rights, but at least five of the candidates in this year’s election fall short of that threshold, the coalition said.

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  • Thailand’s Candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council

    Thailand’s Candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council

    We are a coalition of human rights nongovernmental organizations from across the world. We write to you concerning the candidacy of Thailand for election to the United Nations Human Rights Council.

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  • Angola’s Candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council

    Angola’s Candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council

    We have serious concerns about Angola’s human rights record, and its failure to fully cooperate with the human rights mechanisms of the Human Rights Council. We would like your government to consider these concerns before it decides how to cast its vote. An absolute majority of all the members of the General Assembly must support a candidate before it can be elected to the council.

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  • Demand Improvements by Human Rights Council Candidates

    Demand Improvements by Human Rights Council Candidates

    Candidates for the United Nations Human Rights Council should meet the standards for council membership even when running unopposed, a global coalition of human rights organizations said today. The General Assembly resolution that established the council states that members shall uphold the “highest standards” of human rights, but at least five of the candidates in this year’s election fall short of that threshold, the coalition said.

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  • Uganda’s Candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council

    Uganda’s Candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council

    Given these standards, we believe there are important steps that Uganda should take to improve protection of human rights. We hope you will seek specific commitments from Uganda regarding its willingness to enhance human rights protection and improve its cooperation with human rights mechanisms.

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  • The Global Witness report Shifting Sand

    The Global Witness report Shifting Sand

    Singapore’s rapid expansion is driving an ecologically and socially devastating sand-dredging industry in Cambodia, according to a new report eleased today by Global Witness. This booming trade is being monopolised by two prominent Cambodian Senators with close ties to Prime Minster un Sen – despite a supposed government ban on sand exports.

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  • Uganda’s Candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council

    Uganda’s Candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council

    Given these standards, we believe there are important steps that Uganda should take to improve protection of human rights. We hope you will seek specific commitments from Uganda regarding its willingness to enhance human rights protection and improve its cooperation with human rights mechanisms.

    Read More
  • Demand Improvements by Human Rights Council Candidates

    Demand Improvements by Human Rights Council Candidates

    Candidates for the United Nations Human Rights Council should meet the standards for council membership even when running unopposed, a global coalition of human rights organizations said today. The General Assembly resolution that established the council states that members shall uphold the “highest standards” of human rights, but at least five of the candidates in this year’s election fall short of that threshold, the coalition said.

    Read More
  • The Global Witness report Shifting Sand

    The Global Witness report Shifting Sand

    Singapore’s rapid expansion is driving an ecologically and socially devastating sand-dredging industry in Cambodia, according to a new report eleased today by Global Witness. This booming trade is being monopolised by two prominent Cambodian Senators with close ties to Prime Minster un Sen – despite a supposed government ban on sand exports.

    Read More
  • Angola’s Candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council

    Angola’s Candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council

    We have serious concerns about Angola’s human rights record, and its failure to fully cooperate with the human rights mechanisms of the Human Rights Council. We would like your government to consider these concerns before it decides how to cast its vote. An absolute majority of all the members of the General Assembly must support a candidate before it can be elected to the council.

    Read More
  • Uganda’s Candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council

    Uganda’s Candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council

    Given these standards, we believe there are important steps that Uganda should take to improve protection of human rights. We hope you will seek specific commitments from Uganda regarding its willingness to enhance human rights protection and improve its cooperation with human rights mechanisms.

    Read More
  • Thailand’s Candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council

    Thailand’s Candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council

    We are a coalition of human rights nongovernmental organizations from across the world. We write to you concerning the candidacy of Thailand for election to the United Nations Human Rights Council.

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