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OHCHR

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (United Nations)

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A well-timed UNDP seminar, held in October 2005 with financial support from Spain, helped to reinforce public and international confidence in the selection process, while the OHCHR regional representative paid a helpful visit to the country. Judicial independence as conflict prevention and resolution: the ... by Kane, Angela / UN Chronicle Under the OHCHR supervision, the centre is mandated to undertake training and documentation activities according to international standards and support regional efforts of Governments, UN agencies and programmes, national human rights institutions and NGOs. Third Committee: social, humanitarian and cultural; Human rights ... by UN Chronicle Drawing attention to the dangers inherent in the indiscriminate use of the term "terrorism" and the resulting new categories of discrimination, OHCHR has stressed that, in accordance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and pursuant to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, certain rights are non-derogable, meaning they cannot be suspended, not even in times of emergency. Combating terrorism while protecting human rights by Palti, Leslie / UN Chronicle More results

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A well-timed UNDP seminar, held in October 2005 with financial support from Spain, helped to reinforce public and international confidence in the selection process, while the OHCHR regional representative paid a helpful visit to the country.

Judicial independence as conflict prevention and resolution: the ... by Kane, Angela / UN Chronicle

Under the OHCHR supervision, the centre is mandated to undertake training and documentation activities according to international standards and support regional efforts of Governments, UN agencies and programmes, national human rights institutions and NGOs.

Third Committee: social, humanitarian and cultural; Human rights ... by UN Chronicle

Drawing attention to the dangers inherent in the indiscriminate use of the term "terrorism" and the resulting new categories of discrimination, OHCHR has stressed that, in accordance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and pursuant to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, certain rights are non-derogable, meaning they cannot be suspended, not even in times of emergency.

Combating terrorism while protecting human rights by Palti, Leslie / UN Chronicle

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