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UPR: Examining Human Rights in Spain
The Human Rights Council just reviewed the situation of human rights in Spain. WILPF Spain and the Human Rights programme have engaged in this review and have suggested several recommendations, some of...
View ArticleWhen women’s issues disappear from the conversation: the human rights...
Racial discrimination, hate speech, rights of migrant workers, etc.: various were the issues raised as priorities during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Sweden. However, gender equality and...
View ArticleAccess to justice restored in Spain
As we told you in a previous blog, WILPF Spain and the Human Rights programme were deeply worried about the judicial fees created in Spain preventing equal access to justice and limiting it for those...
View ArticleHuman Rights in Libya: UN States Prioritize End of Armed Conflict and Stability
On Tuesday 13 May 2015 the United Nations member states revised the human rights situation in Libya as part of the Universal Periodic Review. Countries were numerous to share their recommendations to...
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UPR: EXAMINING HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES
Last May, the Human Rights Council reviewed the situation of human rights in the United States. WILPF USA and the Human Rights programme have actively engaged in this review, jointly drafted a UPR...
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LEBANON’S SECOND UPR: ACKNOWLEDGING WOMEN’S RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
On November 2nd, the government of Lebanon was reviewed for the second time during the 23rd session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on its implementation of human rights obligations. WILPF and...
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