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UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), a department of the United Nations Secretariat, is mandated to promote and protect the enjoyment and full realization, by all people, of all rights established in the Charter of the United Nations and in international human rights laws and treaties. The mandate includes preventing human rights violations, securing respect for all human rights, promoting international cooperation to protect human rights, coordinating related activities throughout the United Nations, and strengthening and streamlining the United Nations system in the field of human rights. In addition to its mandated responsibilities, the Office leads efforts to integrate a human rights approach within all work carried out by United Nations agencies.  Website: www.ohchr.org/english/
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Libya: Residents of Tawergha 'dying in desert' in attempt to return home after seven years

20 February 2018 | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Document type: Country News

End of Mission Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Ms. Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, upon conclusion of her official visit to Libya - 25 to 31 January 2018

2 February 2018 | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Document type: Country News

Syria: Monthly Human Rights Digest - August 2017

31 August 2017 | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Document type: Country News

Syria: Monthly Human Rights Digest - July 2017

31 July 2017 | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Document type: Country News

Syria: Monthly Human Rights Digest - June 2017

30 June 2017 | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Document type: Country News

Battle for Mosul: ISIL forces thousands of civilians from their homes and executes hundreds

28 October 2016 | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Document type: Country News

Response of the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

24 August 2011 | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Document type: Country News

Joint Urgent Appeal ETH 3/2011

12 July 2011 | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Document type: Country News

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