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Abduction 2,355
Abuse of psychiatry 171
Access to water 648
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Children's rights 11,056
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Death penalty 3,194
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Economic, social and cultural rights 4,740
Equal opportunities 198
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Extrajudicial executions 6,347
Extreme poverty 603
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Freedom of assembly and association 12,292
Freedom of conscience 972
Freedom of expression 36,657
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Freedom of movement 5,755
Freedom of religion 14,085
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Gross, systematic and large-scale 145
Housing, land and property rights (HLP) 3,458
Human rights activists 7,407
Human rights and fundamental freedoms 16,825
Human rights courts 328
Human rights monitors 2,595
Indigenous persons 2,173
Migrant rights 1,315
Minority rights 1,504
Pre-trial detention 1,760
Prevention of discrimination 519
Prison or detention conditions 6,354
Racism / Xenophobia / Hate Crimes 528
Right to a nationality 1,100
Right to development 189
Right to education 2,989
Right to employment 2,060
Right to family life 856
Right to food 895
Right to health 1,341
Right to justice 1,312
Right to leave 192
Right to liberty and security 619
Right to life 839
Right to registration at birth 769
Right to return 402
Right to seek asylum 325
Right to self-determination 1,297
Sexual and reproductive rights 1,106
Women's rights 9,060

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G v G [2021] UKSC 9 This case concerned the application of the Hague Convention on child abduction and UK asylum law. The court concluded that a child cannot be removed by a Hague Convention order until after a final determination on the principal applicant's asylum claim. 19 March 2021 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Supreme Court \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Abduction \| Countries: South Africa - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Canada: Minimizing the Risk of Exposure to COVID-19 in Canada Order (Prohibition of Entry into Canada from the United States) - OiC 2021-0173 19 March 2021 \| Publisher: National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities \| Document type: National Legislation
Turdikhojaev v. Ukraine (no. 72510/12) The Court found violations of articles 3, 5§1, and 5§5, when the applicant was kept in a cell measuring only 1.4 meters in pre-trial detention, placed in a metal cage during appellate proceedings, was not released immediately despite being granted refugee status in Sweden, and when the applicant had no available compensation under domestic law. 18 March 2021 \| Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Immigration Detention - Prison or detention conditions \| Countries: Ukraine - Uzbekistan
R.H.M. (on behalf of Y.A.M.) v Denmark, communication No. 83/2019 5 March 2021 \| Judicial Body: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Children's rights - Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) \| Countries: Denmark - Somalia
UNHCR Submission for the Universal Periodic Review – Sudan – UPR 39th Session (2021) March 2021 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Country Reports
Mexico: Acuerdo por el que se autoriza la habilitación de espacios de alojamiento para los cuidados alternativos y/o acogimiento residencial de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes en contexto de migración, así como de los días inhábiles requeridos para los actos administrativos correspondientes a dicha protección. 17 February 2021 \| Publisher: National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities \| Document type: National Decrees, Circulars, Regulation, Policy Documents
Canada: Minimizing the Risk Exposure to COVID-19 in Canada Order (Quarantine, Isolation and Other Obligations) - OiC 2021-0075 14 February 2021 \| Publisher: National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities \| Document type: National Legislation
Mexico: Convenio de Colaboración en materia migratoria a favor de niñas, niños y adolescentes en el marco de la Ley General de los Derechos de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes, la Ley de Migración y la Ley sobre Refugiados, Protección Complementaria y Asilo Político, que celebran el Sistema Nacional para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia y el Sistema para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia del Estado de Chiapas. 12 February 2021 \| Publisher: National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities \| Document type: National Decrees, Circulars, Regulation, Policy Documents
Mexico: Convenio de Colaboración en materia migratoria a favor de niñas, niños y adolescentes en el marco de la Ley General de los Derechos de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes, la Ley de Migración y la Ley sobre Refugiados, Protección Complementaria y Asilo Político, que celebran el Sistema Nacional para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia y el Sistema para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia del Estado de Veracruz. 12 February 2021 \| Publisher: National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities \| Document type: National Decrees, Circulars, Regulation, Policy Documents
Mexico: Convenio de colaboración en materia migratoria a favor de niñas, niños y adolescentes en el marco de la Ley General de los Derechos de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes, la Ley de Migración y la Ley sobre Refugiados, Protección Complementaria y Asilo Político, que celebran el Sistema Nacional para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia y el Sistema para el Desarrollo Integral de le familia del Estado de San Luis Potosí. 8 February 2021 \| Publisher: National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities \| Document type: National Decrees, Circulars, Regulation, Policy Documents

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