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UN News Centre - Human Rights
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Countries must repeal laws that discriminate against LGBT individuals - UN officials
Marking the International Day Against Homophobia, United Nations officials today issued a call on Governments worldwide to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and strike laws that discriminate against them.
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UN human rights chief welcomes signing of Bangladesh work safety accord by major companies
The United Nations human rights chief today welcomed the decision of dozens of international companies to sign on to an fire-and-safety agreement in the aftermath of the deadly factory collapse in Bangladesh, while calling for additional actions to overhaul the entire garment sector.
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Nigerian rebels could face war crimes charges for population cleansing' - UN rights office
Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to ethnic and religious cleansing, the top United Nations human rights official said today.
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Papua New Guinea's plans to resume death penalty major setback' - UN
The United Nations human rights office today expressed serious concern over Papua New Guinea's announcement that it will resume the death penalty more than half a century since it last carried out an execution, stressing this would represent "a major setback" for the country.
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Justice in Guatemala vital for preventing recurrence of heinous crimes, say UN experts
Establishing truth and justice in Guatemala is essential to ensuring that heinous crimes such as arbitrary executions, rape and forced displacement - committed during the country's civil war - do not take place again and to ending impunity, a group of independent United Nations experts said today.
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