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UN Human Rights Council

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Quaker Statement on Migration

News | December 8, 2020
Working together American Friends Service Committee, Britain Yearly Meeting, Friends Committee for National Legislation, Quaker Council for European Affairs and...
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Quaker Statement on Migration

Resources | December 1, 2020
Working together American Friends Service Committee, Britain Yearly Meeting, Friends Committee for National Legislation, Quaker Council for European Affairs and...
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Briefing Paper: Not Forgotten: Human Rights of Migrants at the 45th Session of the Human Rights Council

News | October 27, 2020
The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) believes in the inherent worth of every individual and is committed to working for...
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Landmark UN Human Rights Council resolution on the prevention of human rights violations

News | October 9, 2020
QUNO was pleased to have actively engaged in the informal negotiations of a landmark new UN Human Rights Council resolution...
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The impact of arms transfers on human rights

News | October 9, 2020
QUNO was pleased to welcome the High Commissioner’s report on the impact of arms transfers on human rights (A/HRC/44/29, 19...
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QUNO delivers oral statement on the human rights of migrants

News | October 5, 2020
QUNO works on the human rights of migrants at the international level to promote the protection of human rights of...
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Briefing Paper: Not Forgotten: Human Rights of Migrants at the 45th Session of the Human Rights Council

Resources | October 1, 2020
The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) believes in the inherent worth of every individual and is committed to working for...
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QUNO delivers oral statement on children of parents sentenced to death or executed

News | September 29, 2020
As part of our work to uphold the rights of children of parents sentenced to death or executed QUNO raises...
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QUNO delivers oral statements on the human rights of migrants

News | September 18, 2020
QUNO was pleased to have delivered two oral statements drawing attention to the human rights of migrants at the 45th...
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QUNO Joint Statement on Children of Prisoners, Role of Civil Society in protecting their rights

News | July 29, 2020
During the 44th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, QUNO delivered a joint oral statement with partner Child Rights Connect,...
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Children of Incarcerated Parents and Violence Against Children: QUNO delivers oral statement to 44th Human Rights Council

News | July 8, 2020
During the 44th session of the Human Rights Council, QUNO delivered an oral statement at the Interactive Dialogue with the...
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‘A lethal disregard’: QUNO’s written statement on the human rights of migrants at the 44th Human Rights Council

Resources | July 1, 2020
QUNO submitted this written statement on the occasion of the annual Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights...
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QUNO speaks at the resumed 43rd session of the Human Rights Council

News | June 15, 2020
QUNO was pleased to deliver a statement at the resumed 43rd session of the Human Rights Council on 15 June in...
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Enhancing prevention – leveraging the mandate of the Human Rights Council

News | March 13, 2020
Building on its long-term work on integrating human rights and sustaining peace, QUNO has been supporting work led by the...
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Human Rights of Migrants at HRC 43

News | March 9, 2020
As part of its ongoing work on the human rights of migrants, QUNO delivered an oral statement to the Human...
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QUNO Geneva speaks at the Human Rights Council on Child Rights and Criminal Justice

News | March 6, 2020
QUNO Geneva delivered a statement on the importance of ensuring that the rights of children are respected in criminal justice...
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