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March 18, 2019 Statement

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Item 7 General Debate

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March 15, 2019 News Release

Systemic abuses and mass detentions in China demand Human Rights Council action

UPR Adoption – China

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March 14, 2019 Statement

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Adoption of Nigeria's UPR

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March 14, 2019 Statement

Saudi Arabia should release defenders, undertake meaningful rights reform

Adoption of Saudi Arabia's UPR report

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March 13, 2019 Letter

NGOs Urge the EU to Press China on Human Rights

Joint Letter to the EU and EU member states

March 12, 2019 Statement

UN Human Rights Council Should Act on Bahrain, Egypt, Turkey, Cameroon, and the Philippines

Item 4 General Debate

Delegates arrive for the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2017.
March 12, 2019 Statement

Strong Measures Needed to Advance Accountability in North Korea

Interactive Dialogue under item 4 with Special Rapporteur on DPRK

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March 12, 2019 Statement

Council Should Renew Commission of Human Rights in South Sudan

Interactive Dialogue with Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan

Women from more than forty South Sudanese womens organizations carry placards during march through the city to express the frustration and suffering that women and children face in Juba, South Sudan on December 9, 2017.
March 11, 2019 Statement

Eritrea should permit access to United Nations Special Rapporteur

Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Eritrea

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March 8, 2019 Statement

Joint statement on Saudi Arabia significant step forward; High Commissioner highlights need for action on Xinjiang, the Philippines; OHCHR’s reporting on Nicaragua, Kashmir should trigger Council action

Item 2 Interactive Dialogue with High Commissioner for Human Rights

HRC headquarters
March 7, 2019 News Release

UN: A Call to Free Saudi Women Activists

36 Countries, in Landmark Statement, Also Seek Justice for Khashoggi

(Left to right) Prominent women's rights activists Loujain al-Hathloul, Eman al-Nafjan, and Aziza al-Youssef were all detained in May 2018, seemingly in retaliation for their peaceful activities. Al-Hathloul remains in detention.
March 5, 2019 News Release

UN: Don’t Let Egypt Undermine Expert’s Role

Protect Human Rights in Counterterrorism Operations

Egyptian security forces have been involved in systematic abuses such as enforced disappearance and torture and have used abusive counterterrorism laws and measures to crush peaceful dissent. Egyptian security forces stand guard outside one of the entranc
February 25, 2019 Letter

Sri Lanka: Need for time-bound plan for implementation of commitments to the Human Rights Council

To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council

 A Sri Lankan Tamil man holds a placard during a protest in Colombo on August 21, 2018, demanding the release of lands still occupied by the military.
February 22, 2019 Letter

Renewal of the mandate of Special Rapporteur on promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism

Joint NGO letter to Members and Observers of the Human Rights Council

In this file photo, Egyptian security forces stand guard outside a court in Cairo, Egypt, January 3, 2018. © REUTERS
February 14, 2019 News Release

Egypt: Set Independent Torture Inquiry

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