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Obama’s peace prize award ‘strikes tremendous chord’: Released: 9 October 2009; Commonwealth Secretary-General reacts to Nobel Peace Prize announcement
Seychelles police receive human rights training: Released: 18 August 2009; Programme primes police officials on how human rights principles can be best integrated into their work
Recommendations published to help countries participating in global human rights review: Released: 5 August 2009; All 192 UN countries are involved in the complex process
Respect for human rights critical for law and order: Released: 22 June 2009; Mauritius police and prison officials receive training
Around the Commonwealth: Indigenous rights under the spotlight: Released: 17 June 2009; The Royal Commonwealth Society plays host to a debate on the human rights of indigenous communities
'We need a World Court of Human Rights' – UN expert tells Commonwealth: Released: 3 June 2009; Multinational corporations suspected of abusing human rights should face the full force of international law through trial by a new global court, according to the United Nations’ authority on human rights and counter-terrorism
Where are we a year into the universal review of human rights?: Released: 11 May 2009; New publication draws together experiences from across the Commonwealth
More measures needed to realise the rights of women: Secretary-General: Released: 13 March 2009; Kamalesh Sharma urges governments to strengthen commitments to eliminate gender-based discrimination
All reservations against human rights treaties should be cast aside: Released: 23 January 2009; Commonwealth stands ready to support members in ratifying and implementing key conventions

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