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Promoting and protecting human rights: Released: 19 December 2007; Commonwealth commissioned study spells out various mandates of national human rights institutions in the Commonwealth
Human Rights Plan of Action: Released: 12 December 2007; Commonwealth publication is designed to help member countries develop their own national plan for human rights
Delegates call for increased promotion of human rights: Released: 21 November 2007; “We need to do a lot more than we are doing” -- Rebecca Kadaga, Uganda’s Deputy Speaker of Parliament
Commonwealth children call for greater recognition: Released: 15 November 2007; Statement to Youth Forum requests formal Commonwealth Secretariat support
Commonwealth assists Swaziland to set up human rights commission: Released: 10 October 2007; Institution will co-ordinate human rights activities in the country
Model curriculum increases understanding of Human Rights: Released: 1 October 2007; “Knowledge is the most fundamental building block to a human rights culture” --Michael O’Flaherty, Professor of Applied Human Rights at the University of Nottingham
Effective urban governance needed for slums: Released: 1 October 2007; “By tackling the problems of slums, we can help people to realise their full potential and make a better world for all” -- Ransford Smith
Commonwealth Human Rights Unit News: Released: 1 October 2007
Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Released: 1 October 2007
Human rights a ‘cornerstone of the Commonwealth’: Secretary-General: Released: 14 September 2007; McKinnon urges greater action in implementation and compliance

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