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Human Rights Unit holds conference on ratification of conventions in Pacific: Released: 28 March 2007; Participants learn processes and implications of implementing conventions
Human rights suffer from shortage of action, not legislation -- McKinnon: Released: 15 March 2007; New UN Human Rights Council should not repeat mistakes of its predecessor, Commonwealth Secretary-General says
Surviving the legacy war: How the Commonwealth is supporting Uganda's child soldiers: Released: 12 March 2007; Former child soldiers being rehabilitated by Commonwealth project in northern Uganda
Human rights institutions establish forum to meet at CHOGM: Released: 2 March 2007; New forum will allow for collective support and encourage promotion of human rights
Experts discuss challenges in protection of human rights: Released: 26 February 2007; Commonwealth conference focuses on building capacity of National Human Rights Institutions
Commonwealth meeting to spearhead human rights issues: Released: 19 February 2007; CFTC conference in London to focus on building capacity of national human rights institutions
‘Transforming Commonwealth Societies’ is theme of Kampala CHOGM: Released: 5 January 2007; Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will be held in Kampala, Uganda from 23 to 25 November 2007
New Publication: 'Commonwealth Secretariat Publications 2007': Released: 4 January 2007; The Commonwealth Secretariat’s 2007 Publications Catalogue has just been issued.

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