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News Archive

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International Human Rights Day
Released:  10 December 2009
Message by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma

Defend it like Beckham: Governments urged to deliver on child rights
Released:  9 December 2009
English footballer and Angelina Jolie contribute to a new Commonwealth publication on the rights of the child

Those affected by climate change must have their voices heard
Released:  25 November 2009
Human rights expert discusses plight of ‘environmental refugees’

All are partners in upholding human rights
Released:  24 November 2009
“We gain the most when we agree ways of working together towards a shared goal” – Commonwealth Secretary-General

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

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