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La erradicación de la extrema pobreza como condición indispensable para el disfrute efectivo del derecho humano a la paz

Dominicans at the United Nations - Fri, 04/04/2008 - 08:57

Asamblea general

A/HRC/7/NGO/84

25 de febrero de 2008

CONSEJO DE DERECHOS HUMANOS

Séptimo período de sesiones

Tema 3 del programa

PROMOCIÓN Y PROTECCIÓN DE TODOS LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS, CIVILES, POLÍTICOS, ECONÓMICOS, SOCIALES Y CULTURALES, INCLUIDO EL DERECHO AL DESARROLLO

La erradicación de la extrema pobreza como condición indispensable para el disfrute efectivo del derecho humano a la paz

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Dominicans requests for a better protection for children exploited at work and children in conflict with the law

Dominicans at the United Nations - Wed, 04/02/2008 - 12:35


HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 

Seventh session 

Agenda item 3  

PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO  DEVELOPMENT 

 

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Humanitarian and Human Rights Concerns in the Post Election Situation Kenya

Dominicans at the United Nations - Fri, 03/28/2008 - 15:22


Humanitarian and Human Rights Concerns in the Post Election Situation in Kenya

 
“I stressed to all Kenyan leaders the need to stop the unacceptable violence and killing and
to resolve their differences through dialogue and the democratic processes. I also appealed
to all the political leaders to think beyond their individual interests or party lines, and to
look to the future of Kenya as one country1”
 
Ban Ki-Moon
Secretary General of the United Nations
 
The Situation in Post Election Kenya
 
Kenyans have lived one of the most difficult moments in decades following the
announcement of President Kibaki as the winner of the 2007 presidential elections. When
the result of the election was announced by the Electoral Commission on December 30th,
2007, it triggered frustration and anger for many Kenyans who had voted for a change in

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Irak - L'Ordre Dominicain condamne l'assassinat de Mgr. Faraj Rahho, Archevêque Chaldéen de Mossoul

Dominicans at the United Nations - Thu, 03/13/2008 - 17:23

Le corps de Mgr. Faraj Rahho, archevêque chaldéen de Mossoul (Nord Ouest de l'Irak) a été retrouvé enterré dans les environs de de la ville le jeudi 13 mars 2008. Il avait été enlevé au soir du vendredi 29 février par des hommes armés, alors qu'il regagnait son domicile au sortir d'une cérémonie religieuse.

Présent en Irak depuis plusieurs siècles, l'Ordre dominicain condamne fermement l'enlèvement et l'assassinat de Mgr. Faraj Rahho, homme de Dieu dévoué à la paix, au dialogue et au service de son peuple.

Comme viennent de le réaffirmer plusieurs leaders religieux et communautaires musulmans d'Irak, le meurtre du chef spirituel de la communauté chaldéenne de Mossoul ne saurait en aucun cas être justifié par de quelconques  prétextes religieux.

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CARING FOR IRAQI REFUGEES : A Dominican fact-finding mission back from the Middle-East

Dominicans at the United Nations - Wed, 02/20/2008 - 08:57

 Interview : Dominican Sister Toni Harris o.p. returns from a fact-finding mission to Lebanon where she and a group of religious witnessed the plight of some 70,000 Iraqi refugees first-hand...

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Violence against the Christians in ORISSA and other parts of INDIA

Dominicans at the United Nations - Mon, 02/18/2008 - 10:59

Attacks against the Christian communityBrutal attacks against the Christian community took place on Christmas eve, in December 2007, in the Kanhamal district of Orissa. The Christmas festival of joy and peace was ruined by the unwarranted attacks by fundamentalist forces. There appears to be a  total breakdown of law and order that could curtail such crimes against humanity.  

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High Commissioner for Human Rights Concludes Visit to Mexico

Dominicans at the United Nations - Tue, 02/12/2008 - 00:05

High Commissioner Louise Arbour issued the following statement at the end of her mission to Mexico on 8 February 2008 - from UN OHCHR website

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Official Statements from the Year 2002

Dominicans at the United Nations - Sun, 02/10/2008 - 13:10

Below is a list of meetings in the year 2002 in which we presented official statements in either written or oral form or developed summary statements. To see the list of statements, please choose the meeting:

 

Official Statements from the Year 2001

Dominicans at the United Nations - Sun, 02/10/2008 - 13:09

Below is a list of meetings in the year 2001 in which we presented official statements in either written or oral form or developed summary statements. To see the list of statements, please choose the meeting:

 

Official Statements from the Year 1999

Dominicans at the United Nations - Sun, 02/10/2008 - 13:08

Below is a list of meetings in the year 1999 in which we presented official statements in either written or oral form or developed summary statements. To see the list of statements, please choose the meeting:

 

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