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Participants of first Civil Society Group meeting © Elvis Kralj

Roma civil society to contribute to UN health project

On 30-31 January 2012, OHCHR hosted the first meeting of the Roma Civil Society Group on the Right to Health as part of the inter-agency project “Scaling up action towards MDGs 4 and 5 in the context of the Decade of Roma Inclusion”.
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3 young adults sharing their experiences growing up in care © OHCHR Regional Office for Europe

Prague event offers new momentum for reform of child care

Governments and civil society from 16 countries of Central and Eastern Europe meet at event in Prague to overcome heritage of institutionalized care for vulnerable children under three.
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Audience at Brussels Human Rights Day event at BOZAR © UNRIC

Brussels celebrates Human Rights Day 2011

On 9 December 2011 the Regional Office for Europe of OHCHR, along with its partners, celebrated Human Rights Day 2011, thus continuing a tradition that began 2 years ago.
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Latvia / Minority Rights
“Rejection of Russian as an official language should inspire dialogue on minority rights,” says UN expert on minority issues Rita Izsák.
"Roofs, not handcuffs"
“Hungary’s homeless need roofs, not handcuffs,” say UN experts on extreme poverty and housing Magdalena Sepúlveda and Raquel Rolnik.
Judge Garzón case
UN experts on independence of judges and enforced disappearances express over implications of Judge Baltasar Garzón case in Spain.
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