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Syrian Women´s Rights Civil Society Conference: Combatting violence against women as a barrier to women’s participation in decision-making and peace-building

Statement Birgit Van Hout UN Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Representative for Europe

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EU-NGO Human Rights Forum 2021 - Thematic panel: Exploring the wide-ranging impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on fundamental freedoms

Statement Birgit Van Hout UN Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Representative for Europe

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Ensuring respect for the human rights of migrants at borders: the role of national human rights institutions

Statement by Birgit Van Hout Regional Representative for Europe UN Human Rights Office

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Joint statement in support of the Office of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights

We, the undersigned organizations, wish to emphasize that an effective and independent National Human Rights Institution (NHRI), ombudsman institution and equality body are necessary features of any democratic State, underpinning human rights, good governance and justice.

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UN Human Rights Regional Office for Europe

Based in Brussels since 2009, the Regional Office for Europe is one of the 100+ field presences of the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) around the world working to advance the protection and promotion of human rights for all, supported by headquarters in Geneva.