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Human Rights Decision
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Human Rights Decision: India
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Human Rights Decision
Human Rights Decision: Guinea-Bissau
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Human Rights Decision
213rd session of the IPU Governing Council (Geneva 27 March 2024)
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Human Rights Decision
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English
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Kyrgyzstan
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Human Rights Decision
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Kyrgyzstan
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Zambia
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Human Rights Decision
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Zambia
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
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Human rights
173rd session of the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
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Human Rights Decision
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IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
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Human rights
Iraq human right mission report arabic
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Human Rights Decision
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Trial Observer Report in the case of Mr. Job Sikhala, Zimbabwe (2023)
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Human Rights Decision
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English
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Zimbabwe
Theme:
Human rights
Trial Observer Report in the case of Mr. Azam Swati, Pakistan (2023)
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Human Rights Decision
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English
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Pakistan
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: South Sudan
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Human Rights Decision
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South Sudan
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
172nd session of the HR Committee (Luanda, 22-26 October 2023)
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Human Rights Decision
Human Rights Decision: Iraq ARABIC
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Human Rights Decision
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Human Rights Decision: Somalia
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Human Rights Decision
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Somalia
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Bolivia
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Human Rights Decision
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Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
170th session of the CHRP, 21 January – 2 February 2023
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Human Rights Decision
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IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
210th Session of the IPU Governing Council (Kigali, 15 October 2022)
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Human Rights Decision
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English
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
209th session of the IPU Governing Council (Nusa Dua, 24 March 2022)
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Human Rights Decision
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English
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Belarus Human Rights Decision: March 2022
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Human Rights Decision
Brazil Human Rights Decision: March 2022
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Human Rights Decision
Human Rights Decision: El Salvador 2022 ESP
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
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Country:
El Salvador
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights