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Human Rights Decision: Ecuador February 2021

Document type:
Human Rights Decision
Document file:
Download d-ecu-coll-02-163-e.pdf 205.37 KB
English
Country:
Ecuador
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights

Human Rights Decision: Ecuador February 2021(Lourdes Tibán)

Document type:
Human Rights Decision
Document file:
Download d-ecu71-163-e.pdf 248.33 KB
English
Country:
Ecuador
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights

Human Rights Decision: Côte d’Ivoire February 2021

Document type:
Human Rights Decision
Document file:
Download d-civ-coll-01-163-e.pdf 201.74 KB
English
Country:
Côte d'Ivoire
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights

Human Rights Decision: Brazil February 2021

Document type:
Human Rights Decision
Document file:
Download d-bra-coll-01-163-e.pdf 197.21 KB
English
Country:
Brazil
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Voices
US capitol
02/02/2021

Democracy wins. Again.

On 6 January 2021, the world watched in horror as a mob waged an outrageous assault on the US Capitol building. Congress was in session, performing the usually calm and orderly ritual of confirming the election results and certifying the
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Virtual event

Parliamentary action to end statelessness

14:00 — 15:30 CET Statelessness, the situation of people who have no nationality, has devastating impacts on millions of people around the world. Statelessness deprives women and men, girls and boys, of the right to simply enjoy rights every other
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Fair Share Campaign Launch with Partners, 21 January 2021

Document type:
Speech
Document file:
Download apf46-jan2021.pdf 132.44 KB
English
IPU structure:
Secretary General
Theme:
Human rights
Voices
Duarte Pacheco
09/12/2020

IPU President: “The human rights of parliamentarians should be the core business of the IPU."

Mr Duarte Pacheco, a Portuguese Member of Parliament since 1991, was elected to the IPU Presidency in an historic virtual vote in November, winning 56 per cent of the votes in the first round. In his first video interview for
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Infographics

Violations of the human rights of MPs – 2020

The IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians is the only international mechanism with the remit of protecting and defending MPs suffering human right violations. This map lists the number of human rights cases examined by the Committee in
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Press releases
graphic
02/12/2020

Annual IPU figures reveal increasing violence against parliamentarians, especially women MPs

In the lead-up to Human Rights Day on 10 December, the IPU has released its yearly figures on the human rights abuses experienced by parliamentarians around the world. The numbers confirm an upward trend of reported violations against parliamentarians. They
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Statements
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02/12/2020

IPU concerned about violence during recent parliamentary elections in Myanmar

The IPU is concerned about reports of violence against parliamentarians and candidates during 8 November general elections in Myanmar. According to the information received by the IPU, parliamentarian Mr. U Htike Zaw was shot dead at his home in Shan
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Decisions of the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians, 162nd session

Document type:
Human Rights Decision
Document file:
Download decisions_chrp-162_final-e.pdf 1.23 MB
English
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights

Human rights decisions: Yemen

Document type:
Human Rights Decision
Document file:
Download yemen-e.pdf 860.36 KB
English
Country:
Yemen
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights

Human rights decisions: Yemen AR

Document type:
Human Rights Decision
Document file:
Download d-yem-coll-02-167-a.pdf 548.78 KB
English
Country:
Yemen
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights

Human Rights Decision: Philippines

Document type:
Human Rights Decision
Document file:
Download philippines-e.pdf 759.64 KB
English
Country:
Philippines
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights

Human Rights Decisions: Pakistan

Document type:
Human Rights Decision
Document file:
Download pakistan-e.pdf 1.08 MB
English
Country:
Pakistan
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights

Human rights decision: Afghanistan

Document type:
Human Rights Decision
Document file:
Download afghanistan-e.pdf 716.94 KB
English
Country:
Afghanistan
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights

Human Rights Decision: Venezuela

Document type:
Human Rights Decision
Document file:
Download venezuela-e.pdf 774.31 KB
English
Country:
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights

Human rights decisions: Ecuador

Document type:
Human Rights Decision
Document file:
Download ecuador-e.pdf 814.39 KB
English
Country:
Ecuador
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights

Human rights decisions: Ecuador Spanish

Document type:
Human Rights Decision
Document file:
Download d-ecu-coll-02-167-s.pdf 511.76 KB
English
Country:
Ecuador
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights