NEWS & RESOURCES
April 13, 2012
This week the BBC Radio program Crossing Continents released a powerful new report uncovering Uzbekistan’s secret government program of forced sterilization.
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Uzbekistan
forced sterilization, population control, reproductive health, reproductive rights, Uzbekistan, women
March 9, 2012
Twelve United Nations entities have issued a joint statement calling for the closure of compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centers. The existence of such centers often leads to human rights abuses and threatens the health of detainees.
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compulsory detention, Drug Policy, drug treatment, drug users, sex workers, UNAIDS, United Nations, World Health Organization
March 6, 2012
The Human Rights Council issued a decision urging the Czech Government to introduce a compensation mechanism for victims of involuntary sterilization.
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Czech Republic
February 28, 2012
Nigeria’s Minister of Health has announced a new collaboration with the Global Access to Pain Relief Initiative to make essential pain relief available for Nigerians who need it.
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Nigeria
February 28, 2012
The Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe, Thomas Hammarberg, has launched a report on the human rights of Roma and Travelers. It includes a dedicated section on forced and coerced sterilizations of Roma and traveler women.
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Europe
January 27, 2012
Civil society groups submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Council highlighting ongoing severe abuse of people in India's drug detention centers. The groups report that the abuse often rises to the level of torture.
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India
Asian Harm Reduction Network, death penalty, drug treatment, drug users, harm reduction, Harm Reduction International, India, Indian Harm Reduction Network, physical abuse, United Nations
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