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12th June 2017 Geneva, Switzerland

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by Bob Last

Head, UK Mission Political and Human Rights Team

Clouds on the Horizon

Growing up in Manchester, we used to say that if you couldn’t see the clouds approaching on the nearby Pennines it meant that it was already raining. I feel much the same way about sessions of the Human Rights Council – if there isn’t one around the corner, you’re probably already in one. The latest […]

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30th March 2016 Geneva, Switzerland

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by Bob Last

Head, UK Mission Political and Human Rights Team

Mr Council

The Council closed last Thursday after a health sapping, sleep deprived and occasionally fractious month, but the results were good. Following weeks of pressure from all regions, South Sudan accepted that its human rights record should be kept under close scrutiny by the Council and committed to cooperating wtih a strong new Commission of investigators […]

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