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Human Rights Decision
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Human Rights Decisions: North Korea
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
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Country:
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Myanmar
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Human Rights Decision
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Myanmar
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Mauritania March 2021 (Abeid)
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
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Mauritania
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Mauritania March 2021 (Ghadda)
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
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Mauritania
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Venezuela March 2021
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
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Country:
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Turkey March 2021
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
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Türkiye
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Thailand March 2021
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
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Country:
Thailand
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Myanmar March 2021
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
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Country:
Myanmar
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Mongolia March 2021
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
Document file:
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Country:
Mongolia
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Togo March 2021
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
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Togo
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Eritrea March 2021
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
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Country:
Eritrea
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Colombia March 2021 (Castro)
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
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Country:
Colombia
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Colombia March 20210 (Osorio)
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
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Country:
Colombia
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Colombia March 20210 (Sarmiento)
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
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1.29 MB
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Country:
Colombia
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Belarus March 2021
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
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Country:
Belarus
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Burundi March 2021
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
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Country:
Burundi
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Afghanistan March 2021
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
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Afghanistan
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decisions: Malaysia
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Human Rights Decision
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Malaysia
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decisions: Tunisia
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Human Rights Decision
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Tunisia
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decisions: Côte d’Ivoire
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
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Country:
Côte d'Ivoire
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights