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Human Rights Decision
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Human Rights Decisions: Niger
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Human Rights Decision
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Niger
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Mauritania
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Human Rights Decision
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Mauritania
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Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
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Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Madagascar
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Human Rights Decision
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Madagascar
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Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
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Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Kenya, January 2020
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Human Rights Decision
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Kenya
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Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Eritrea
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Human Rights Decision
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Eritrea
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Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
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Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Democratic Republic of Congo: Dieudonné Bakungu Mythondeke
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Human Rights Decision
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
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Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Côte d'Ivoire, January 2020
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Human Rights Decision
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Côte d'Ivoire
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Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
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Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Cameroon
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Human Rights Decision
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Cameroon
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Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
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Human rights
Human Rights Decisions: Burundi
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Human Rights Decision
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Burundi
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Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
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Human rights
Decisions taken at the 161st session of the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Yemen October 2019
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Human Rights Decision
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Yemen
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
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Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Venezuela October 2019
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Human Rights Decision
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Uganda1 March 2022
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Human Rights Decision
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Uganda
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
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Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Uganda2 March 2022
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Human Rights Decision
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Uganda
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Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
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Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Mongolia (Zorig) October 2019
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Human Rights Decision
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Mongolia
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Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Libya (Seham Sergiwa) October 2019
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Human Rights Decision
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Libya
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
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Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Brazil (Jean Wyllys) October 2019
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Human Rights Decision
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Brazil
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Mongolia October 2019
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Human Rights Decision
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Mongolia
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Venezuela March 2022 ESP
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Human Rights Decision
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
Theme:
Human rights
Human Rights Decision: Venezuela March 2022
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Human Rights Decision
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
IPU structure:
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians
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Human rights