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UN rights experts call for stronger protection of victims of caste-based discrimination

24 May 2013
More than 260 million people across the world are still victims of human rights abuses due to caste-based discrimination, United Nations independent experts warned today, urging South Asian countries to strengthen legislation to protect them.
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Countries must repeal laws that discriminate against LGBT individuals – UN officials

17 May 2013
Marking the International Day Against Homophobia, United Nations officials today issued a call on Governments worldwide to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and strike laws that discriminate against them.
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Religion and culture cannot justify discrimination against gays and lesbians, Ban warns

15 April 2013
Pledging that “we must right these wrongs,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today denounced discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, and declared that religion, culture and tradition can never be a justification for denying them their basic rights.
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Tunisia must adopt stronger measures to combat gender discrimination – UN experts

14 January 2013
A United Nations expert group today called on Tunisia to adopt stronger measures in its new constitution to combat gender inequality and discrimination and accelerate the participation of women in all aspects of society.