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GENEVA (27 July 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar called on the UN Security Council and Member States to push for an emergency “COVID ceasefire” in light of an explosion of COVID-19 infections and deaths even as the State Administrative Council (SAC) escalates its attacks against health care workers.
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Universal human rights are often expressed and guaranteed by law, in the forms of treaties, customary international law , general principles and other sources of international law.
International human rights law lays down obligations of Governments to act in certain ways or to refrain from certain acts, in order to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms of individuals or groups.
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The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is the leading UN entity on human rights. The General Assembly entrusted both the High Commissioner and her Office with a unique mandate to promote and protect all human rights for all people.
The United Nations human rights programme aims to ensure that the protection and enjoyment of human rights is a reality in the lives of all people.
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