UN OHCHR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights [to 10 October 2015]

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UN OHCHR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights [to 10 October 2015]
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/media.aspx?IsMediaPage=true
Selected Press Releases/Announcements

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Migrant crisis: “High time for Europe to reclaim a leading role in human rights” – UN experts
10/9/2015

Right to pain relief: 5.5 billion people have no access to treatment, warn UN experts
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day – Saturday 10 October 2015
10/9/2015

“Dignity must prevail” – An appeal to do away with non-consensual psychiatric treatment
World Mental Health Day – Saturday 10 October 2015
10/8/2015

Using the death penalty to fight drug crimes violates international law, UN rights experts warn World Day Against the Death Penalty – Saturday 10 October
10/8/2015

EU migration policy will fail unless comprehensive and grounded in human rights – Zeid
10/8/2015
…“A migration policy that seeks simply to exclude irregular migrants, without taking into account a holistic analysis as to why they are moving, is unlikely to result in better management of migration. Instead, it is very likely to come at an unacceptable cost to the rights of migrants, including more deaths, detention and abuse of innocent people,” Zeid said.