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OHCHR-Nepal Representative urges end to 35-day limit for filingrape charges, to mark International Women’s Day (8 March).
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OHCHR-Nepal Representative Richard Bennett delivered the following speech at a press
conference at OHCHR’s Office in Kathmandu on Friday:
Tomorrow, 8 March, is International Women's Day. This year the international theme for the day is Investing in Women and Girls. And I remind you that the theme of the year celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is “Dignity and Justice for all of us”.
#WomenAndGirls #InternationalWomen'sDay #March8th
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OHCHR ,   (2008 ) 		Type / Script:
Press Release in English
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HUMAN RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS INDICATORS, HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING, HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY, HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, HUMAN SECURITY, FEMINISM, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, WOMEN, WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT, RAPE, RAPE VICTIMS.
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 UNOHCHR : UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
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14.02.02  -  Human Rights
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