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Human rights commissioner to visit in June

[Cote d'lvoire] Patients from the Buruli ulcer centre in Zouen-Houen, western Cote d'Ivoire, evacuated to Abidjan after their centre was bombarded by helicopter gun-ships. IRIN
Jeunes patients atteints de l'ulcère de Buruli, mais en voie de guérison
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    The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, is scheduled to visit Sierra Leone towards the end of June at the invitation of the country's government.

    The primary aims of the mission will include supporting the peace process, encouraging programmes for the promotion and protection of human rights, highlighting the plight of women, children and other vulnerable groups, advocating the right of access to affected populations and empowering and expressing solidarity with communities of human rights victims and
    defenders.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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