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Submission to the 45th Session of the Human Rights Council Related to the Pandemic and Authoritarianism

This statement focuses on the increasing shift to authoritarianism during the COVID-19 pandemic (the “Pandemic”), and the long-term threat to democratic institutions and human rights. There is a grave risk of leaders using the Pandemic as an excuse to increase domestic power in ways offensive to human rights.

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Submission to the 44th Session of the Human Rights Council Related to Obligations of China and the United States Regarding Climate Change

This statement focuses on the imminent climate breakdown and grave and irreparable injuries to the right to life that are the result of this breakdown; and the responsibility of China and the United States to prevent this breakdown.

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Submission to the 44th Session of the Human Rights Council Related to War-Created Environmental Pollution in Iraq

This statement focuses on the devastation of the environment in Iraq as a result of 2003 Iraq War that began with the invasion of Iraq by a United States of America-led coalition in which a combined force of troops from the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Australia, and Poland invaded Iraq

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Submission to the 39th Session of the Human Rights Council Related to Truth and Justice With Respect to the Iraq War

This statement focuses on the troubling lack of accountability for the crime of aggression committed through the invasion of the Republic of Iraq in March 2003 by the United States of America. Truth and justice related to the invasion of Iraq is urgently needed.

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Submission to the 39th Session of the Human Rights Council Related to Crimes Committed During the War and Occupation of Iraq

This statement focuses on violations of international law during the Iraq War and occupation, and in particular, crimes committed by the United States of America and its allies.

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