Without tackling ‘gross inequalities’ major issues will go unsolved, warns UN rights chief Bachelet

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Inequality continues to drive rights violations everywhere, but some countries have made significant progress in tackling the problem, not least in women’s rights, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday.

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March 06, 2019 at 09:20AM
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