Experts of the Human Rights Committee Praise Austria’s Efforts to Identify Victims of Trafficking, Raise Questions on Dealing with Extreme Heat and the High Proportion of Women in Part-Time Work
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The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Austria on how the State implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Committee Experts praised Austria’s new mechanism to identify victims of…
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