THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS, SITUATIONS CORRECTION
Press Release
GA/SHC/3503/
THIRD COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS QUESTIONS, SITUATIONS CORRECTION
19981111In Press Release GA/SHC/3503 of 10 November, the second full paragraph on page 10, summarizing the statement by the representative of Belarus, ALYAKSANDR SYCHOU, should read:
The statement of the European Union that a peaceful demonstration of journalists had been crushed was not based on fact, he said. He shared the concern about national minorities in Latvia that had been mentioned by the representative of the Russian Federation. He also noted that Amnesty International had noted flourishing racism and discrimination in the United States. Human rights should be promoted based on non-selectivity and impartiality. Human rights should not be used for political purposes or as a political weapon. Double standards should not be applied. Only close cooperation and dialogue would help to improve the situation. Overcoming the gulf between standards in the human rights world and reality must involve economic, as well as political action; democracy, human rights and development went together.
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