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HR/4576/Corr.1-OBV/258/Corr.1

IN RUSH FOR STORY, SOME JOURNALISTS MISS HISTORY, HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER TELLS UNITED NATIONS MEDIA FORUM

07/12/2001
Press Release
HR/4576/Corr.1
OBV/258/Corr.1


IN RUSH FOR STORY, SOME JOURNALISTS MISS HISTORY, HUMAN


RIGHTS COMMISSIONER TELLS UNITED NATIONS MEDIA FORUM


CORRECTIONS


On page 1 of Press Release HR/4576-OBV/258 of 6 December, the second paragraph should read:


Mrs. Robinson responded to criticism of the recent World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in Durban, South Africa, which she said had been described as a well-intentioned, but ultimately flawed event.


On page 8 of the same release, the first sentence of the third paragraph from the bottom of the page should read:


Asked why there was such a “gaping hole” in the coverage of the anti-war movement, Ms. Crossette said the peace movement was not as large as many people who were involved in the movement wished it were.


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