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GA/SHC/3341

RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE FUNDAMENTAL TO HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION, SAY SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE

1 December 1995


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GA/SHC/3341


RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE FUNDAMENTAL TO HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION, SAY SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE

19951201

Religious tolerance was fundamental to the promotion of human rights, said several speakers this afternoon, as the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) continued its consideration of questions relating to human rights.

GA/SHC/3337

IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER'S DIALOGUES WITH GOVERNMENTS STRESSED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

29 November 1995


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GA/SHC/3337


IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER'S DIALOGUES WITH GOVERNMENTS STRESSED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

19951129 Indonesia, Sudan, Iraq, Iran Respond to Criticisms of Human Rights Policies

The importance of the personal dialogues of the High Commissioner for Human Rights with different governments was emphasized, as the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) this afternoon continued its consideration of human rights questions.

GA/SHC/3333

REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN CUBA, RWANDA, SUDAN PRESENTED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

"Cuba considered itself surrounded by forces "which are hostile to the Government and the system", the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cuba, Carl Johan Groth, told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) this morning, as it continued its consideration of human rights questions. He added that when a country felt threatened, it was less likely to change.

GA/SHC/3334

ALLOCATION OF ADEQUATE RESOURCES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS CALLED FOR IN THIRD COMMITTEE

27 November 1995


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GA/SHC/3334


ALLOCATION OF ADEQUATE RESOURCES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS CALLED FOR IN THIRD COMMITTEE

19951127

Speakers called for the allocation of adequate financial and human resources to United Nations human rights treaty bodies, as the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural), continued its consideration of human rights questions, this afternoon.