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GA/SHC/3612

THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS IN IRAN, RWANDA

1 November 2000


Press Release
GA/SHC/3612


THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS IN IRAN, RWANDA

20001101

"I cannot but underline how impressed I am by the present general situation six years after the genocide", Special Representative on the situation of human rights in Rwanda, Michel Moussalli, said of that country this morning as the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) met to continue discussing human rights issues.

GA/SHC/3611

DISCUSSING ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING ENJOYMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE EMPHASIZE PREVENTIVE APPROACH

30 October 2000


Press Release
GA/SHC/3611


DISCUSSING ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING ENJOYMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, SPEAKERS IN THIRD COMMITTEE EMPHASIZE PREVENTIVE APPROACH

20001030

The world must make it crystal clear that no impunity will be allowed for anyone violating international humanitarian law, the representative of the Republic of Korea said this afternoon in the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural), as it continued considering human rights questions.

GA/SHC/3610

THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS CALLS FOR GREATER PRAGMATISM ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES

30 October 2000


Press Release
GA/SHC/3610


THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS CALLS FOR GREATER PRAGMATISM ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES

20001030

The perspective on protecting human rights must change from a purely political or legal angle to a holistic and pragmatic approach, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) was told this morning, as it met to continue considering human rights questions.

GA/SHC/3609

LINKS BETWEEN DEMOCRACY, DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS STRESSED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

27 October 2000


Press Release
GA/SHC/3609


LINKS BETWEEN DEMOCRACY, DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS STRESSED IN THIRD COMMITTEE

20001027

The importance of democracy to human rights could not be overemphasized, the representative of Japan told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) this afternoon as it continued considering issues related to human rights.

GA/SHC/3606

VAST MAJORITY OF TORTURE VICTIMS ARE POOR, UNAWARE OF OWN RIGHTS, SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

26 October 2000


Press Release
GA/SHC/3606


VAST MAJORITY OF TORTURE VICTIMS ARE POOR, UNAWARE OF OWN RIGHTS, SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TELLS THIRD COMMITTEE

20001026

Victims of torture should receive reparation commensurate with the gravity of the harm suffered, the Special Rapporteur on torture told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) this morning as it met to continue considering human rights issues, with a focus on the causes of human rights abuses.