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SOC/CP/220
12 April 2000


Press Release
SOC/CP/220


CRIME CONGRESS CONCLUDES REVIEW OF STATE OF LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE WORLDWIDE

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(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

VIENNA, 11 April -- The Tenth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders concluded this afternoon its review of the state of the law and criminal justice worldwide.

SOC/CP/218
11 April 2000


Press Release
SOC/CP/218


UN CONGRESS DISCUSSES WORLDWIDE STATE OF CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

VIENNA, 10 April -- Several delegates painted a picture of the changed crime situation in the world this afternoon, as the Tenth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders considered the state of crime and criminal justice worldwide.

SOC/CP/209
3 December 1998


Press Release
SOC/CP/209


AFRICA FACED WITH STAGGERING RISE IN CRIME

19981203 Background Release

(Reissued as received.)

VIENNA, 3 December (UN Information Service) -- How crime can be better controlled and prevented both nationally and transnationally will be the main topic at a meeting of experts and top government officials from 52 African nations in Kampala, Uganda, from 7 to 9 December.