COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ADDRESSED BY EIGHT GOVERNMENT DIGNITARIES,

CHIEF OF UNAIDS

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GENEVA, 19 March (UN Information Service) -- Eight high-ranking government officials and the Executive Director of UNAIDS spoke before the Commission on Human Rights this afternoon as the Commission's "high-level segment" continued for a third day.

NINE HIGH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, TWO AGENCY CHIEFS

ADDRESS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

High Commissioner for Refugees, International Committee of Red

Cross Stress Attention to Humanitarian Concerns Should War Begin in Iraq

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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OPENS SEVENTY-SEVENTH SESSION

Elects Officers, Adopts Programme of Work

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COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS OPENS FIFTY-NINTH SESSION

High Commissioner for Human Rights:  One Cannot Compromise

Hard-Won Human Rights to Give States Free Hand in Fighting Terrorism

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COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO HOLD FIFTY-NINTH SESSION

AT PALAIS DES NATIONS FROM 17 MARCH TO 25 APRIL 2003

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GENEVA, 13 March (UN Information Service) -- The principal human rights organ of the United Nations will conduct its annual six-week session for 2003 from 17 March to 25 April.

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TO HOLD SEVENTY-SEVENTH SESSION

IN GENEVA FROM 17 MARCH TO 4 APRIL 2003

Experts to Examine Reports of Estonia, Luxembourg and Mali

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FIFTY-NINTH SESSION OF COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS GENEVA,

17 MARCH TO 25 APRIL 2003

Information for Media Coverage of the Session

GENEVA, 12 March (UN Information Service) -- The Commission on Human Rights will hold its fifty-ninth session from Monday, 17 March to Friday,

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION OPENS

SIXTY-SECOND SESSION AT PALAIS DES NATIONS

Hears Address by High Commissioner for Human Rights

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DEPUTY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER TO VISIT CENTRAL ASIA

The Deputy United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Bertrand Ramcharan, will undertake an official visit Central Asia from 2 to 16 March 2003, in follow up to the official visit to the region of Secretary-General Kofi Annan in October 2002.

UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON ADEQUATE HOUSING TO VISIT PERU

The Special Rapporteur on adequate housing of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Miloon Kothari, will visit Peru starting next week at the invitation of the Government.