Human rights

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HR/4486
SC/6896

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT URGES SECURITY COUNCIL TO IMPLEMENT SPECIFIC MEASURES TO PROTECT WAR-AFFECTED CHILDREN

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HR/CT/582

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE STARTS ADOPTING ITS ANNUAL REPORT

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 24 July (UN Information Service) -- The Human Rights Committee this morning started adopting its annual report, which it will submit to the United Nations General Assembly.

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HR/CT/583

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ADOPTS ANNUAL REPORT

Discusses Lists of Written Questions To Be Taken Up In Connection with Consideration of Reports of States Parties

(Reissued as received.)

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HR/CT/581

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES REVIEW OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS IN AUSTRALIA

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 21 July (UN Information Service) -- The Human Rights Committee this morning continued its review of a report by Australia on how that country implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

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HR/4485

SECRETARY-GENERAL PRESENTS FIRST-EVER REPORT ON CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT TO SECURITY COUNCIL

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HR/CT/580

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE STARTS CONSIDERATION OF REPORT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS IN AUSTRALIA

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 20 July (UN Information Service) -- The Human Rights Committee this afternoon started reviewing a report by the Government of Australia on its efforts to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

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HR/CT/579

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES REVIEW OF INITIAL REPORT OF KUWAIT

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GENEVA, 19 July (UN Information Service) -- The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its review of an initial report of Kuwait by calling on the Government to lift its reservations which were incompatible with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

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HR/CT/577

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF INITIAL REPORT OF KUWAIT ON STATUS OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS

(Reissued as received.)

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HR/CT/578

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES REVIEW OF KUWAIT’S REPORT ON STATUS OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 19 July (UN Information Service) -- The Human Rights Committee this morning continued its consideration of an initial report of Kuwait, with the Kuwaiti delegation saying that the Government had taken serious measures to prevent abuse of power by the police.

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HR/CT/576

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE REVIEWS CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS IN KUWAIT

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 18 July (UN Information Service) -- The Committee on Human Rights this morning started its consideration of an initial report by Kuwait on how that country was implementing the provisions on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.