Human rights

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HR/4471

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT WELCOMES COLOMBIAN REBEL ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEMOBILIZATION OF UNDER-AGE FIGHTERS

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Olara A. Otunnu, has welcomed the statement by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) that it would demobilize young fighters under the age of 15 and return them to their homes.

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HR/4469

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE TO HOLD TWENTY-FOURTH SESSION AT PALAIS DES NATIONS, 1 TO 19 MAY

Panel Scheduled to Consider Reports from Poland, Portugal, China, Paraguay, Armenia, El Salvador, United States, Netherlands and Slovenia

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HR/CN/982

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONCLUDES FIFTY-SIXTH SESSION

(Reissued as received.)

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HR/4468
PI/1239

WORKING GROUP ON ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCES HOLDS SIXTIETH SESSION IN NEW YORK, 24-27 APRIL

The Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances will meet at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 24 to 27 April.

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HR/4467

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS TO HOLD TWENTY-SECOND SESSION FROM 25 APRIL TO 12 MAY

Committee Scheduled to Consider Efforts of Georgia, Italy, Portugal, Egypt, Jordan and Republic of Congo

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HR/4466
HR/CN/981

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT CALLS FOR WORLDWIDE ‘WEEK OF TRANQUILLITY’ DEVOTED TO CHILD PROTECTION

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HR/CT/565

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES SIXTY-EIGHTH SESSION

The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its sixty-eighth session -– held at United Nations Headquarters from 13 to 31 March –- following consideration of reports submitted by the Republic of the Congo, United Kingdom (Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man), Mongolia and Guyana under article 40 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

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HR/CT/562

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ADOPTS ISSUES TO BE TAKEN UP WHEN CONSIDERING COMPLIANCE REPORTS OF KYRGYZSTAN, AUSTRALIA, KUWAIT AND IRELAND

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HR/CT/563

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE DISCUSSES PARTICIPATION IN 2001 WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon was invited to attend the Preparatory Committee meetings for the World Conference against Racism in May of this year and the follow-up meetings in 2001, Wan-Hae Lee, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, told members of that body.

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HR/CT/560

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE HEARS FROM SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL ADVISOR ON GENDER ISSUES AND ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN