Human rights

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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/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/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/560

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

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HR/CT/561

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF WORKING GROUP REPORT

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HR/CT/558

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF GUYANA’S REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH CONVENANT ON CIVIL, POLITICAL RIGHTS

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HR/CT/559

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ADOPTS GENERAL COMMENT ON ARTICLE 3, CONCERNING EQUAL POLITICAL, CIVIL RIGHTS FOR MEN AND WOMEN

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HR/CT/557

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TAKES UP REPORT OF GUYANA ON COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS

The Human Rights Committee met this afternoon to review the second periodic report of Guyana on its compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

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HR/CT/556

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF MONGOLIA’S REPORT

As Mongolia continued to answer specific questions on its compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights this morning, members of the Human Rights Committee once again underscored the brevity of responses and the lack of detailed examples provided by the delegation.

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HR/CT/554

CONSIDERATION OF ARTICLE 3 OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS TREATY CONTINUES IN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

The Human Rights Committee this morning reviewed paragraphs 24, 25 and 26 of article 3 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as part of its continued consideration of a draft general comment on that article.