Human rights

28 April 1999

Press Release
HR/CN/937

27 April 1999

Press Release
HR/CN/933

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS BEGINS DEBATE ON RATIONALIZATION OF ITS WORK

19990427

GENEVA, 26 April (UN Information Service) -- The Commission on Human Rights this morning began its debate on the rationalization of its work. The discussion centred on the report of the bureau of the fifty-fourth session of the Commission on the rationalization of the work and mechanisms of reform.

27 April 1999

Press Release
HR/CN/936

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES CHAIRPERSON'S STATEMENT ON COLOMBIA

19990427 Adopts Texts on Occupied Palestine, Democratic Republic of Congo, Slavery, Rights of Migrants, Minorities, Indigenous People, Among Others

(Reissued as received.)

27 April 1999

Press Release
HR/CN/934

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONCLUDES DEBATE ON RATIONALIZATION OF ITS WORK

19990427

GENEVA, 26 April (UN Information Service) -- The Commission on Human Rights this afternoon concluded a debate on the rationalization of its work.

27 April 1999

Press Release
HR/CN/935

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ADOPTS NUMEROUS RESOLUTIONS ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, WOMEN AND CHILDREN

19990427

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 26 April (UN Information Service) -- The Commission on Human Rights this evening adopted a host of resolutions aimed at alleviating abuses and human suffering in all corners of the globe.

26 April 1999

Press Release
HR/CN/931

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS ON SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN NIGERIA, LEBANON, IRAN, IRAQ, SUDAN

19990426 No-Action Motion on Situation in China Approved by Commission

(Reissued as received.)

26 April 1999

Press Release
HR/CN/932

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS ON SITUATIONS IN FORMER YUGOSLAVIA, MYANMAR, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, RWANDA

19990426 Approves Chairman's Statements on East Timor and Cyprus; Resolutions On Debt Relief, Unilateral Coercive Measures, Human Rights Cooperation

(Reissued as received.)

23 April 1999

Press Release
HR/CN/930

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS ON CUBA, AFGHANISTAN, BURUNDI AND OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES

19990423 Commission Rejects Resolution on Kosovo

(Reissued as received.)

22 April 1999

Press Release
HR/CN/928

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS STARTS DEBATE ON ADVISORY SERVICES AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN FIELD OF HUMAN RIGHTS

19990422 Commission Decides to Consider Question of Assistance to Chad

(Reissued as received.)

22 April 1999

Press Release
HR/CN/926

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CONCLUDES DEBATE ON PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, STARTS CONSIDERATION OF EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS

19990422 (Reissued as received.)