Human rights

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/926

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

19990422 (Reissued as received.)

22 April 1999

Press Release
HR/4408

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS TO HOLD TWENTIETH SESSION FROM 26 APRIL TO 14 MAY

19990422 Background Release Committee Scheduled to Consider Reports From Iceland, Solomon Islands, Denmark, Ireland and Tunisia

(Reissued as received.)

22 April 1999

Press Release
HR/CN/929

REFUGEE FLOWS FROM KOSOVO INCREASING, HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS

19990422 Commission on Human Rights Hears Update on Kosovo, Completes Debate on Advisory Services and Technical Cooperation Programmes

(Reissued as received.)

22 April 1999

Press Release
HR/CN/927

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS CONTINUE, NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS REPORT

19990422

(Reissued as received.)

22 April 1999

Press Release
HR/4409

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE TO HOLD TWENTY-SECOND SESSION AT GENEVA FROM 26 APRIL TO 14 MAY

19990422 Background Release To Consider Reports from Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Mauritius, Venezuela, Bulgaria, Italy, Luxembourg, Libya, Morocco, Egypt, Liechtenstein

(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.)

21 April 1999

Press Release
HR/CN/924

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS BEGINS DEBATE ON PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

19990421 Chairman of Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination And Protection of Minorities Speaks on Measures to Streamline Subcommission

(Reissued as received.)

21 April 1999

Press Release
HR/CN/925

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS URGE ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY

19990421

(Reissued as received.)