Human rights

24 March 1998

Press Release
HR/CN/827

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS TAKES UP STATUS OF INTERNATIONAL COVENANTS, FUNCTIONING OF UN HUMAN RIGHTS BODIES

19980324

(Reissued as received.)

24 March 1998

Press Release
HR/CN/825

FOREIGN MINISTER OF CUBA ADDRESSES COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

19980324 Debate Begins on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance

(Reissued as received.)

24 March 1998

Press Release
HR/CT/505

FEW BILLS AIMED AT CYPRUS' COMPLIANCE WITH COVENANT ON CIVIL, POLITICAL RIGHTS ENACTED INTO LAW TO DATE, HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TOLD

19980324 Members Cite Disparity between Promises, Achievements, in Country's Third Periodic Report

24 March 1998

Press Release
HR/CN/828

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS DISCUSSES EFFECTIVE APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION STANDARDS

19980324

(Reissued as received.)

24 March 1998

Press Release
HR/CN/826

DELEGATES AT HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION DECRY PERSISTENT RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND XENOPHOBIA

19980324 Minister for Higher Education of Tunisia Addresses Rights Forum

(Reissued as received.)

24 March 1998

Press Release
HR/CN/824

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS HEARS STATEMENTS FROM SENIOR OFFICIALS FROM HOLY SEE, SWEDEN, SAUDI ARABIA, YEMEN, ZAMBIA

19980324 (Reissued as received.)

23 March 1998

Press Release
HR/CT/502

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS STRESSES NEED FOR FOLLOW-UP BY STATES ON OBSERVATIONS BY HUMAN RIGHT COMMITTEE

19980323 Message Read Out at Opening of Current Session; Committee Also Approves Provisional Agenda, Hears Working Group Report

23 March 1998

Press Release
HR/CN/822

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CALLS FOR GREATER EFFORTS AT CRISIS PREVENTION, MORE ACTION TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

19980323 High Commissioner for Refugees Tells Commission Root Causes of Refugee Displacement are Invariably Violations of Human Rights

(Reissued as received.)

23 March 1998

Press Release
HR/CT/503

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE APPROVES LIST OF ISSUES TO BE RAISED WHEN IT CONSIDERS REPORTS OF ECUADOR, FINLAND

19980323 Will Begin Consideration of Country Reports Tomorrow, with Third Periodic Report of Cyprus

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon approved the list of issues to be taken up when it considers the reports of Ecuador and Finland on their compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

23 March 1998

Press Release
HR/CN/823

MINISTERS FROM NETHERLANDS, BELARUS AND LATVIA ADDRESS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

19980323 Debate Continues on Occupied Territories, Right to Self-Determination

(Reissued as received.)