Human rights

27 March 1997

Press Release
HR/CT/483

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE COMPLETES CONSIDERATION OF GEORGIA'S INITIAL REPORT

19970327 Experts Call for Unequivocal Attitude Towards Rights Violations; Georgia Says Results of Committee Hearing To Be Widely Disseminated

26 March 1997

Press Release
HR/CT/481

EFFORTS TO ENSHRINE RIGHTS IN GEORGIA'S LEGAL SYSTEM CONTINUES, HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TOLD

19970326 Presidential Legal Adviser Introduces Georgia's Initial Report; Legal Reforms, Economic Improvement, Abkhazia Conflict Addressed

26 March 1997

Press Release
HR/CT/482

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF FIRST REPORT OF GEORGIA

19970326 Questions Raised by Experts on Justice System, Torture, Press Freedom, Prison Conditions, Religious Freedom

25 March 1997

Press Release
HR/CT/479

BOLIVIA'S REPORT INTRODUCED IN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE

19970325

The Government of Bolivia was making every effort to strengthen human rights, gender equality and improve the conditions of its indigenous population, an official of the Government told the Human Rights Committee this morning, as it began consideration of Bolivia's compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

25 March 1997

Press Release
HR/CT/480

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF BOLIVIA'S SECOND PERIODIC REPORT

19970325 Incommunicado Detention, Torture among Issues Addressed; Experts Commend Bolivia's Efforts, Frank Approach to Problems

24 March 1997

Press Release
HR/CT/477

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OPENS THREE-WEEK SESSION

19970324

The Human Rights Committee this morning elected officers for its current session, with Christine Chanet, a jurist from France, as its first female Chairperson.

The other officers are: Prafullachandra N. Bhagwati (India), Omran El Shafei (Egypt), Cecilia Medina Quiroga (Chile) Vice-Chairpersons; and Elizabeth Evatt (Australia), Rapporteur.

24 March 1997

Press Release
HR/CT/478

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE APPROVES QUESTIONS ON COVENANT COMPLIANCE FOR COLOMBIA, LEBANON, PORTUGAL

19970324 Also Reviews Individual Claims in Closed Session; Will Begin Consideration of Bolivia's Second Periodic Report Tuesday

21 March 1997

Press Release
HR/CN/769

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CONCLUDES GENERAL DEBATE ON RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

19970321 (Reproduced as received.)

GENEVA, 17 March (UN Information Service) -- The rise of contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia was increasingly disturbing, the Special Rapporteur on racism, Maurice Glele-Ahanhanzo, told the Human Rights Commission this afternoon.

21 March 1997

Press Release
HR/CT/476

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TO MEET AT HEADQUARTERS 24 MARCH - 11 APRIL

19970321 Background Release Will Consider Reports of Bolivia, Colombia, Georgia, Lebanon and Portugal (Macau)

21 March 1997

Press Release
HR/CN/772

CANADIAN SECRETARY OF STATE CALLS FOR FRANK DISCUSSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROBLEMS AT COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

19970321

(Reproduced as received.)