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Human rights


HR/CN/715
26 March 1996


Press Release
HR/CN/715


COMMISSION DISCUSSES REALIZATION OF RIGHTS RELATED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, STATUS OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS

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GENEVA, 25 March (UN Information Service) -- National delegations and non-governmental organizations urged the Commission on Human Rights this afternoon to press for increased development aid to the poorer regions of the world.

HR/CN/711
25 March 1996


Press Release
HR/CN/711


MEXICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER URGES COOPERATIVE APPROACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS

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GENEVA, 21 March (UN Information Service) -- Mexico's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs this afternoon called for an end to "politicization" of human rights and for the use of an international approach to improving human well-being that stressed cooperation and mutual respect, instead of confrontation.