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HR/CN/860
16 April 1998


Press Release
HR/CN/860


HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CONTINUES DEBATE ON ABUSES IN ANY PART OF WORLD

19980416

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 15 April (UN Information Service) -- The Commission on Human Rights continued this afternoon to discuss the violation of human rights in any part of the world. The broad debate touched on issues ranging from the effects of the backlog in genocide trials in Rwanda to the embargo against Cuba.

HR/CN/858
16 April 1998


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HR/CN/858


COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES GENERAL DEBATE ON VIOLATION OF RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

19980416 (Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 14 April (UN Information Service) -- The Commission on Human Rights this evening continued its general debate on the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world.

REC/25
14 April 1998


Press Release
REC/25


CURRENT ECONOMIC CRISIS, SOCIAL ISSUES HIGH ON AGENDA OF ESCAP FIFTY-FOURTH ANNUAL SESSION, 16-22 APRIL

19980414

BANGKOK, 10 April (UN Information Services) -- The region's current economic turmoil and its impact on social development will be among the vital issues to be discussed at the fifty-fourth annual session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), to be held here from 16 to 22 April.