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SOC/CP/185
28 May 1996


Press Release
SOC/CP/185


NIGERIA WARNS CRIME COMMISSION OF WAVE OF FRAUD PERPETRATED BY CRIMINALS IN THAT COUNTRY

19960528 Speakers Continue to Debate Idea of Treaty on Organized Crime

(Reproduced as received from UN Information Service.)

VIENNA, 23 May -- Nigeria has alerted the world to a "crime wave" of international fraud emanating from that country.

SOC/CP/184
24 May 1996


Press Release
SOC/CP/184


SPEAKERS IN CRIME COMMISSION FOCUS ON NEED FOR MEASURES TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

19960524 Differing View Voiced on Developing Treaty on Organized Crimes

(Reproduced as received from UN Information Service.)

VIENNA, 22 May -- A new strategy was needed to address the issue of violence against women, the representative of Canada told the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice this afternoon.