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HR/CN/742

COUNTRY DELEGATIONS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ALLEGE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS THROUGHOUT WORLD, AT HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION DEBATE

18 April 1996


Press Release
HR/CN/742


COUNTRY DELEGATIONS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ALLEGE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS THROUGHOUT WORLD, AT HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION DEBATE

19960418

GENEVA, 17 April (UN Information Service) -- Over 40 non-governmental organizations took the floor at this afternoon's meeting of the Commission on Human Rights to denounce human rights violations around the world, while 13 country delegations defended their respective governments' records.

SG/SM/5965

SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS WITH ISR"LI MINISTER

18 April 1996


Press Release
SG/SM/5965


SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS WITH ISRAELI MINISTER

19960418 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:

GA/9064

PRIMACY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW CRUCIAL FOR PEACE, FREEDOM, SECURITY, SAYS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT IN ICJ CEREMONY AT THE HAGUE

18 April 1996


Press Release
GA/9064


PRIMACY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW CRUCIAL FOR PEACE, FREEDOM, SECURITY, SAYS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT IN ICJ CEREMONY AT THE HAGUE

19960418 Following is the text of the statement delivered today at The Hague by the President of the General Assembly, Diogo Freitas do Amaral (Portugal), on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the International Court of Justice:

SG/SM/5963

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ISR"LI SHELLING OF UNIFIL POSITION

18 April 1996


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SG/SM/5963


SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ISRAELI SHELLING OF UNIFIL POSITION

19960418 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:

The Secretary-General has learned with shock and horror of the shelling of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) position near the village of Qaana in southern Lebanon.