Press Release
GA/SHC/3552
SOCIAL COMMITTEE IS TOLD MASS VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS PERSIST, HALF-CENTURY AFTER ADOPTION OF UNIVERSAL DECLARATION
19991109New Aspects of Problem Reviewed; Common Efforts at Solution Urged
New Aspects of Problem Reviewed; Common Efforts at Solution Urged
Assembly Also Asked to Stress Need to Avoid Erosion of Rights
Schools in Some Nations said to Have Virtual Hymn to Intolerance - Proclaiming Countrys Own Religion as Only One
Delegates Warn of Risks in Economic Globalization, Urge Efforts to Bridge Growing Gap Between Rich and Poor Countries
Social Committee Approves Text: Reports Received on Haiti, Balkan Countries, Rwanda, Iraq, Burundi as Human Rights Debate Continues
Representatives of Cambodia, Iran and Sudan Respond to Reports By United Nations Officials on Current Conditions in Those Nations
Committee Text Includes Option of State; Human Rights Officials Present Reports on Afghanistan, Myanmar, Democratic Republic of Congo
Delegates Hear of Lack of Action on Early Warning, Conflict-Prevention
Approved Text Also Seeks Strategies to That End, Based on National Experience; Debate Continues on Prospective Death Penalty Moratorium
In Other Action, Delegates Seek Designation of 25 November As International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women