Third Committee


GA/SHC/3400
22 November 1996


Press Release
GA/SHC/3400


STATES MUST BE HONEST ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, ACCEPT CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM, THIRD COMMITTEE TOLD IN RIGHTS DEBATE

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States must be honest about their human rights situations and be willing to accept constructive criticism from others, such as the Special Rapporteurs on human rights and the High Commissioner for Human Rights, according to the representative of the Marshall Islands.