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HURC-RACD-CMM UN 145895 · Document · 1981.03.20
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Worldwide commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was observed today at the Palais des Nations in a ceremony led by Luigi Cottafavi, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. The observance marked the twentieth anniversary of the Sharpville Massacre in which unarmmed Africans were murdered while demonstrating against oppressive South African pass laws. Among those attending were representatives of non-governmental and intergovernmenetal organizations, including th eOrganization of African Unity (OAU), and of such liberation movements as the the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) and the African National Congress (ANC).
Seated at the presiding table during the ceremony are, from left, Ansar Khan, Chief, Centre Anti-Apartheid; Daniel Konyella, Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organization; El Hadji Malick Sy, Acting Executive Secretary of the Permanent Delegation of the Organization of African Unity at Geneva; Luigi Cottafavi, Director-General at the UN Office at Geneva; Ali Benbouchta, First Counselor of Morocco's UN Office at Geneva and Rapporteur of the 37th session of the Human Rights Commission; Sola Villa, Cuba's Permanent Representative to the UN at Geneva; and Pitika N'Tuli, Pan Africanist Congress of Azania.

HURC-RACD-CMM UN 145896 · Document · 1981.03.20
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Worldwide commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was observed today at the Palais des Nations in a ceremony led by Luigi Cottafavi, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. The observance marked the twentieth anniversary of the Sharpville Massacre in which unarmmed Africans were murdered while demonstrating against oppressive South African pass laws. Among those attending were representatives of non-governmental and intergovernmenetal organizations, including th eOrganization of African Unity (OAU), and of such liberation movements as the the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) and the African National Congress (ANC).
A general view of the observance at the Palais des Nations.

HURC-RACD-CMM UN 161452 · Document · 1982.03.19
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A ceremony commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was held here today under the Chairmanship of Luigi Cottafavi, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG). The ceremony honoured the 22nd anniversary of the brutal massacre at Sharpeville of unarmed Africans demonstrating against the oppressive South African pass laws.
A view of the presiding table as today's ceremony observed a minute of silence to pay hommage to all those under the affliction of racial discrimination and apartheid. Seen from left to right are Neo Mhumzane, African National Congress; Omar M. Mumtasser, Permanent Observer, Organization of African Unity; Miriam Lourdes Ramiro Lopez (Philippines) representing the Special Committee against Apartheid; Luigi Cottafavi; Salah Fellah (Algeria), representing the Chairman of the Conference of Non-Aligned Countries; Edith Ballantyne, Secretary-General, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom; and Modipe Philipp Mokgadi, Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania.

HURC-RACD-CMM UN 161453 · Document · 1982.03.19
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A ceremony commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was held here today under the Chairmanship of Luigi Cottafavi, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG). The ceremony honoured the 22nd anniversary of the brutal massacre at Sharpeville of unarmed Africans demonstrating against the oppressive South African pass laws.
A general view of the ceremony today.

HURC-RACD-CMM UN 175961 · Document · 1990.03.21
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A commemorative meeting being held on the International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
The speakers, from left to right are: Raul Espana-Smith, Permanent Representative of Bolivia to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Chairman, Latin American Group of countries; Saleh Jaber Al-hamed Al-Sabah, Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Chairman, Asian Group of countries; Kenneth Dadzie, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and Representative of the Secretary-General; Peter Dietze, Permanent Representative of the German Democratic Republic to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Chairman, Eastern European Group of countries; G.H. Hewitt, Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations Office at Geneva.

HURC-RACD-CTT UN 111940 · Document · 1970.01.19
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The Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination, formed under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of racial Discrimination, opening its first session at the United Nations Headquarters this morning, elected its officers and completed organization of its work. The session is scheduled to last until 30 January. The 18-member body of experts elected Rajeswahr Dayal as its Chairman. It also elected three Vice-Chairmen and the Rapporteur. The Committee is the first of its kind created to oversee the implementation of obligations accepted by States Parties to an International human rights agreement concluded under the auspices of the United Nations.

At the table, from left: Fayez A. Sayegh, Senior Consultant to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait; Zenon Rossides, Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the UN and Ambassador of his country to the United States; Zbigniew Resich, First President of the Supreme Court of Poland; Aleksandar Peles, Professor of the Faculty of Law at Sarajevo University in Yugoslavia; and Karl Joseph Partsch, Professor of Public Law at the University of Bonn in the Federal Republic of Germany.

HURC-RACD-CTT UN 112026 · Document · 1970.01.19
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The Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination, formed under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of racial Discrimination, opening its first session at the United Nations Headquarters this morning, elected its officers and completed organization of its work. The session is scheduled to last until 30 January. The 18-member body of experts elected Rajeswahr Dayal as its Chairman. It also elected three Vice-Chairmen and the Rapporteur. The Committee is the first of its kind created to oversee the implementation of obligations accepted by States Parties to an International human rights agreement concluded under the auspices of the United Nations.

Seen here before the meeting began, are ( from left) : A.A. Haastrup, Ambassador of Nigeria to the Federal Republic of Germany; Privado G. Jimenez, Acting Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations; and Jose D. Ingles, Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Phhilippines.

HURC-RACD-CTT UN 115466 · Document · 1971.04.14
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination considered reports this morning from the Governments of Venezuela, Ghana, Kuwait and Ecuador on measures they have taken to implement the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Such reports are required from States parties under article 9 of the Convention.
Seen here at today's session are, Kamleshwar Das, Committee Secretary, and Rajeshwar Dayal (India), Committe Chairman.

HURC-RACD-CTT UN 115469 · Document · 1971.04.14
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination considered reports this morning from the Governments of Venezuela, Ghana, Kuwait and Ecuador on measures they have taken to implement the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Such reports are required from States parties under article 9 of the Convention.
Seen here at today's meeting are, Nikolai K. Tarassov (USSR) and S.T.M. Sukati (Swaziland)