An ethnic dance company form Greece, a pianist from Turkey, and a chorus of black singers from the United States performed at the concert to mark Human Rights Day 1975, held in the General Assembly Hall today. The President of the General Assembly, Gaston Thorn (Luxembourg), made an address. The Preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was spoken by Dorothy Maynor, a black soprano who is now director of the Harlem School of the Arts Heritage Society. The occasion marks the 27th anniversary of the adoption and proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the General Assembly on 10 December 1948 in Paris.
Idil Biret, Turkey's foremost concert artist, is seen performing. Miss Biret's gift for music was first noted when she was two-and-a-half years old. A few years later, the Turkish National Assembly passed a special law to enable her to study in Paris. She studied piano there with Alfred Cortot and Wilheim Kempff, and composition with Nadia Boulanger. At the age of 11, she played the Mozart Double Piano Concerto with Kempff as her partner. Miss Biret has toured widely in Asia, Africa and Europe and has given more than 60 concerts in the Soviet Union. Her records include performance of avant-garde music (includes Boulez and Webern) but for her United Nations appearance she has chosen Liszt and Schubert.
William B. Buffum, Under-Secretary-General for Political and General Assembly Affairs, formally opened for signature at United Nations Headquarters the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The Convention, which was adopted by the General-Assembly on 10 december 1984, was signed this morning by twenty States.
The Special Committee against Apartheid held a special solemn meeting this morning in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The Internatiobnal Day, 21 March, falls this year on a Sunday. All Permanent Missions had been invited to attend the meeting, along with representatives of non-member States, the specialised agencies and other organizations in the UN family, and two South African liberation movements - the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) and the Panafricanist Congress of Azania (PAC).
Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim making a statement. Seated next to him is Mrs. Jeanne Martin Cisse (Guinea), Chairman of the Special Committee against Apartheid.
The Special Committee against Apartheid held a special solemn meeting this morning in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The Internatiobnal Day, 21 March, falls this year on a Sunday. All Permanent Missions had been invited to attend the meeting, along with representatives of non-member States, the specialised agencies and other organizations in the UN family, and two South African liberation movements - the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) and the Panafricanist Congress of Azania (PAC).
At the end of the meeting, the participants rose to observe a minute of silence "in memory of all those who have given their lives in the struggle against apartheid and racism, and for the principle of the United Nations".
The Special Committee against Apartheid held a special solemn meeting this morning in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. All Permanent Missions had been invited to attend the meeting, along with representatives of non-Member States, the specialized agencies and other organizations in the UN family, and the two Southern African movements - the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) and the Panafricanist Congress of Azania (PAC). The General-Assembly decided in 1966 to proclaim the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in order to commemorate the incident at Sharpeville, South Africa, on 21 March 1960 in which 69 demonstrators against pass laws under the apartheid system were shot killed and 180 others wounded.
A partial view of the presiding table. Left to right: Ivan Garvalov (Bukgaria), representative of the Special Committee of 24 on decolonization; Ion Datcu (Romania), representative of the UN Council for Namibia; Arkady N. Shevchenko, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Security Council Affairs; Fernando Salazar (Costa Rica), President of the Security Council; Edwin Ogebe Ogbu (Nigeria), Chairman of the Special Committee against Apartheid; Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim; Iqbal Akhund (Pakistan), representative of the Committee of Trustees of the UN Trust Fund for South Africa; and Nicasio G. Valderrama (Philippines), Rapporteur of the Special Committee.
The Special Committee against Apartheid held a special solemn meeting this morning in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. All Permanent Missions had been invited to attend the meeting, along with representatives of non-Member States, the specialized agencies and other organizations in the UN family, and the two Southern African movements - the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) and the Panafricanist Congress of Azania (PAC). The General-Assembly decided in 1966 to proclaim the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in order to commemorate the incident at Sharpeville, South Africa, on 21 March 1960 in which 69 demonstrators against pass laws under the apartheid system were shot killed and 180 others wounded.
A general view of the Special Committee against Apartheid as it commemorated the International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
The Special Committee against Apartheid held a special solemn meeting this morning in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. All Permanent Missions had been invited to attend the meeting, along with representatives of non-Member States, the specialized agencies and other organizations in the UN family, and the two Southern African movements - the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) and the Panafricanist Congress of Azania (PAC). The General-Assembly decided in 1966 to proclaim the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in order to commemorate the incident at Sharpeville, South Africa, on 21 March 1960 in which 69 demonstrators against pass laws under the apartheid system were shot killed and 180 others wounded.
Iqbal Akhund (Pakistan), representative of the Committee of Trustees of the UN Trust Fund for South Africa, making a statement. At left is Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim. At right is Nicasio G. Valderrama (Philippines), Rapporteur of the Special Committee.
The Special Committee against Apartheid held a special solemn meeting this morning in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. All Permanent Missions had been invited to attend the meeting, along with representatives of non-Member States, the specialized agencies and other organizations in the UN family, and the two Southern African movements - the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) and the Panafricanist Congress of Azania (PAC). The General-Assembly decided in 1966 to proclaim the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in order to commemorate the incident at Sharpeville, South Africa, on 21 March 1960 in which 69 demonstrators against pass laws under the apartheid system were shot killed and 180 others wounded.
Davis Siheko (left), representative of PAC, making a statement. At right is Thami Mhlambiso, representative of the ANC.
The Special Committee against Apartheid held a special solemn meeting this morning in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. All Permanent Missions had been invited to attend the meeting, along with representatives of non-Member States, the specialized agencies and other organizations in the UN family, and the two Southern African movements - the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) and the Panafricanist Congress of Azania (PAC). The General-Assembly decided in 1966 to proclaim the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in order to commemorate the incident at Sharpeville, South Africa, on 21 March 1960 in which 69 demonstrators against pass laws under the apartheid system were shot killed and 180 others wounded.
Ion Datcu (Romania), representative of the UN Council for Namibia, making a statement. At left is Ivan Garvalov (Bulgaria), representative of the Special Committee of 24 on decolonization. At right is Arkady N. Shevchenko, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Security Council Affairs.
The Special Committee against Apartheid held a special solemn meeting this morning in observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. All Permanent Missions had been invited to attend the meeting, along with representatives of non-Member States, the specialized agencies and other organizations in the UN family, and the two Southern African movements - the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) and the Panafricanist Congress of Azania (PAC). The General-Assembly decided in 1966 to proclaim the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in order to commemorate the incident at Sharpeville, South Africa, on 21 March 1960 in which 69 demonstrators against pass laws under the apartheid system were shot killed and 180 others wounded.
Ivan Garvalov (Bulgaria), representative of the Special Committee of 24 on decolonization, making a statement. At centre is Ion Datcu (Romania), representative of the UN Council for Namibia. At right is Arkady N. Shevchenko, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Security Council Affairs.