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HURC-COMU UN 59900 · Document · 1959.01.13
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The seven-number Committee on Communications, appointed last year by the UN Human Rights Commission, met for the first time yesterday to begin its study of procedures for dealing with communications alleging violations of human rights. The Committee is composed of the representatives of Argentina, India, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, the Philippines and the Ukraine.
Here, shortly before today's meeting got under way, Mr George Hakim (Lebanon), at right, is seen exchanging views with Mr. Ivan Gurievitch Neklessa (Ukrainian SSR).

HURC-COMU UN 59901 · Document · 1959.01.13
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The seven-number Committee on Communications, appointed last year by the UN Human Rights Commission, met for the first time yesterday to begin its study of procedures for dealing with communications alleging violations of human rights. The committee is composed of the representatives of Argentina, India, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, the Philippines and the Ukraine.
Here, shortly before today's meeting got under way, Mr. Hortencio J. Brillantes (Philippines) Chairman-Rapporteur of th Committee, is seen at left, exchanging views with Mr. Georges Hakim (Lebanon), at right, and Mr. Munir Kreidie (also of Lebanon-Adviser), in back.

R1714/45/20965/12319 · File · 1922.05.10-1922.05.26
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Report of Mr. De Watteville concerning the following questions:
for Belgrade: representation of the High Commissioner in Belgrade, arrangements for transfer of Russian refugees from Constantinople to Yugoslavia, refugees at Gallipoli, Russian famine relief, other;
for Sofia: representation of the High Commissioner in Sofia, Russian refugee children, repatriation of Bulgarian prisoners of war from Russia, position of Russian refugees in Bulgaria, other;
for Constantinople: representation of the High Commissioner in Constantinople, general condition of Russian refugees in Turkey, financial help of the American Red Cross, other;
with annex on the labour aid for Russian refugees in Yugoslavia.

HURC UN 179640 · Document · 1992.02.27
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President Jean-Bertrand Aristide (left) of Haïti, addressing the Commission on Human Rights, declares that the Commission must take a stronger stand against Governments that come to power through the force of arms. He said that some of the 20 000 people who had fled last September's putsch in Haïti had been put in camps reminiscent of the slave trade. Forced repatriation, he added, could be considered an act of racial discrimination.