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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.

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.

HURC-93* UN 182821 · Document · 1993.02.22
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General view of Oscar Arias Sanchez (third from left) of Costa Rica, 1987 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, addressing the meeting of the Human Rights Commission in Geneva. The Nobel Laureates from left to right are: Betty Williams of Ireland; Elie Wiesel of the USA; Mr Sanchez; Adolfo Esquivel of Argentina; Rigoberta Menchu of Guatemala; and Maired Corrigan Maguire of Ireland.

HURC-ROC-CONV-CYP UN 176771 · Document · 1990.10.05
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The Foreign Minister of Cyprus, George Iacovou (centre), signs the Rights of the Child Convention, watched by the Permanent Representative of Cyprus, Andreas Mavrommatis (left), and , Carl-August Fleischhauer, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs.

HURC-ROC-CONV-PARA UN 176253 · Document · 1990.09.25
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The Foreign Minister of Paraguay, Alexis Frutos Vaesken (left), is congratulated by the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, Carl-August Fleischhauer, after signing the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

E. Debebe (author)