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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.

The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People commemorates the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
Ibra Ka (centre) (Senegal), Chairman of the Committee, addresses the meeting. On the left is Razali Ismail (Malaysia), President of the 51st session of the General Assembly and on the right is Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.

The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People commemorates the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
Delegates observe a moment of silence.

The Chairman of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting Human Rights in Occupied Territories, H.S Amerasinghe (Ceylon) (centre), held a press conference at United Nations Headquarters in New York today. At the left is Abby Farah (Somalia), and at the right is Borut Bohte (Yugoslavia).

The Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories, which concluded hearings in Cairo on 27 April, began hearings in Geneva yesterday, 30 April. Appearing before it were Claude Pilloud and F. P. Payot of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The Committee, on 1 May, heard the testimony of Gideon Weigert, a witness who came from Israel.
Mr. Gideon Weigert, who said he lives in Jerusalem and is an Israeli national and journalist, is seen making a statement before the Special Committee.

The General Assembly's Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population in the Occupied Territories held a press conference in Geneva today.
Seen here from left to right are: Mr. Hussein Nur-Elmi (Somalia); Mr Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe (Ceylon), Chairman of the Committee; and Borut Bohte (Yugoslavia).

The Conference focused on a wide range of human rights issues. With the adoption of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, the Conference called on Governments to promote and guarantee all human rights and made recommendations to strengthen the methods and mechanisms used by the United Nations in the field of human rights. The Conference was the first of its kind in 25 years and included 171 Members States and 1,000 non-governmental organizations.
A view of Labib Terzi, of the Palestine Liberation Organization's delegation, during a Drafting Committee.

The Alternative Permanent Representative of Bangladesh, A. H. G. Mohiuddin, as Chairman of the Asian Group, addresses the commemorative session to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Geneva Convention.