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HURC-SPC-OCC* UN 112562 · Document · 1970.03.27
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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).

Machol Jr. (author)
HURC-SPC-OCC* UN 112756 · Document · 1970.05.01
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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 the 1st of 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 a journalist, is seen making a statement before the Special Committee. Left to right are: Ambassador H.S Amarasinghe (Ceylon), Chairman; Dr Borut Bohte (Yugoslavia); and Mr. Edward Lawson, Principal Secretary.

HURC-SPC-OCC* UN 112757 · Document · 1970.05.01
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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.

HURC-SPC-OCC* UN 116148 · Document · 1971.07.23
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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).

HURC-SPC-OCC* UN 132396 · Document · 1976.09.17
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Chairman of the Special Committee to investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories, Ambassador H. S. Amerasinghe (Sri-Lanka), today presented to Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim the Committee's report.
The three-nation Committee composed of Sri Lanka, Senegal and Yugoslavia was established in 1968 by General Assembly resolution 2443 (XXIII). The other two members of the Committee are Chief Justice Keba Mbaye, First President of Supreme Court of Senegal, and Borut Bohte, Professor in the Faculty of Law of Ljubljana University, Yugoslavia.
Ambassador H.S. Amerasinghe (left), Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN, presenting the Committee's report to Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim. Looking on are Professor Borut Bohte (left) and Mr. John P. Pace, Human Rights Officer of the UN.

HURC-SPC-OCC* UN 132397 · Document · 1976.09.17
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Chairman of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories, Ambassador H.S. Amerasinghe (Sri-Lanka), today presented to Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim the Committee's report.
The three-nations Committee composed of Sri Lanka, Senegal and Yugoslavia was established in 1968 by General Assembly resolution 2443 (XXIII). The other two members of the Committee are Chief Justice Keba Mbaye, First President of Supreme Court of Senegal, and Borut Bohte, Professor in the Faculty of Law of Ljubljana University, Yugoslavia.
After presenting the Committee's report, Ambassador H. S. Amerasinghe (left), Permanent representative of Sri Lanka to the UN, discussing some points with Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim.

HURC-SPC-OCC* UN 139235 · Document · 1978.11.10
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Borut Bohte (Yugoslavia) left, Chairman of the Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices in Occupied Territories, presenting Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim with the report of the Committee before it is fowarded to the General Assembly.
Looking on, from left: B. J. Fernando (Sri Lanka) and Ousmane Goundiam (Senegal), members of the Committee; and Theodore C. Van Boven, Director of the Division of Human Rights.

HURC-WCHR-CTT-DRAFT UN 183270 · Document · 1993.06.24
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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.

IRPP UN 193267C · Document · 1996.11.29
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The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People commemorates the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali (right), addresses the meeting. In the centre is Ibra Ka (Senegal), Chairman of the Committee and on the left is Razali Ismail (Malaysia), President of the 51st session of the General Assembly.

Evan Schneider (Departement of Public Information/DPI. UN.) (author)
IRPP UN 193264C · Document · 1996.11.29
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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.