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SOA 317/1/01 A · File · 1950.05-1951.12
Part of UNOG Registry First Period, 1946-1973

The records relate to the re-drafting, in first reading, of the substantive provisions of the Draft Covenant on Human Rights by the Commission on Human Rights, including correspondence and comments on articles from the Division of Human Rights and the Department of Social Affairs.

SO 221/9 (1) · File · 1956.12-1959.12
Part of UNOG Registry First Period, 1946-1973

The records include two memoranda addressing the work on the draft Covenants. The first, from 1956, deals with the allocation of time in the Third Committee to the draft Covenants, at the expense of other agenda items, notably self-determination. The second memo, from 1959, refers to a proposal to convene an Ad Hoc committee of the General Assembly for the draft Covenants.

SOA 317/1/01 B · File · 1952.01-1953.03
Part of UNOG Registry First Period, 1946-1973

These records provide an account of the work of the delegation of the Division of Human Rights to the General Assembly during the proceedings of the Third Committee on the Covenant. The file includes correspondence concerned with the writing of the letter sent to member states and interested specialized agencies regarding the drafting of the covenants on human rights. The records include a letter from the noted jurist and internationalist René Cassin to John Humphrey, Director of the Division of Human Rights. A member of the Commission on Human Rights from its creation in 1946, Mr. Cassin served as vice-chairman (to Mrs. Roosevelt's chairmanship) during this period. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1968.