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HURC-PRM UN 59848 · Document · 1959.01
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The UN Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities initiates or undertakes world-wide studies on specific aspects of human rights. Now meeting at UN headquarters, the 12 experts are studying at their eleventh annual session ways of preventing discrimination in religious and political rights and in employment.
Here, exchanging views while awaiting the opening of one of the meetings of the Sub-Commission, are Mr. J. Machowski (Poland) and Mr. Theodore Spaulding (USA).

HURC-PRM UN 64131 · Document · 1960.01.12
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The UN Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, which convened yesterday for its 12th session, this afternoon continued consideration of the report by Dr. Arcot Krishaswani, of India, on discrimination in religious rights and practices.
Dr. Krishnaswami (India), who is seen here discussing his report, was appointed by the sub-Commission in 1956 as special rapporteur for the study of discrimination in the matter of religious rights and practices. After several years of preliminary work, he is now submitting his final report to this session of the Sub-Commission. At yesterday's opening meeting, Dr. Krishnaswami was also elected Vice-Chairman of the session.

HURC-PRM UN 64167 · Document · 1960.01.14
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The UN Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, which is now holding its 12th session, this morning continued discussion of the report on discrimination in religious matters prepared by Dr. Arcot Krishnaswani, of India.
Here, two of the participants in the current session, Mrs. Zoya Vasilevna Mironova (USSR); and Dr. Franz Matsch (Austria), are seen exchanging views shortly before the meeting got under way.

HURC-PRM UN 64168 · Document · 1960.01.14
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The UN Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, which is now holding its 12th session, this morning continued discussion of the report on discrimination in religious matters prepared by Dr. Arcot Krishnaswani, of India.
Here, two of the participants in the current session, Professor Richard Hiscocks (left), of the United Kingdom; and Judge Philip Halpern, of the United States, are seen chatting shortly before the meeting got under way.

HURC-PRM UN 69099 · Document · 1961.01.23
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The United Nations Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities this morning resumed its chapter-by-chapter review of the special rapporteur's draft report on discrimination in the matter of political rights.
Seen here exchanging views in the conference room before this morning's meeting opened are Mr. Jose D. Ingles (right), of the Philippines, Chairman; and Mr. C. Richard Hiscocks, of the United Kingdom.

HURC-PRM UN 73408 · Document · 1962.01.08
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Opening its 14th session, the UN Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities this morning reelected Jose D. Ingles (Philippines) as Chairman and Vieno Voitto Saario (Finland) as Rapporteur. Election of the Vice-Chairman was postponed. In addition, the Sub-Commission adopted a 10-item agenda.
Conversing prior to the meeting are (left to right): Mr. John P. Humphrey, Sub-Commission Secretary who is also Director of the UN Division of Human Rights; Mr. C. Richards Hiscocks (United Kingdom); and Mr. Jose D. Ingles (Philippines), Chairman of the Sub-Commission.

HURC-PRM UN 73480 · Document · 1962.01.11
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Seen here at his desk in the conference room is Mr. Hernan Santa Cruz of Chile, Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities.
The Sub-Commission this afternoon began a chapter-by-chapter examination of the report on discrimination in the matter of political rights, prepared by Mr. Santa Cruz.

HURC-PRM UN 73482 · Document · 1962.01.11
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Judge Philip Halpern (left), of the United States, and Mr. Jean-Marcel Bouquin, of France, photographed in the conference room shortly before the opening of this afternoon's meeting of the United Nations Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities.
The fourteenth session of the 14-member Sub-Commission opened here on 8 January 1962.

HURC-PRM UN 78604 · Document · 1963.01.18
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The Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities continued its consideration of a study of discrimination against persons exercising their right to leave any country, including their own, and to return to their country.
At the table (from left) are: Miss Emily Nichols of the World Veterans Federation (WVF); Mr. H. Barratt-Brown of the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA); Mr. Philip Connelly of the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU); and Mr. Paul Breton of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU).

HURC-PRM UN 78605 · Document · 1963.01.18
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The Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities continued its consideration of a study of discrimination against persons exercising their right to leave any country, including their own, and to return to their country.
Seen here, left to right: Mr. Arcot Krishnaswami (India), Chairman; Mr. Edward Lawson of the Un Division of Human Rights, Secretary; and Mr. Jose D. Ingles (Philippines), Special Rapporteur who had introduced a study of discrimination in regard to the right of any person to leave any country, including his own, an dto return to his country.