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- OCTOBER 31, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
By the UN Special Rapporteur probing conditions in...
By the UN Special Rapporteur probing conditions in the DRC, Iulia Motoc, said that there had been some progress in government-held territory in the form of measures linked to a moratorium on the death penalty, the freeing of 300 child soldiers, and the li
- OCTOBER 16, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
In Geneva, the United Nations human rights chief Sergio...
In Geneva, the United Nations human rights chief Sergio Vieira de Mello said he was seriously worried about the human rights situation in Ivory Coast
- OCTOBER 14, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
During the UN Social Committee on protection of children...
During the UN Social Committee on protection of children in armed conflict Norway would also draw attention to another matter of great concern, namely the use of the death penalty as a punishment for children
- AUGUST 19, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson said China needed to rely on political reform rather than repression to deal with growing social unrest
- AUGUST 13, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
Mary Robinson appealed to US Secretary of State Colin...
Mary Robinson appealed to US Secretary of State Colin Powell to stay the execution of a Mexican prisoner due to die in Texas today
- AUGUST 1, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
United Nations human rights chief Mary Robinson urged...
United Nations human rights chief Mary Robinson urged the United States to lift the death sentences on two men in Texas who were under 18 when they committed murder
- JULY 30, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
UN Human Rights Committee concludes seventy-fifth session...
UN Human Rights Committee concludes seventy-fifth session and adopting final conclusions and recommendations, among positive developments in the third periodic report of Yemen, the Committee noted some human rights initiatives undertaken by the State part
- JULY 24, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
A senior United Nations official from Brazil has been...
A senior United Nations official from Brazil has been appointed the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- MAY 10, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
Concluding its special session on children, the General...
Concluding its special session on children, the General Assembly adopted the final outcome document -- "A World Fit for Children" -- which reaffirms the commitment of governments to complete the unfinished agenda of the 1990 World Summit for Children
- APRIL 17, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
By a majority of 40 of its 53 members the United Nations...
By a majority of 40 of its 53 members the United Nations Human Rights Commission approved a Resolution presented by Muslim countries condemning Israeli's intervention in the Palestinian Territories
- APRIL 11, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
China welcomed the absence of UN criticism of its human...
China welcomed the absence of UN criticism of its human rights record at an annual rights meeting, saying the lack of a censure showed increasing international recognition of China's stand on rights
- MARCH 18, 2002United NationsDEATH PENALTY
The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant...
The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which aims at the abolition of the death penalty, was adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 1989 and entered into force on 11 July 1991