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Convention: Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
27 December 1984 Provisional verbatim record of the 101st meeting, 39th session, General Assembly, held at Headquarters, New York, on Friday, 14 December 1984.
23 December 1988 Provisional verbatim record of the 75th meeting, held at Headquarters, New York, on Thursday, 8 December 1988 : General Assembly, 43rd session.
Convention: International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
23 December 1988 Provisional verbatim record of the 75th meeting, held at Headquarters, New York, on Thursday, 8 December 1988 : General Assembly, 43rd session.
08 March 1990 Summary record of the 2nd part of the 46th meeting, held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Thursday, 1 March 1990 : Commission on Human Rights, 46th session.
13 November 1992 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : note / by the Secretary-General.
28 January 1993 Final report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran / by the Special Representative of the Commission on Human Rights, Reynaldo Galindo Pohl, pursuant to Commission resolution 1992/67 of 4 March 1992.
02 March 1993 Summary record of the 31st meeting, held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Monday, 22 February 1993 : Commission on Human Rights, 49th session.
09 March 1993 Draft report of the Commission : Commission on Human Rights, 49th session.
23 August 1993 Summary record of the 18th meeting, held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Monday, 16 August 1993 : Commission on Human Rights, Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, 45th session.
08 November 1993 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : note / by the Secretary-General.
30 November 1993 Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan : draft resolution / submitted by the Chairman.
01 February 1994 Situation of human rights in the Sudan : report of the Special Rapporteur, Gáspár Bíró, submitted in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 1993/60.
07 February 1994 Situation of human rights in Afghanistan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
08 February 1994 Summary record of the 49th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Friday, 3 December 1993, New York, General Assembly, 48th session.
16 February 1994 Summary record of the 42nd meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Wednesday, 24 November 1993, New York, General Assembly, 48th session.
24 February 1994 Letter dated 94/02/22 from the Permanent Representative of the Sudan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.
28 February 1994 Summary record of the 34th meeting, held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Tuesday, 22 February 1994 : Commission on Human Rights, 50th session.
01 March 1994 Letter dated 94/02/18 from the Permanent Representative of Sudan to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights.
04 March 1994 Situation of human rights in Afghanistan : draft resolution / proposed by the Chairman.
28 October 1994 Report of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its 46th session, Geneva, 1-26 August 1994.
30 September 1998 Report of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its 50th session, Geneva, 3-28 August 1998.
10 November 1999 Report of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights on its 51st session, Geneva, 2-27 August 1999
23 November 2000 Report of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights on its 52nd session, Geneva, 31 July-18 August 2000
Convention: Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
27 December 1984 Provisional verbatim record of the 101st meeting, 39th session, General Assembly, held at Headquarters, New York, on Friday, 14 December 1984.
Convention: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
31 October 1984 Summary record of the 23rd meeting, 3rd Committee, held on Friday, 26 October 1984, New York, General Assembly, 39th session.
02 May 1986 Summary record of the 21st meeting, held at Headquarters, New York, on Monday, 28 April 1986
03 December 1987 Provisional verbatim record of the 85th meeting, held at Headquarters, New York, on Monday, 30 November 1987 : General Assembly, 42nd session.
23 December 1988 Provisional verbatim record of the 75th meeting, held at Headquarters, New York, on Thursday, 8 December 1988 : General Assembly, 43rd session.
24 October 1991 Report of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its 43rd session, Geneva, 5-30 August 1991.
03 April 1992 Summary record of the 28th meeting, held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Friday, 14 February 1992 : Commission on Human Rights, 48th session.
09 March 1993 Draft report of the Commission : Commission on Human Rights, 49th session.
06 July 1993 Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights : initial reports submitted by States parties under articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant : Lebanon.
12 July 1993 Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action : note / by the Secretariat.
23 August 1993 Summary record of the 18th meeting, held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Monday, 16 August 1993 : Commission on Human Rights, Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, 45th session.
23 December 1993 Report of the 2nd International Workshop on National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, Tunis, 13-17 December 1993.
24 February 1994 A continued United Nations human rights presence in Cambodia : report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Michael Kirby (Australia), on the situation of human rights in Cambodia
10 May 1994 Summary record of the 14th meeting, held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Tuesday, 10 May 1994 : Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 10th session.
17 October 1994 Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights : initial reports submitted by States parties under articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant : Algeria.
15 November 1994 Follow-up to the World Conference on Human Rights : report of the Secretary-General.
03 March 1995 Summary record of the 44th meeting, held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Monday, 27 February 1995 : Commission on Human Rights, 51st session.
14 August 1995 Report of the 3rd International Workshop on National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, Manila, 18-21 April 1995.
13 September 1995 Report of the Economic and Social Council.
21 May 1996 Summary record of the 23rd meeting, held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Tuesday, 2 April 1996 : Commission on Human Rights, 52nd session.
10 July 1996 Report of the Economic and Social Council for the year 1995.
22 May 1997 Summary record of the 24th meeting, held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Tuesday, 25 March 1997 : Commission on Human Rights, 53rd session.
16 April 1998 Draft resolution / Argentina, et al.
11 September 1998 Follow-up to the World Conference on Human Rights : note / by the Secretary-General
28 April 2000 Commission on Human Rights : report on the 56th session, 20 March-28 April 2000
09 January 2001 Summary record of the 25th meeting, held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Thursday, 17 August 2000 : Commission on Human Rights, Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, 52nd session
24 April 2003 Draft report of the Commission : Commission on Human Rights, 59th session
23 May 2003 Summary record of the 59th meeting, held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Wednesday, 23 April 2003 : Commission on Human Rights, 59th session
10 October 2003 Summary record of the 6th meeting : 3rd Committee, held at Headquarters, New York, on Wednesday, 8 October 2003, General Assembly, 58th session
2004 Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
09 December 2004 Human rights questions : human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives : report of the 3rd Committee : General Assembly, 59th session
11 March 2005 Report of the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan, M. Cherif Bassiouni
22 April 2005 Commission on Human Rights : report on the 61st session, 14 March-22 April 2005
23 January 2006 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Vitit Muntarbhorn
25 April 2006 Compilation of summaries of Canadian NGO submissions to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in connection with the consideration of the 4th and 5th periodic reports of Canada
Convention: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
21 September 1977 Draft Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women : report of the Secretary-General
12 October 1977 Draft Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women : report of the Secretary-General : addendum
28 October 1977 Draft Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women : report of the Secretary-General : addendum