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Convention: International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
08 December 1980 Summary record of the 74th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Monday, 1 December 1980, New York, General Assembly, 35th session.
09 December 1982 Summary record of the 58th meeting, 3rd Committee, held on Tuesday, 30 November 1982, New York.
Convention: Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
01 May 1980 Human rights questions :Report of the 2nd (Social) Committee :Economic and Social Council, 1st regular session of 1980
04 November 1981 Record of meeting held on 26 Oct. 1981.
04 November 1981 Record of meeting held on 27 Oct. 1981.
05 November 1981 Record of meeting held on 27 Oct. 1981.
09 November 1981 Record of meeting held on 22 Oct. 1981.
09 November 1981 Record of meeting held on 28 Oct. 1981.
10 November 1981 Record of meeting held on 29 Oct. 1981.
11 November 1981 Record of meeting held on 29 Oct. 1981.
11 November 1981 Record of meeting held on 30 Oct. 1981.
18 November 1981 Record of meeting held on 2 Nov. 1981.
19 November 1981 Record of meeting held on 3 Nov. 1981.
28 November 1981 Record of meeting held on 25 Nov. 1981.
30 November 1982 Summary record of the 53rd meeting, 3rd Committee, held on Wednesday, 24 November 1982, New York.
02 December 1982 Summary record of the 52nd meeting, 3rd Committee, held on Wednesday, 24 November 1982, New York.
02 December 1982 Summary record of the 56th meeting, 3rd Committee, held on Friday, 26 November 1982, New York.
18 December 1982 Summary record of the 67th meeting, 3rd Committee, held on Tuesday, 7 December 1982, New York.
08 January 1983 Provisional verbatim record of the 111th meeting, 37th session, General Assembly, held at Headquarters, New York, on Monday, 18 December 1982.
04 December 1984 Summary record of the 48th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Friday, 23 November 1984, New York, General Assembly, 39th session.
27 December 1984 Provisional verbatim record of the 101st meeting, 39th session, General Assembly, held at Headquarters, New York, on Friday, 14 December 1984.
15 March 1985 Commission on Human Rights : report on the 41st session, 4 February-15 March 1985.
21 March 1985 Summary record of the 57th meeting, held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Thursday, 14 March 1985 : Commission on Human Rights, 41st session.
25 May 1985 Report of the 2nd (Social) Committee.
11 November 1987 Summary record of the 39th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Monday, 9 November 1987, New York, General Assembly, 42nd session.
16 November 1987 Summary record of the 43rd meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Thursday, 12 November 1987, New York, General Assembly, 42nd session.
24 November 1987 Summary record of the 52nd meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Thursday, 19 November 1987, New York, General Assembly, 42nd session.
01 December 1987 Summary record of the 53rd meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Friday, 20 November 1987, New York, General Assembly, 42nd session.
10 December 1987 Provisional verbatim record of the 93rd meeting, held at Headquarters, New York, on Monday, 7 December 1987 : General Assembly, 42nd session.
18 November 1988 Summary record of the 42nd meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Tuesday, 15 November 1988, New York, General Assembly, 43rd session.
21 September 1989 Report of the Economic and Social Council for the year 1989
15 November 1989 Summary record of the 37th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Thursday, 9 October 1989, New York, General Assembly, 44th session.
20 November 1989 Summary record of the, 38th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Friday, 10 November 1989, New York, General Assembly, 44th session.
20 November 1989 Summary record of the 41st meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Tuesday, 14 November 1989, New York, General Assembly, 44th session.
20 November 1989 Summary record of the 43rd meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Wednesday, 15 November 1989, New York, General Assembly, 44th session.
27 November 1989 Summary record of the 40th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Monday, 13 November 1989, New York, General Assembly, 44th session.
27 November 1989 Summary record of the 42nd meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Tuesday, 14 November 1989, New York, General Assembly, 44th session.
Convention: International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
15 December 1980 General Assembly, 35th session : 96th plenary meeting, Monday, 15 December 1980, New York
14 December 1982 Summary record of the 64th meeting, 3rd Committee, held on Monday, 6 December 1982, New York.
19 October 1984 Report of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its 37th session, Geneva, 6-31 August 1984.
23 January 1985 Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts prepared in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolutions 1983/9, 1983/10, 1984/4 and 1984/5 and Economic and Social Council resolution 1984/42.
15 March 1985 Commission on Human Rights : report on the 41st session, 4 February-15 March 1985.
15 April 1985 Summary record of the 46th meeting (2nd part), held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Thursday, 7 March 1985 : Commission on Human Rights, 41st session.
04 November 1985 Report of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its 38th session, Geneva, 5-30 August 1985.
01 December 1986 Report of the 3rd Committee, part 2.
23 November 1987 Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Chile : draft resolution / Algeria, Australia, Austria, Cuba, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Yugoslavia.
24 November 1987 Summary record of the 52nd meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Thursday, 19 November 1987, New York, General Assembly, 42nd session.
04 December 1987 Report of the 3rd Committee, part 2.
10 December 1987 Provisional verbatim record of the 93rd meeting, held at Headquarters, New York, on Monday, 7 December 1987 : General Assembly, 42nd session.
19 February 1988 Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Chile : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
31 January 1989 Violations of human rights in South Africa : report of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts.
24 February 1989 Summary record of the 26th meeting, held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Thursday, 16 February 1989 : Commission on Human Rights, 45th session.
27 February 1989 Summary record of the 28th meeting, held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Friday, 17 February 1989 : Commission on Human Rights, 45th session.
31 July 1989 Summary record of the 51st meeting, held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Monday, 6 March 1989 : Commission on Human Rights, 45th session.
29 December 1989 Provisional verbatim record of the 82nd meeting, held at Headquarters, New York, on Friday, 15 December 1989 : General Assembly, 44th session.
30 January 1990 Report on the question of human rights in Chile / submitted by Fernando Volio Jiménez, Special Rapporteur, pursuant to the mandate conferred under resolution 1989/62 of the Commission on Human Rights.
25 November 1991 Situation of human rights in Afghanistan : draft resolution / submitted by the Chairman of the Committee on the basis of informal consultations
09 March 1992 Situation of human rights in Afghanistan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
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.
19 February 1993 Report on the situation of human rights in Iraq / prepared by Max van der Stoel, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights, in accordance with Commission resolution 1992/71.
13 August 1993 Report of the Working Group on Detention.
26 August 1993 Summary record of the 22nd meeting, held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Wednesday, 18 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.
02 February 1994 Final report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran / prepared by the Special Representative of the Commission on Human Rights, Reynaldo Galindo Pohl
15 August 1994 Report of the Sessional Working Group on the Administration of Justice and the Question of Compensation.
23 December 1994 General Assembly official records, 49th session : 94th meeting, Friday, 23 December 1994, New York.
11 August 1995 Report of the sessional Working Group on the Administration of Justice and the Question of Compensation.
13 August 1996 Report of the sessional Working Group on the Administration of Justice and the Question of Compensation.
19 August 1997 Report of the Sessional Working Group on the Administration of Justice.
19 August 1998 Report of the sessional Working Group on the Administration of Justice.
Convention: Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
08 December 1980 Record of meeting held on 2 Dec. 1980.
10 December 1980 Record of meeting held on 1 Dec. 1980.
11 December 1980 Record of meeting held on 2 Dec. 1980.
15 December 1980 General Assembly, 35th session : 96th plenary meeting, Monday, 15 December 1980, New York
17 December 1980 Record of meeting held on 5 Dec. 1980.
09 November 1981 Record of meeting held on 22 Oct. 1981.
09 November 1981 Record of meeting held on 28 Oct. 1981.
10 November 1981 Record of meeting held on 29 Oct. 1981.
11 November 1981 Record of meeting held on 29 Oct. 1981.
11 November 1981 Record of meeting held on 30 Oct. 1981.
18 November 1981 Record of meeting held on 2 Nov. 1981.
19 November 1981 Record of meeting held on 3 Nov. 1981.
30 November 1982 Summary record of the 51st meeting, 3rd Committee, held on Tuesday, 23 November 1982, New York.
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
04 November 1985 Report of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its 38th session, Geneva, 5-30 August 1985.
15 November 1988 Summary record of the 37th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Thursday, 9 October 1989, New York, General Assembly, 44th session.
23 February 1989 Summary record of the 1st part of the 24th meeting, held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Wednesday, 15 February 1989 : Commission on Human Rights, 45th session.
23 December 1994 General Assembly official records, 49th session : 94th meeting, Friday, 23 December 1994, New York.
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
20 April 2005 Draft report of the Commission : Commission on Human Rights, 61st session
09 December 2005 Summary record of the 41st meeting, held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Wednesday, 7 April 2004 : Commission on Human Rights, 60th session
10 February 2006 The question of the death penalty : report of the Secretary-General