Human Rights in Africa: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Africa and on International Organizations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, First Session, October 31, 1979U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 - 93 pagini |
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... fact , African countries have jointly and individually expressed their commitment to respect human rights . This was af- firmed most recently at the summit meeting of the OAU in Monrovia , Liberia . As a personal observation I want to ...
... fact , African countries have jointly and individually expressed their commitment to respect human rights . This was af- firmed most recently at the summit meeting of the OAU in Monrovia , Liberia . As a personal observation I want to ...
Pagina 11
... fact in the response to Pope John Paul II during his recent travels . The human rights policy of the United States is in the final analysis critical to our moral authority , and thereby , the exercise of American influence in Africa and ...
... fact in the response to Pope John Paul II during his recent travels . The human rights policy of the United States is in the final analysis critical to our moral authority , and thereby , the exercise of American influence in Africa and ...
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... fact sure there are countries where it has gotten worse ? There may be countries where it was bad to begin with and it continues to be bad but that does not necessarily mean it has gotten worse . Are you sure it has gotten worse or do ...
... fact sure there are countries where it has gotten worse ? There may be countries where it was bad to begin with and it continues to be bad but that does not necessarily mean it has gotten worse . Are you sure it has gotten worse or do ...
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... fact , some of your friends today might even criticize you at these hearings . First of all , do you accept that criticism ? If you do , what can be done to improve the situation ? I realize why it is done in many instances . It is one ...
... fact , some of your friends today might even criticize you at these hearings . First of all , do you accept that criticism ? If you do , what can be done to improve the situation ? I realize why it is done in many instances . It is one ...
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... fact that there is only one political party , there is either a free press or the press is able to engage in criticism of the government within some limits . Mrs. FENWICK . Did the free press in Tanzania report that those who won the ...
... fact that there is only one political party , there is either a free press or the press is able to engage in criticism of the government within some limits . Mrs. FENWICK . Did the free press in Tanzania report that those who won the ...
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Pagina 27 - Everyone who is deprived of his liberty by arrest or detention shall be entitled to take proceedings by which the lawfulness of his detention shall be decided speedily by a court and his release ordered if the detention is not lawful.
Pagina 91 - TO REAFFIRM faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and TO ESTABLISH conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained...
Pagina 39 - Any act of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is an offence to human dignity and shall be condemned as a denial of the purposes of the Charter of the United Nations and as a violation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Pagina 39 - No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture.
Pagina 39 - torture" means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind...
Pagina 91 - Chairman of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity shall draw lots to decide the names of those members referred to in Article 36.
Pagina 39 - State shall keep under systematic review interrogation methods and practices as well as arrangements for the custody and treatment of persons deprived of their liberty in its territory, with a view to preventing any cases of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Pagina 39 - ... of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity. It does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions.
Pagina 91 - DEDICATED to the general progress of Africa; PERSUADED that the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to the Principles of which we reaffirm our adherence, provide a solid foundation for peaceful and positive co-operation among States...
Pagina 39 - Each State Party shall ensure that its competent authorities proceed to a prompt and impartial investigation, wherever there is reasonable ground to believe that an act of torture has been committed in any territory under its jurisdiction.