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60th Regular Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights (15 March - 23 April 2004)

A call for the abolition of death penalty

Submitted by on 20 April 2004

"Sentenced to death when he was only 19 years old, Javier Suarez Medina’s case raised deeply troubling questions about the fairness of his trial and the ongoing refusal of Texas authorities to respect their binding international t...

The impact of toxic waste left by military forces on human rights in Vieques, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines

Submitted by on 6 April 2004

Dominicans for Justice and Peace, Dominican Leadership Conference and Pax Christi, in conjunction with Franciscans International, bring to the attention of the UN Commission on Human Rights the violation of economic, social and cultural rights of peoples w...

The situation of the Christian minority in Pakistan

Submitted by on 1 April 2004

Dominicans for Justice and Peace, Franciscans International, Dominican Leadership Conference, Pax Christi Internationalis, in conjunction with the Commission on Justice and Peace of Religious men and women in Pakistan and the Commission on Justice and Peac...

The situation of human rights in Occupied Iraq

Submitted by on 26 March 2004

Dominicans for Justice and Peace and its co-sponsors, Dominican Leadership Conference, Caritas Internationalis, Canadian Council of Churches, International Presentation Association: Sisters of the Presentation, Congregations of Saint Joseph, Sisters ...