Afghanistan was ravaged with rockets and bombs under the pretext of finding Bin Laden.

These States continue to maintain many nuclear weapons under the pretext of nuclear security.

Under no pretext whatsoever should any criminal, nor anyone responsible for genocide, be shielded.

Many nuclear technologies, materials and items are subject to broad restrictions under the pretext of proliferation.

Under the pretext of counter terrorism, the colonial power ignored the colonization related problems, including inadmissible living conditions on Vieques.

There was no justification whatsoever for any State to enter the territory of another State under the pretext of combating terrorism.

It's just a pretext.

Forcible transfers of persons on the pretext of securing evidence, without compelling grounds permitted under international law, constitute crimes against humanity.

Only with equal treatment for all under the law could injustice and discrimination be eliminated and, with them, any pretext for terrorism.

UNRWA had had to face severe constraints caused by the closure of territories imposed by Israel under the flimsy pretext of security considerations.

Since then, it also undertook steps to evict nine families under the pretext that their houses were built on land belonging to the University.

Settlement activities intensified throughout the occupied territories, including Jerusalem, where the escalation was justified under the pretext that Jerusalem was the eternal capital of Israel.

1. Cease killing one another, whatever the pretext

In particular, access to technologies which were critical for agricultural and industrial development should not be denied under the pretext of alleged dual use.

63. The question of Taiwan was a purely internal matter for China and brooked no interference by any country or individual under any pretext.

Under the pretext of combating terrorism, certain States were trying to export their domestic problems and to shift the blame onto other States in the region.

The situation in the region was complicated by the practice followed by Israel in the occupied territories under the pretext of ensuring national security and combating terrorism.

He was also concerned about implementation which was partial, although portrayed as full, under the pretext of reform, of programmes decided on by the General Assembly.

Under the pretext of ensuring security, the Israeli authorities were impeding those activities, particularly through the closures of the territories, which worsened the situation of the Palestine refugees.

quot (f) Large areas of land (totalling about 100,000 dunums) have been fenced off on the pretext of placing them under the control of the Nature Conservation Authority.

I also hope that the financial crisis of the Organization will not be used as a pretext by administering Powers to avoid their legal obligations under the Charter.

He came to my house on the pretext of seeing me.

In short, the adoption of Miho would merely be a pretext.

Moualem, who also serves as deputy prime minister, said the foreign forces were on Syrian soil illegally, under the pretext of fighting terrorism, and will be dealt with accordingly.

Fourthly, Israeli forces had attacked four banks in the Palestinian territories and had confiscated millions of dollars under the pretext that those amounts had been deposited in suspicious accounts.

Under the pretext for rejection, section 212 (f) of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act, Cuban artists could even be deemed detrimental to the interests of the United States .

Well, you'll have to try to find some pretext.

When this information finally became available from the Czech authorities, their claim was rejected under the pretext that the same information could have been obtained from their former estate manager earlier.

That you can't communicate? Or is that just a pretext?

After the aggression perpetrated against Iraq by the allied forces in 1991, no fly zones had been established in the north and south of Iraq under the pretext of protecting human rights.

With regard to terrorism and human rights, the League pointed out that under the pretext of fighting terrorism, many Governments imposed limitations on human rights in order to combat their opponents.

The settling of political scores under the pretext of concern for human rights undermined genuine efforts to promote those rights and created the appearance of interference in the internal affairs of other States.

3. The question of Taiwan is a purely internal matter for China and for the Chinese people that brooks no interference by any country or individual in any way under whatever pretext.

Processes that move the Organization forward cannot be slowed by the pretext of consensus.

Reaffirms that hostage taking, wherever and by whomever committed, is a serious crime aimed at the destruction of human rights and is, under any circumstances, unjustifiable, including when committed under the pretext of achieving the goal of promoting and protecting human rights

Reaffirms that hostage taking, wherever and by whomever committed, is a serious crime aimed at the destruction of human rights and is, under any circumstances, unjustifiable, including when committed under the pretext of achieving the goal of promoting and protecting human rights

(o) To refrain from using counter terrorism as a pretext to restrict the right to freedom of opinion and expression in ways that are contrary to their obligations under international law

Furthermore, his delegation had problems with the words under any pretext in article 6 the language should be brought into line with the language used in the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The pretext alleged by the Government of Israel for building the wall was therefore entirely baseless.

The building of the wall was not only illegal under international law but also served as a pretext for the occupation of even more land, and was making a negotiated settlement even harder to achieve.

The relevant United Nations bodies should not confuse peacekeeping operations with peace building activities still less should they force extraneous elements into peacekeeping operations under the pretext that the funding issue was difficult to resolve.

They also should not be inhibited in their work on the pretext of combating terrorism.

It is hoped that this pretext will be nullified by the deployment of new guards.

Religion should not be used as a pretext to marginalize or exclude others.

National and international public opinion must know that the Democratic Republic of the Congo has absolutely no intention of becoming involved in this conflict, much less allowing itself to be dragged into it under any pretext.