The representatives of three delegations spoke in the exercise of the right of reply.

5. Credentials of delegations

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Head of the United States delegation to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights

addressed to the Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights

The delegations of Uganda and Zambia subsequently indicated that had they been present, they would have voted in favour the delegation of the Sudan indicated that had it been present, it would have abstained the delegation of Mali indicated that had it been present, it would have voted against the delegation of Yemen indicated that it had meant to abstain and the delegation of Pakistan indicated that it had meant to vote in favour.

Mission of Bulgaria to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed to the Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights.

Right of Control Information presented by the Norwegian delegation

And this authority of the General Assembly my delegation shall seek to uphold.

We associate ourselves with the statements made by the delegation of Malaysia on behalf of the Non Aligned Movement, the delegation of Jamaica on behalf of the Group of 77 and China and the delegation of Malawi on behalf of the African Group.

His delegation also called on others, especially delegations which had previously abstained from voting on similar draft resolutions, to support Uzbekistan.

Based on this approach the Hungarian delegation decided to join its efforts with those of the delegation of Japan and

The delegations of Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Colombia, Uganda and Zambia subsequently indicated that had they been present, they would have voted in favour the delegation of the Sudan indicated that had it been present, it would have abstained the delegation of Mali indicated that had it been present, it would have voted against and the delegation of Yemen indicated that it had meant to abstain.

However, the delegation also associated itself with the view that human rights were individual rights only.

Each Party participating in a session shall be represented by a delegation consisting of a head of delegation and such other accredited representatives, alternate representatives and advisers as it may require.

The head of the delegation may designate an alternate representative or an adviser to act as a representative.

Subsequently, the representative of Ethiopia informed the Committee that his delegation had intended to abstain.

Each Party participating in the meeting shall be represented by a delegation consisting of a head of delegation and such other accredited representatives, alternate representatives and adviser as may be required .

United Nations Conference on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1988), Geneva (leader of the delegation)

Mr. Williams (United Kingdom), speaking in exercise of the right of reply, said that his delegation reserved its right to reply at a later date to comments made by a number of delegations with regard to the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.

71. Mr. Rendón Barnica (Honduras), speaking in exercise of the right of reply, said that his delegation regretted the politicization of human rights issues by some delegations, particularly those representing undemocratic regimes that had come to power by force of arms, as was the case of Cuba.

The two delegations had therefore abstained in the vote.

One delegation has asked to speak in right of reply.

A number of delegations have asked to speak in exercise of the right of reply.

In this connection, our delegation is authorized to respond as follows.

The Conference was attended by delegations from 47 countries, of which 29 were at the ministerial level.

36. The representative of the Republic of Korea stated that her delegation did not believe that essential differences existed between the various delegations, given that they had a common aim of prevention of torture and all believed in the principle of sovereignty of States.

Mr. Drazen Matijevic Head of the Croatian delegation at the Human Rights JIC

Each Party participating in a session shall be represented by a delegation consisting of a head of delegation and such other accredited representatives, alternate representatives and advisers as it may require.

Rule 18 requires credentials to be submitted by each attending delegation. It provides

Subsequently, the delegation of Angola informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour the delegations of France and Tonga had intended to abstain.

Subsequently, the delegation of Denmark indicated that it had intended to vote in favour the delegation of Luxembourg indicated that it had intended to abstain.

Last week the delegation of Mexico, on behalf of 26 delegations, submitted a draft mandate for an ad hoc committee on nuclear disarmament.

June July 1998 Head of the Turkish delegation to the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court.

One delegation proposed limiting exercise of the right of appeal to counsel.

Many delegations stressed the need to ensure children's rights.

77. His delegation would abstain in the vote on the draft resolution.

The representatives of Germany and Greece informed the Committee that had they been present during the vote, their delegations would have been amongst those delegations abstaining.

The delegation of Mexico endorses the statement made by the representative of Ethiopia on behalf of the Group of 21.

For the reasons I have outlined, my delegation abstained in the voting.

My delegation was therefore constrained to abstain in the voting on the draft resolution.

The Cuban delegation urged the other delegations to support the draft resolution.

Delegations of the African Group

Delegations of the Asian Group

Delegations of the Eastern European Group