Day: June 26, 2011

States Must Take Effective Measures to Prevent Torture – UN Chief

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 June 2011.  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today exhorted States to take effective legislative, administrative and judicial measures to prevent torture, calling the practice a brutal attempt to destroy a victim’s sense of dignity and sense of human worth that can never be justified. “There are no exceptional circumstances whatsoever –[Read More…]

UNESCO Regrets Thai Decision to Denounce World Heritage Convention

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 June 2011.  The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today voiced deep regret after Thailand announced it would denounce the global convention aimed at preserving humankind’s most outstanding shared cultural and natural heritage. A Thai Government minister said yesterday in Paris, where the[Read More…]

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