NEWS RELEASES
AXWORTHY RELEASES REPORT ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM
April 13, 2000 (10:00 a.m. EDT) No. 74
AXWORTHY RELEASES REPORT ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM
Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy released the 1999 edition of For The Record:
The United Nations Human Rights System, while attending the UN Commission on
Human Rights (UNCHR) in Geneva. The report guides the user through human rights
documentation and human rights activities undertaken by the UN, conveniently
arranged by country and theme.
"Accurate information is essential for the effective protection of human rights," said
Minister Axworthy. "This report provides a valuable working tool for states, human rights
organizations and individuals in their pursuit of universal rights and freedoms."
For The Record is produced by Human Rights Internet, a Canadian non-governmental
organization, in partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International
Trade. This is the third annual edition of the publication. The report is currently
accessible on the Internet at http://www.hri.ca/fortherecord1999 Copies in CD ROM and
print formats will be available from Human Rights Internet in early May.
The 56th session of the UNCHR is being held from March 20 to April 28. This year,
Canada is sponsoring resolutions on human rights in Sierra Leone; the rights of
Indigenous people; the elimination of violence against women; freedom of expression;
human rights and mass exodus; the effective functioning of international human rights
treaty-monitoring bodies; and measures to combat impunity.
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For further information, media representatives may contact:
Debora Brown
Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
(613) 995-1851
Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874
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