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(Geneva, April 27, 2000) Human Rights Watch today hailed the decision by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to name an envoy to monitor the treatment of human rights defenders around the world. The group said the decision capped off a "relatively successful" six-week session. Clinton Should Pressure Ivanov on Chechnya (New York, April 25, 2000) —Human Rights Watch today urged the Clinton Administration to keep up the pressure on Russia for a credible investigation into atrocities committed in Chechnya. The United Nations Commission on Human Rights voted in Geneva today to express grave concern over widespread human rights violations in Chechnya. The United States voted in favor of the resolution. President Clinton is meeting today with Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov. U.N. Chechnya Vote Welcomed (New York, April 25, 2000) -- Human Rights Watch today welcomed the passage of a United Nations resolution expressing grave concern about Russia's conduct of the war in Chechnya. The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, at its annual meeting in Geneva, voted 25 to 7, with 19 abstentions, in favor of the resolution, capping several weeks of frantic diplomacy in which Russia tried to stave off such criticism. United Nations Showdown Over Chechnya (Geneva, April 21, 2000) -- With a showdown brewing next week over Russian atrocities in Chechnya, Human Rights Watch today urged the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to insist on a thorough investigation of reported war crimes. Joint statement by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Item 20 - Rationalization of the Work of the Commission Delivered: 19 April 2000 After deliberating one year, the inter-sessional open-ended Working Group on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Mechanisms of the Commission on Human Rights (the Working Group) has failed to deliver on its mandate, namely to meaningfully strengthen the system of special procedures. It did not provide an adequate response to the serious problems faced by many rapporteurs: the lack of adequate support by the UN and of effective cooperation by many States. The report is a missed opportunity. Rights Group Deplores U.N. China Move (Geneva, April 18, 2000) -- Human Rights Watch today strongly deplored the decision of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights not to consider a resolution criticizing China's human rights performance. More.. U.N. Human Rights Commisson Urged to Vote on Abuses (Geneva, April 17, 2000) -- Human Rights Watch today called on the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to vote on difficult issues rather than always striving to reach "consensus." More..
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