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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7948

20 April 2001
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/human rights
A motion of "no action" prevents adoption of resolution on China

Brussels / Geneva, 19/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - At its annual session, going on in Geneva until 27 April, the UN Human Rights Commission adopted a motion of "no action" on Wednesday enabling China to once more escape a (American) resolution especially denouncing acts of violence against minorities. The same day, the Commission condemned Israel for the "disproportionate" use of force in the Palestinian territories and granted Russia a stay of execution of a few days to negotiated a compromise...

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