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SÖYLEDİKLERİ VE YAZDIKLARI
Commission on Human Rights, Sub-Commission on
Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of
Minorities, 43th Session, Agenda Item 6,
14 August 1991
Mr. Chairman,
I will start with the working group on the method of work which
we consider as a reform attempt.
We are in favour of annual global report with a analytical
section.
The report should give an overall assessment on developments
related to human rights violations, trends, but also progress and
improvements. Duplication is of secondary importance.
The structure of the report should be based on both country-bycountry
and thematic approaches which will be correlated with the
relevant articles of the Universal Declaration and other
instruments without a selective approach towards rights and
freedoms.
A distinguished expert consented the other day that racism is
essentially a Western phenomenon. It is generally agreed that it is
becoming a widespread and urgent problem. I believe, there is no
rule or decision to focus exclusively on the violations in developing
countries. Therefore, a special rapporteur should be assigned and
the report should contain a major section on racism, racist
practices both by groups, governments and prevailing popular
attitudes. In this way, the perennial ‘human condition’ which no
society can really escape is more equitably reflected, and respect
and observance for human rights can be promoted in a more
humane manner.
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