Human Rights Committee and Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Celebrate Sixtieth Anniversaries of their Covenants
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The Human Rights Committee and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon held an event to mark the sixtieth anniversaries of their respective Covenants, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rightsand the International Covenant on Economic, Social and…
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- Original: https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/meeting-summary/2026/11/le-comite-des-droits-economiques-sociaux-et-culturels-et-le
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