WOM/1016 27 January 1998 Emphasis on Family a Positive Change, Says Czech Representative; Experts Express Concern at Policies That Emphaize Women's Maternal Role The transformation under way in the...

27 January 1998 Mr. John Mills, Media and Information Officer to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said that the High Commissioner Mary Robinson was in Tokyo for an official visit...

WOM/1015 27 January 1998 Laws Conflict with Cultural Practice, Says Chairperson; Committee Concludes Consideration of Zimbabwe Report Sexual stereotypes and retrogressive traditions were major...

WOM/1013 26 January 1998 Describes Dramatic Changes since 1989 Return of Democracy, Free Market; Czech Representative Outlines Difficulties with Criminal Gangs, Prostitution Despite a decline in the...

WOM/1014 26 January 1998 Experts Commenting on Czech Report, Also Cite High Abortion Rate, Emphasize Danger of Using Abortion as Contraception An expert member of the Committee on the Elimination of...

HR/CRC/98/15 23 January 1998 Commitee Issues Conclusions And Recommendations On Reports Of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Ireland And Federated States Of Micronesia The Committee on the Rights of the Child...

WOM/1012 23 January 1998 Croatia was proud of its legislation protecting motherhood, the Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Vera Babic, told the Committee on the Elimination of...

WOM/1011 23 January 1998 Committee Concludes Considering Country's Initial Report Efforts by the Government of Azerbaijan to elevate the status of women had not been satisfactory in view of the acute...

WOM/1009 22 January 1998 Customary Laws/Practices Cited as Obstacles To Full Implementation of Anti-Discrimination Convention The Government of Zimbabwe was probably the most advanced developing...

WOM/1010 22 January 1998 Structural adjustment programmes had disastrous repercussions for education which remained the great hope for Africa, an expert said this afternoon as the Committee on the...