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VIII. Other political and security questions
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General aspects of international security, 573: Support for democracies, 573. Regional aspects of international peace and security, 575: Indian Ocean, 575. Decolonization, 576: Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, 576; Puerto Rico, 588; Territories under review, 588. Peaceful uses of outer space, 599: Implementation of UNISPACE III recommendations, 602; Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, 603; Legal Subcommittee, 606. Effects of atomic radiation, 607. Information and telecommunications in international security, 609. Information, 610: UN public information, 610.
Part Two:  Human rights I. Promotion of human rights
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UN machinery, 623: Human Rights Council, 623; Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 627. Human rights instruments, 630: Convention against racial discrimination, 631; Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Optional Protocols, 632; Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and Optional Protocol, 632; Convention on elimination of discrimination against women and Optional Protocol, 635; Convention against torture, 635; Convention on the Rights of the Child, 636; Convention on migrant workers, 641; Convention on rights of persons with disabilities, 642; International Convention for protection from enforced disappearance, 643; Convention on genocide, 644; General aspects, 645. Other activities, 647: Strengthening action to promote human rights, 647; Human rights education, 653; International Year for People of African Descent, 655; Follow-up to 1993 World Conference, 655.
II. Protection of human rights
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Special procedures, 656. Civil and political rights, 657: Racism and racial discrimination, 657; Human rights defenders, 666; Reprisals for cooperation with human rights bodies, 668; Protection of migrants, 668; Discrimination against minorities, 672; Religious intolerance, 673; Right to self-determination, 680; Rule of law, democracy and human rights, 685; Other issues, 689. Economic, social and cultural rights, 702: Realizing economic, social and cultural rights, 702; Human Rights Council special session, 702; Right to development, 703; Social Forum, 716; Extreme poverty, 717; Right to food, 718; Right to adequate housing, 723; Cultural rights, 724; Right to education, 726; Environmental and scientific concerns, 727; Right to health, 729; Slavery and related issues, 731; Vulnerable groups, 733.
III. Human rights country situations General aspects, 750. Africa, 751: Burundi, 751; Democratic Republic of the Congo, 752; Liberia, 754; Sierra Leone, 755; Somalia, 756; Sudan, 757. Americas, 758: Bolivia, 758; Colombia, 759; Guatemala, 760; Haiti, 761; Honduras, 761. Asia, 762: Afghanistan, 762; Cambodia, 763; Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 764; Iran, 768; Myanmar, 771; Nepal, 777; Sri Lanka, 777. Europe and the Mediterranean, 778: Cyprus, 778; Georgia, 778. Middle East, 780: Territories occupied by Israel, 780.
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