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External sources (not reviewed)

In that connection it was proposed that prevention education should also include discouragement of drug use in general.

This year, with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), widely attended workshops and public hearings on issues relating to the human rights of persons with disabilities within the framework of the Convention were held in 14 regions of the country.

The Trial Chamber has continued to take rigorous measures to ensure the expeditiousness of the proceedings by, inter alia, limiting the time within which the Defence teams may present their evidence; liaising with the Conference and Language Services Section to ensure the timely translation of documents; engaging with the parties to efficiently schedule witnesses to prevent breaks in the trial schedule; obtaining waivers from ill accused so that the trial can continue in their absence; encouraging the Defence to present evidence in written form; strictly enforcing time limits on examination of witnesses; discouraging duplicative evidence; and entertaining Defence motions for the admission of documents from the bar table rather than requiring each document to be tendered through a witness on the stand.

In cases where counselling does not yield expected results and the life or health of a child are in danger if they continue to live with parents, a child protection worker may initiate removal of a child from a parent or deprivation of parental rights.

They suggested that UNESCO ought to develop activities and programmes which would seek to persuade governments which have restricted the freedom of expression that free information was a key to durable political, economic, social and cultural development and to long-term peace and stability.