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[...] [...] appropriatemeasures to conduct them in such a manner as to protect cultural heritage and, in particular, in conformity with the principles and objectives of the 1972 Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, of the 1956 Recommendation on International Principles Applicable to Archaeological Excavations, the 1968 Recommendation concerning the Preservation of Cultural Property Endangered by Public or Private Works, the 1972 Recommendation concerning the Protection, at National Level, of the Cultural and Natural Heritage and the 1976 Recommendation concerning the Safeguarding and Contemporary Role of Historic Areas.

Upon advice, or in the light of his own previous experiences, he seeks to cause his admissions to be excluded from evidence by making allegations of impropriety against the law enforcement officers involved in taking his confession.

Human rights education and training should be accessible and available toall persons, and should take into account the particular challenges and barriers faced by, and the needs and expectations of, persons in vulnerable and disadvantaged situations and groups, including persons with disabilities, in order to promote empowerment and human development and to contribute to the elimination of the causes of exclusion or marginalization, as well as enable everyone to exercise all their rights.

It continues to use arbitrary, irrational, fictitious and even racist pretexts to absolve itself of its legal responsibilities, to distract the attention of the international community from the core issues, prolonging the conflict and further exacerbating the situation on the ground.

I would like to request you to condemn, in the strongest terms this act of sacrilege as a manifestation of racism, Islamophobia and intolerance and urge all States to outlaw such acts or reinforce the existing law in order to deny free hands to thosewho persist in their evil campaign of incitement to hatred and violence.

For example, where the recited purpose of the proceedings was to prevent dissipation and waste, rather than to liquidate or reorganize the debtors’ estates; where the detriment that the court was concerned toprevent was detriment to investors rather to all creditors; where the powers conferred and duties imposed on the insolvency representative were to gather in and preserve assets, not to liquidate or distribute them; and where the insolvency representative had no power to distribute the assets of the debtor.

The most disturbing consequence of secret detention is, as many of the experts’ interlocutors pointed out, the complete arbitrariness of the situation, together with the uncertainty about the duration of the secret detention and the feeling that there is no way the individual can regain control of his or her life.

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