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[...] enforcement “shoot-to-kill” policies that, [...] [...]

At its sixty-third session, the General Assembly took note of the appointment by the Secretary-General of a new Coordinator for Multilingualism; requested the Secretary-General to ensure equal treatment for all language services and effective multilingual communication among representatives of Member States, including through simultaneous distribution of documents in all official languages; requested the Department of Public Information to improve actions taken to achieve parity among the six official languages on the United Nations website; and requested the Secretary-General to submit to it at its sixty-fifth session a comprehensive report on the full implementation of its resolutions on multilingualism (resolution 63/306).

With regard to Iran, New Zealand was particularly concerned at the execution of minors, punishment by stoning, restrictions on the right to freedom of religion and discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities.

Those operations contributed to the capture by Ugandan troops on 12 May of the self-styled Major General Caesar Acellam Otto, a one-time number four in the LRA command hierarchy; the capture by Central African Republic troops on 22 May of two LRA combatants; and the killing on 16 June of two other LRA combatants by Ugandan troops, who also rescued seven civilians who had been abducted.

[...] [...] the settlement of Barkan.

While searching for a solution to the problem in the short term, the Council needed to also find a long-term solution to the question of resources for the universal periodic review process to avoid ad hoc measures, which risked undermining the principle of equal treatment for all States.

My 2006 report to the Commission examined “shoot-to-kill” policies in response to a number of high-profile pronouncements from officials of various Governments, authorizing police to “shoot on sight” alleged terrorists and criminals (E/CN.4/2006/53, paras. 44-54).

[...] [...] to attack or kill Somalian pirates, [...]

On the same day as the initial NACC action, Thai headlines carried Hun Sen’s alleged comments threatening to shoot any Thai, civilian or military, who crossed the border, and to tear up any Thai map used in border negotiation talks.

[...] groups had been killed after resisting [...]

They do not like Islam associated with violence, they do not like people who keep to themselves and reject traditional practices, they do not want dead terrorists buried in local cemeteries, and they do not approve of firebrands preaching jihad in their local mosques.

On 2 October, police pursuing the killers tracked down and shot dead Taufik Hidayat and Alex alias Cecep.

The situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran was alarming, owing to the increase in the number of executions, in particular of minors, the continuation of stonings, repression of minorities, severe restrictions on freedom of expression and of the press, discrimination and violence against women, and the persecution of human rights defenders.

[...] sniper rifle shot and killed Colonel Fahd [...]

[...] [...] Mohammed Top and Joko Pitono alias Dulmatin, [...]

The terrorist was killed before he could [...]

In the ensuing firefight, eight assailants were killed, three were injured and four were captured by FARDC; MONUSCO suffered no casualties.

EULEX judges held several confirmation of indictment hearings, including a case against seven defendants charged with organized crime and smuggling of migrants related to the capsizing of a boat and drowning of two dozen migrants from Kosovo on the Tisa/Tisza River, which marks the Serbia/Hungary border in December 2009.

(h) (i) Where by virtue of this Ordinance any right or liability of First Pacific Bank becomes or is deemed to become a right or liability of Bank of East Asia, Bank of East Asia and all other persons shall, on and from the appointed day, have the same rights, powers and remedies (and in particular the same rights and powers as to taking or resisting legal proceedings or making or resisting applications to any authority) for ascertaining, perfecting or enforcing that right or liability as if it had at all times been a right or liability of Bank of East Asia; and any legal proceedings or application to any authority existing or pending immediately before the appointed day by or against First Pacific Bank may be continued by or against Bank of East Asia.

[...] [...] Azerbaijan, was shot dead by an Armenian sniper.

Hence two successive flechette shells were fired at the operatives, killing them.

In fact, on the last day of our stay in Yemen, i.e. on 2 December, UNHCR reported the drowning of at least 20 Somalis, with 2 missing, when the passengers on a boat carrying 115 persons were forced by the boat crew to jump overboard in deep water near the shore of Yemen.

[...] [...] family had been killed in a clash with [...]