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Women also complained that the prison [...] [...]

At 0900 hours, an armed terrorist group held up a minibus carrying 11 law enforcement personnel on their way to work, at the old Kinnsibba turn-off; seven were abducted.

[...] “settling of personal scores” or for refusing [...]

Our question remains: how long will the Council continue to be paralysed, its will held hostage, failing in the face of Israeli settlement activity to shoulder its responsibilities under Article XXIV of the Charter of the Nations?

In addition, there is a large number of armed individuals guarding captured ships, and numerous ransom negotiators.

Unfortunately, every year a small number of countries hijacked the work of the Committee to force through their political objectives, which hindered the Committee from achieving the goals set out in its work on human rights.

This tragedy reminds us that we cannot let our world and our youth be held hostage by those who occupy the extremes of the political spectrum.

[...] [...] tensions over grievances both past [...]

Resuscitated by the continued existence of safe havens in the region, they continue to hold Afghanistan hostage, killing our people, destroying the country and threatening our gains, freedom and way of life.

The element of “free” implies no coercion, intimidation or manipulation; “prior” implies that consent is obtained in advance of the activity associated with the decision being made, and includes the time necessary to allow indigenous peoples to undertake their own decision-making processes; “informed” implies that indigenous peoples have been provided all information relating to the activity and that that information is objective, accurate and presented in a manner and form understandable to indigenous peoples; “consent” implies that indigenous peoples have agreed to the activity that is the subject of the relevant decision, which may also be subject to conditions.81

Five years ago, Tsarukyan himself led his thugs in a break-in at our office, taking my staff hostage for several hours.

shield or many, the fact remains that terrorists employ inhumane strategies that existing international humanitarian law may not have adequately taken into consideration.

Faced with the gravity of the recommendations and the discussions of the Levy committee, allow me to ask, once again, are there any steps that members intend to take in the Council to recall the provisions of international law and the resolutions of the Council and the General Assembly on the illegitimacy of settler activities, or will the Council remain paralysed with its will held hostage?

That is also the case for the crucial goals of disarmament and the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, which remain hostage to the policy of double standards, such as discriminatory practices and non-compliance with commitments made, in particular by certain nuclear Powers.

Nevertheless, such reforms would not come in the form of suspiciously political draft resolutions sponsored by certain Member States in order to blackmail others, using the United Nations as a platform, nor by conducting a media, political and diplomatic war against the Syrian Arab Republic, or interfering in its internal affairs.