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

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

The doctor said that they would have to shoot him to prevent him doing his job.

What is extremely disturbing to me is that, having identified inflation as a problem, the Financial Secretary's conclusion is that there is virtually no solution to it until our economy slows down; and that in particular, the slowdown will be the result of a reduction of our competitiveness.

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

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).

In fact, the procedures for appointment of the new CE/HKMA were in the final stage, and he would announce the details of the appointment upon completion of the procedures, including the selection procedures, the remuneration package and the control on post-termination employment.

At the end of the consultation period, [...] [...]

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.

[...] [...] yet been concluded, such that replies are still to be [...]

To solve this problem fully, we must find out its causes and then prescribe the right remedy, rather than adhering to conventions, pursuing a positive non-intervention policy, playing by ear or acting reactively.

This double veto leaves the Security Council helpless against the violence of the Syrian regime, but France will not leave the Syrian people to face the crimes to which they are victim alone.

[...] [...] and public constraint measures have [...] [...]

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 Board noted that the Gaza field office did not perform the annual asset verification, and that there were instances where transfer of assets between locations was not recorded in asset registers, insufficient personnel were allocated to physical verification, assets surveyed were still in the asset register, assets that required to be surveyed, and an instance of an item in the asset register that had been overstated by $176,220.

It describes progress made to end all violations and abuses against children, as follow-up to the recommendations contained in my previous reports (S/2007/400 and S/2008/532) and the conclusions of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict (S/AC.51/2007/16 and S/AC.51/2008/15).

It is imperative for passengers to wait for their checked baggage [...] [...]

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

[...] [...] torture or ill-treatment in detention [...] [...]

The Security Council, as the highest legitimate body responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security, in accordance with the prerogatives conferred on it by the Charter of the United Nations, should continue to strengthen its mechanisms and the reach of its decisions in order more effectively to address threats that affect contemporary global stability, instead of being overtaken by reality.

13.6 With regard to the existence of a consistent pattern of gross, flagrant or mass human rights violations, the Committee recalls its concluding observations on Uzbekistan‟s third periodic report26 , in which it expressed its concern about numerous, ongoing and consistent allegations of routine use of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment by law enforcement and investigative officials or with their instigation or consent, and that persons who sought refuge abroad and were returned to the country have been kept in detention in unknown places and possibly subjected to breaches of the Convention.