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(d) To identify and question individuals and soldiers who worked in security installations and whose work concerned Kuwaiti prisoners and missing persons.

[...] encourage such inquiries so that compliance [...]

It may establish commissions of inquiry to investigate and question the Government on any situation involving human rights violations.

Several questions and comments were raised by the members of the Bureau on issues related to the 36 recommendations, such as: relation of IHP with IGBP, the Humid Tropics Centre in Africa, the status of the national programme officer for hydrology in Dakar, relations with the Global Environment Facility (GEF), communication issues, use of isotopes in sediment transport, terminologies such as transboundary groundwater resources, strengthening collaboration at the national level between the corresponding National Committees of IHP, MAB, IGCP, IOC and MOST, preparation of the Kovacs Colloquium, the IHE initiative, internal and external coordination with relevant bodies, governance of the IHP, and the outcome of the 1999 Libya Conference.

[...] hearings and public inquiries and Government [...] [...]

Patent offices do not as a rule make any attempt to question prima facie statements relating to entitlement or inventorship, although a third party may initiate a challenge both before and after a patent is granted.

AI recommended to ensure that immediate, independent, transparent and thorough investigations are conducted into all reports of human rights violations since 28 June 2009, bringing those responsible to justice in proceedings which meet international fair trial standards; to provide reparation to the victims of abuses, based on the principles of restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition; to ensure that police and military authorities cooperate fully with judicial investigations into human rights violations, including by providing full information and access to records and personnel.70 40.

[...] his or her own queries or requests for [...] [...]

[...] [...] him disturbing inquiry or instruction, [...] [...]

67.4. To the query of another Expert who had requested the information on the budgetary reductions of other Education category 1 institutes, the representative of the Secretariat provided a breakdown of the financial situation of the six (6) Education category 1 institutes in the 35 C/5.

(Lebanon) asked whether a Special Representative on violence against children would soon be appointed and asked the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict why her report, although it referred to children detained in military prisons and children as victims of “collateral damage” in bombardments of civilian towns, made no mention either of the situation of children in the occupied Palestinian territories or of Israel’s obligations as an occupying Power.

[...] [...] complaints and inquiries; respect by mandate [...] [...]

With a view to strengthening the principles of dialogue and cooperation that underpin the work of the Council and its mechanisms, my delegation proposes that current administrative arrangements, which appear discriminatory towards States’ representatives appearing before the Council under the complaint procedure, be revisited and changed as appropriate.

If the written question is not answered [...] [...]