Human Rights – 2003

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Human Rights – 2003

2003

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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Melo, took a 2 week trip to Angola to tour conditions and meet with leaders.1 Lerena Pinto, a Human Rights Division specialist at the United Nations Office in Angola, told reporters in March that the number of human rights violations had dropped throughout Angola.2

  1. “UN Human Rights Chief to Visit Angola,” Xinhua General News Service, January 8, 2003.
  2. “Angola: UN Official Links Drop in Human Rights Violations to Return of Peace,” BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, March 31, 2003.