A little less conversation? Over 600 delegates from around the globe gathered in Sana'a in mid-January to attend a conference on democracy, human rights and the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ael Darwish reports from the Yemeni capital.(Yemen)

From: The Middle East | Date: February 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

European judges in their neat bowties rubbed shoulders with veiled Muslim women from the Gulf as colourfully dressed Yemeni guards with ceremonial silver daggers tucked into their belts ushered pin-striped diplomats and Egyptian feminists, in the latest Paris fashion to their seats in the impressive high-ceilinged 'conference hall' in the Presidential Palace in Sana'a.

Over 600 delegates from 55 nations from Afghanistan to Canada, as well as 11 regional and international organisations, from the Arab League treat), organisation to the World Bank, gathered in the Yemeni capital ...

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