Annan urges change in UN human rights apparatus From: Jerusalem Post | Date: April 8, 2005| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

NATHAN BURSTEIN, AP contributed to this report.
Jerusalem Post
04-08-2005
Headline: Annan urges change in UN human rights apparatus
Byline: NATHAN BURSTEIN, AP contributed to this report.
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 04

Friday, April 8, 2005 -- Speaking before a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday issued the latest in a series of calls for reform in the UN body charged with protecting global human rights.

"We have reached a point at which the commission's declining credibility has cast a shadow on the reputation of the ...

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