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Title
# Entities
Details
A/RES/72/193
Promoting the Practical Application of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules)
2
A/RES/415(V)
Transfer of Functions of the International Penal and Penitentiary Commission
1
A/RES/60/7
Holocaust Remembrance
1
A/RES/49/199
Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia
A/RES/49/200
Situation of Human Rights in Cuba
A/RES/50/178
Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia
A/RES/50/194
Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar
A/RES/51/30[H]
International Assistance to Rwanda for the Reintegration of Returning Refugees, the Restoration of Total Peace, Reconstruction and Socio-Economic Development
A/RES/57/289
Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States Between 1 January and 31 December 1994
A/RES/59/206
Situation of Human Rights in Turkmenistan
A/RES/59/261
Rights of the Child
A/RES/60/172
Situation of Human Rights in Turkmenistan
A/RES/63/193
Preparations for the 12th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
E/DEC/1995/272
Assistance to Somalia in the Field of Human Rights
E/RES/1997/36
International Cooperation for the Improvement of Prison Conditions
Promoting the Practical Application of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules)
A/RES/72/193··2017
Transfer of Functions of the International Penal and Penitentiary Commission
A/RES/415(V)··1950
Holocaust Remembrance
A/RES/60/7··2005
Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia
A/RES/49/199··1995
Situation of Human Rights in Cuba
A/RES/49/200··1995
Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia
A/RES/50/178··1996
Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar
A/RES/50/194··1996
International Assistance to Rwanda for the Reintegration of Returning Refugees, the Restoration of Total Peace, Reconstruction and Socio-Economic Development
A/RES/51/30[H]··1997
Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States Between 1 January and 31 December 1994
A/RES/57/289··2003
Situation of Human Rights in Turkmenistan
A/RES/59/206··2005
Rights of the Child
A/RES/59/261··2005
Situation of Human Rights in Turkmenistan
A/RES/60/172··2006
Preparations for the 12th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
A/RES/63/193··2009
Assistance to Somalia in the Field of Human Rights
E/DEC/1995/272··1995
International Cooperation for the Improvement of Prison Conditions
E/RES/1997/36··1997
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