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Title
# Entities
Details
A/RES/217(III)
International Bill of Human Rights
A/RES/217(III)[B]
Right of Petition
A/RES/2857(XXVI)
Capital Punishment
A/RES/390(V)A-B
Eritrea: Report of the United Nations Commission for Eritrea; Report of the Interim Committee of the General Assembly on the Report of the United Nations Commission for Eritrea
A/RES/737(VIII)A-B
Draft International Covenants on Human Rights and Measures of Implementation
A/RES/737(VIII)[B]
Right of Petition
A/RES/853(IX)
Participation of the Indigenous Inhabitants of the Trust Territories in the Work of the Trusteeship Council
E/RES/191(VIII)
General Assembly Resolution 217 (Iii) Regarding Human Rights
E/RES/1994/7
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
E/RES/236(IX)
Report of the 5th Session of the Commission on Human Rights
International Bill of Human Rights
A/RES/217(III)··1948
Right of Petition
A/RES/217(III)[B]··1948
Capital Punishment
A/RES/2857(XXVI)··1972
Eritrea: Report of the United Nations Commission for Eritrea; Report of the Interim Committee of the General Assembly on the Report of the United Nations Commission for Eritrea
A/RES/390(V)A-B··1951
Draft International Covenants on Human Rights and Measures of Implementation
A/RES/737(VIII)A-B··1954
Right of Petition
A/RES/737(VIII)[B]··1954
Participation of the Indigenous Inhabitants of the Trust Territories in the Work of the Trusteeship Council
A/RES/853(IX)··1955
General Assembly Resolution 217 (Iii) Regarding Human Rights
E/RES/191(VIII)··1949
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
E/RES/1994/7··1995
Report of the 5th Session of the Commission on Human Rights
E/RES/236(IX)··1949