UNITED
NATIONS
E
Economic and Social
Council
Distr.
GENERAL
E/CN.4/1995/31/Add.3
16 December 1994
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COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Fifty-first session
Item 10 of the provisional agenda
QUESTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL PERSONS SUBJECTED TO
ANY FORM OF DETENTION OR IMPRISONMENT
Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
Visit to Bhutan
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VISITS TO DETENTION PLACES AND SUGGESTIONS MADE BY
THE WORKING GROUP TO THE BHUTANESE AUTHORITIES
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THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF THE
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The Royal Advisory Council
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The judicial system . . .
The State clergy
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DETAINEES OF NEPALESE ORIGIN
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