As many persons we have met during the last two weeks, you may ask yourselves why the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has come to Canada. The answer is simply that the Government has invited the Working Group for an official mission.
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Working Group On Arbitrary Detention Ends Visit to Canada (UN Press Release)
posted on June 17, 2005 | in Category International | PermaLink
Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights
URL: [link]
Date: June 16, 2005
The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights issued the following statement at a press conference held on 15 June in Ottawa at the end of a visit to Canada. The visit was led by Working Group chairperson Leila Zerrougui and included the participation of members Soledad Villagra de Biedermann and Mohammad Hashemi.
