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By ignoring U.S. reports and submissions in favor of the baselessaccusations of a highly ideological NGO, the U.N. Committee on theElimination of Racial Discrimination has demonstrated that it isnot a legitimate partner in the effort to address racialdiscrimination in the U.S. Barring a major improvement in thecommittee's procedures, withdrawal from the U.N. review processwould be fully justified.

As you know, after four years as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, my mandate ends next week, on 31 August.The world has changed fundamentally over the course of my mandate.I would

Is capital punishment an effective crime deterrent? Opponents of capital punishment warn that a weak rule of law and inefficient criminal justice system raise the risk of a miscarriage of justice.

A lawmaker is once again pushing for the revival of death penalty even if the country is barred by an international agreement from reintroducing capital punishment.

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