The United Nations Commission on Human Rights today began consideration of the report of the Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities. The report proposed a worldwide investigation of discrimination in schools.
Yesterday the Commission completed the formulation of two draft covenants on human rights, one on civil and political rights, the other on economic, social and cultural rights. They are designed as international pacts which will give legal safeguards to the principles of the U.N. Declaration on Human Rights, adopted by the General Assembly in 1948. Over a year ago, the United States announced that it would not sign the covenants, but would continue to take part in the work of writing them.
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