Without providing further detail, he states that he was physically abused at a Colombo police station.

He said that 190 experts from 57 member States had participated in that session.

But he admitted that the United States kept close relations with Europe.

He assured the representative of Iran that he had no intention of interpreting his mandate and that he was determined to follow the instructions given by Member States.

The conclusion of the reporting physician was that the marks on the patient's body are compatible with the torture that he states he suffered .

Lastly, he assured Member States that he would look into the question of access to conference facilities at Addis Ababa.

2.2 The author states that her son's trial was unfair and that he was unjustly convicted of murder.

He thanked those Member States that had made contributions and expressed the hope that others would follow suit.

Mr. Mazzoni (Italy) said that he could accept the wording proposed by the United States.

He noted that there were many instances where Member States fell short of their obligations.

He agreed with the representative of the United States that a negotiated solution was essential.

He also noted that a number of States had not yet ratified the Rome Statute.

Before the Aliens Appeals Board, he submitted a medical certificate from the Fittja health care centre, which states that he is severely traumatized it does not state that he suffers from PTSD or that he contemplated suicide.

He maintains that he has fully substantiated his claim and states that the overall purpose of article 16 is to protect an individual's health and welfare.

He also states that on 15 April 1997 he challenged Judge Carrillo in an appeal relating to another case, and that the challenge was declared inadmissible.

In that respect, he urged those States which had not yet done so to ratify the Convention and its Protocols, offering the assurance that UNODC stood ready to assist States in that endeavour.

He has endured sacrifices for the United States that most of us cannot begin to imagine.

2.2 The complainant states that he was subjected to threats and intimidation because of his religion.

He is from the United States.

He hoped that the discussions in relation to the work programme would reflect the member States' decisions.

The representative of the United States stated that he intended to vote against the withdrawal of status.

He states that the accusation was false and that according to the police report the Awami League was responsible for it.

He later became a United States citizen.

Replying to the United States representative, he said that he hoped that the assurances given him in Madrid about his security, should he visit Iraq, would facilitate such a visit in the near future.

Replying to the United States representative's criticism that in his report he had taken a one sided view of proportionality, he said that one should look at the facts.

He noted that States had the obligation to protect against human rights violations in their territory however, he also noted that it was unclear whether states had an obligation to cooperate internationally when a company based in one country violated human rights in another country.

Forbes notes that he owns coal mines in five states, having inherited a coal business from his father.

2.4 The complainant states that he lost consciousness after drinking a glass of water containing an unknown substance.

He undertook to deliver on his obligations but said that we, the Member States, must deliver on ours.

He wondered, however, whether the competence of sovereign States and that of REIOs were mutually exclusive or concurrent.

He wondered whether it denoted similarity to the organization's member States or to other States.

Counsel states that the complainant told his mother that he is sent to hospital only irregularly for his back problem, there being no indication that he has been examined by a forensic physician.

As I said, the United States representative has agreed to remove non proliferation and it appears that he has promised us that he is prepared to remove reference to non proliferation .

He states that no substantive negotiations have taken place between the First Nations and Ontario, but only preparatory meetings.

The author states that her son had been a strong and healthy man when he was taken into custody.

With regard to the working methods of special procedures, he argued that the element which really threatened to undermine the system and which needed to be addressed was the ability of States to refuse a request for visits States that cooperated were scrutinized while those States that refused invitations were not.

He commended those Member States that had submitted multi year payment plans and that were endeavouring to meet the obligations arising therefrom, but pointed out that not all Member States in arrears were in a position to submit such plans.

In addition, he states that he suffered a reduction in his salary as well as pension entitlement reductions, and the proceedings themselves caused him a financial loss.

In that respect, he suggested that a future workshop might deal with sharing success stories, based on summaries of the experience of Member States.

He stressed that States should be called upon to take more positive measures to protect the heritage of indigenous peoples.

He regretted that the European Union, in its resolution, had decided to join the confrontational stance of the United States.

He states that, in two cases, his clients were sentenced after having been acquitted in a court of first instance.

Finally, he expressed appreciation for the secretariat's background documentation and the technical assistance that the secretariat provided to member States.

In August 2001, President George W. Bush told Americans that he worried about a culture that devalues life, and that he believed that, as President of the United States, he has an important obligation to foster and encourage respect for life in America and throughout the world.

He hailed the extensive recognition in that resolution of export controls and for closing certain international loopholes, and he appealed to all States to adopt the legislation and administrative measures envisaged in that text.