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Headline International Conference on Namibia and Human Rights Opens in Dakar

Caption Description An International Conference on Namibia and Human Rights was opened today in Dakar by Leopold Sedar Senghor, President of Senegal. The Conference, being held at the invitation of the Government of Senegal and under the sponsorship of UN Commissioner for Namibia Sean MacBride, has been organized by the International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, in collaboration with the International Commission of Jurists and the International Association of Democratic Lawyers. A message to the Conference by Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim was read by Issoufou Saidou Djermakoye, Under-Secretary-General.
Leopold Sedar Senghor, President of the Republic of Senegal, arriving at the Conference site for the opening session. Left to right: Issoufou Saidou Djermakoye, UN Under-Secretary-General; Sean MacBride, UN Commissioner for Namibia; Rupiah B. Banda, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Zambia; President Senghor; Keba Mbaye, First President of the Supreme Court of Senegal, who was elected President of the Conference and Abdou Diouf, Prime Minister of Senegal.

Unique Identifier UN7517134

NICA ID 371132

Production Date 01/05/1976 10:28:58 AM

City/Location Dakar

Country Senegal

Credit UN Photo