US presentation to UN Torture Committee [US UN Mission Geneva] News
US presentation to UN Torture Committee [US UN Mission Geneva]

Committee Against Torture, presentation by the United States, May 5-8, 2006. Read the remarks by U.S. Department of State Legal Adviser John Bellinger at the May 5 meeting; the written presentation by the United States to the Committee (responses to questions); the summary of responses [PDF] by the United States to initial questions from the Committee (statement delivered at the presentation to the Committee); the responses [PDF] by the U.S. Delegation to questions from the Committee (oral presentation to the Committee); and the departure statement by the U.S. Delegation to the CAT on May 8. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here and here.

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Paris Peace accords formally end Vietnam War

On January 27, 1973, representatives of the United States, North Vietnam, and South Vietnam signed the Paris Peace Accords, ending the Vietnam War. The US's chief negotiator, Dr. Henry Kissinger, was awarded the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in concluding the treaty and ending hostilities. Read important excerpts from the Paris Peace Accords as compiled by Vasser College.