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47th session (31 October – 25 November 2011)
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4th periodic report
CAT/C/BLR/4
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CAT/C/BLR/Q/4
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CAT/C/BLR/Q/4/Add.1
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Belarusian NGO coalition
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Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
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CAT/C/BGR/4-5
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CAT/C/BGR/Q/4-5
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CAT/C/BGR/Q/4-5/Add.1
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5th periodic report
CAT/C/DEU/5
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CAT/C/DEU/Q/5/Add.1
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CAT/C/MAR/Q/4/Add.1
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CAT/C/PRY/4-6
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CAT/C/LKA/3-4
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CAT/C/LKA/Q/3-4
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CAT/C/LKA/Q/3-4/Add.1
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"SELF DETERMINATION IS KEY TO THE WORLD PEACE"
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