E/CN.4/1998/79
page 36
Publicity document distributed by the Council of Europe at the
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Geneva Seminar on the Internet and Racism (November 1997).
Chris de Stoop, Vite, rentrez le linge! L'Europe et l'expulsion
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des “sans-papiers”, Paris, Actes sud, 1996, pp. 134-137.
Address given by President Clinton in San Diego on race relations
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(extracts: diversity is vital, as is offering help to minorities, AXF/04)
(3400), the White House, Office of the Press Secretary, San Diego, California.
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Libération, 26 August 1997.
Circular of 24 June 1997 concerning reappraisal of the status of
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certain categories of undocumented aliens, Journal Officiel de la République
Française, 26 June 1997, p. 9819.
The following news item appeared in the newspaper Le Monde on Tuesday,
23 September 1997 (p. 12):
“Demonstration in Paris calls for regularization of the status
of undocumented aliens: On Saturday, 20 September in Paris, some
2,000 undocumented aliens and their supporters staged a march from the
Place de la République to the Opéra, calling for regularization of the
status of all undocumented aliens, repeal of the Pasqua/Debré laws, the
release of persons imprisoned for non-possession of a residence permit,
an end to deportations and the return of deportees. Numerous
organizations and associations supported the demonstration, including
the Green party, the Movement against Racism and for Friendship among
Peoples (MRAP), SOS-Racisme, Droits Devant, the Immigrant Information
and Support Group (GISTI), the FASTI, the Human Rights League, the
Anti-Racist League (LCR), the Confédération générale du Travail, the
Fédération syndicale unitaire and SUD on the trade union side, Act-Up
and Action contre le chômage. According to the Ministry of the
Interior, as of 31 August, the status of 1,000 undocumented aliens had
been regularized, while 89,432 applications were pending in various
prefectures. The deadline for submission of applications is
31 October 1997.”
Press release from the Office of the Australian Prime Minister,
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27 June 1997.
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