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19-June-1997 
GA97095 
 
                  Human Rights Update Approved 
 
                         by Nancy Rodman 
 
SYRACUSE--The 209th General Assembly Wednesday evening authorized the 
Stated Clerk to distribute the "Human Rights Update 1996-97" with a 
study/action guide to middle governing bodies and sessions and to note 
Human Rights Day, December 10, 1997.  The Assembly encourages governing 
bodies and individuals to pray for all victims of human rights abuse and 
for those who persecute them and to seek ways of acting on behalf of these 
victims. 
 
    The "Human Rights Update" is a yearly update that lifts up many human 
rights concerns brought to the Assembly's attention by partner churches 
around the world.  The 1996-97 update has a new structure based on five 
types of national and global human rights concerns:  civil rights, 
political rights, economic rights, social and cultural rights, and 
religious rights. 
 
    Assembly Committee Moderator Margaret Elliott explained to the Assembly 
that references to Malawi were deleted by the Committee on the advice of 
Overseas Advisory Delegate James Cairns, a member of the committee, who has 
recently returned from Malawi. 

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