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Human Rights Decision
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Mrs. Megawati Sukarnoputri
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
IDS/11
External link:
English
Country:
Indonesia
IPU structure:
Governing council
Mr. Pedro Nel Jimenéz Obando, Mr. Leonardo Posada Pedraza, Mr. Octavio Vargas Cuéllar, Mr. Pedro Luis Valencia, Mr. Bernardo Jaramillo Ossa, Mr. Manuel Cepeda Vargas
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
CO/01, CO/02, CO/03, CO/04, CO/06, CO/08
English
Country:
Colombia
IPU structure:
Governing council
Mr. Aberson Sihaloho
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
IDS/12
External link:
English
Country:
Indonesia
IPU structure:
Governing council
Mr. Hernán Motta Motta, Mr. Nelson Veloria
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
CO/09,CO/10
External link:
English
Country:
Colombia
IPU structure:
Governing council
English
Country:
Malaysia
IPU structure:
Governing council
One hundred and nine parliamentarians
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
CO/11, CO/119
External link:
English
Country:
Colombia
IPU structure:
Governing council
Fifty-eight parliamentarians
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
MYN/01, MYN/04, MYN/09, MYN/10, MYN/13, MYN/26, MYN/28, MYN/36, MYN/41, MYN/42, MYN/60, MYN/68, MYN/71, MYN/72, MYN/73. MYN/53, MYN/55, MYN/66, MYN/67, MYN/64, MYN/83, MYN/84, MYN/85, MYN/86, MYN/87, MYN/88, MYN/89, MYN/100, MYN/101, MYN/102, MYN/103, MYN/104, MYN/105, MYN/106, MYN/107, MYN/108, MYN/109, MYN/110, MYN/111, MYN/112, MYN/113, MYN/114, MYN/115, MYN/116, MYN/117, MYN/118, MYN/119, MYN/120, MYN/121, MYN/122, MYN/123, MYN/124, MYN/125, MYN/126, MYN/127, MYN/128, MYN/129, MYN/130
External link:
English
Country:
Myanmar
IPU structure:
Governing council
Mr. Joseph Olenghankoy, Mr. Diomi Ndongala Nzomambu, Mr. Etienne Tshisekedi
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
ZRE/25, ZRE/26, ZRE/27
English
Country:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
IPU structure:
Governing council
Mr. Ameh Ebute, Mr. Amadi Okorafor, Rev. Mac. Nwulu, Mr. Polycap Nwite, Mr. Abu Ibrahim, Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Mr. Olawale Oshun, Mr. O.J. Adewunmi
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
NIG/41, NIG/42, NIG/43, NIG/44, NIG/45, NIG/46, NIG/47, NIG/48
English
Country:
Nigeria
IPU structure:
Governing council
Mr. Ahmed Boulaheh Barreh, Mr. Ali Mahamade Houmed, Mr. Moumin Bahdon Farah
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
DJI/09, DJI/10, DJI/11
English
Country:
Djibouti
IPU structure:
Governing council
Mr. Marc Atidépé, Mr. Tavio Amorin, Mr. Gaston Aziaduvo Edeh
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
TG/01,TG/02,TG/03
External link:
English
Country:
Togo
IPU structure:
Governing council
English
Country:
Equatorial Guinea
IPU structure:
Governing council
Fifteen parliamentarians
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
TK/39, TK/40, TK/41, TK/42, TK/43, TK/44, TK/48, TK/51, TK/52, TK/53, TK/55, TK/57, TK/58, TK/59, TK/62
External link:
English
Country:
Türkiye
IPU structure:
Governing council
Mr. Lamin Waa Juwara
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
GMB/01
External link:
English
Country:
Gambia
IPU structure:
Governing council
English
Country:
Türkiye
IPU structure:
Governing council
Mr. Ramón Eduardo saadi
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
ARG/20
External link:
English
Country:
Argentina
IPU structure:
Governing council
Mr. Ramón Eduardo saadi
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
ARG/20
External link:
English
Country:
Argentina
IPU structure:
Governing council
Mr. Miguel Angel Pavón Salazar
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
HOND/02
External link:
English
Country:
Honduras
IPU structure:
Governing council
Thirty-three parliamentarians
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
BDI/01, BDI/05, BDI/06, BDI/07, BDI/29, BDI/02, BDI/03, BDI/04, BDI/08, BDI/09, BDI/10, BDI/11, BDI/12, BDI/13, BDI/14, BDI/15, BDI/16, BDI/17, BDI/18, BDI/19, BDI/20, BDI/21, BDI/22, BDI/23, BDI/24, BDI/25, BDI/27, BDI/28, BDI/30, BDI/31, BDI/26, BDI/33
External link:
English
Country:
Burundi
IPU structure:
Governing council
Mr. Bintang Pamungkas
Document type:
Human Rights Decision
IDS/10
External link:
English
Country:
Indonesia
IPU structure:
Governing council