Russia Opposes Open Hearing of Sex And Security Cases
(Rec. 9.0) LONDON, Oct. 29 The United Nations Social Committee has rejected a Russian proposal approving of secret court hearings in cases involving sex offences or "national security” and adopted a Cuban amendment guaranteeing fair public hearings as part of a draft declaration of Human Rights, says the Associated Press Paris lorrespondent. M. Alexei Pavlov (Russia) accused the British delegation of seeking to expose “all the lurid details of rape, sex, and juvenile delinquency” in open trials. He defended closed trials for sex crimes, and added that Russia also had occasion recently to try citizens of other countries behind closed doors as a matter of “diplomatic courtesy in delicate cases.” lice, one of whom was injured. Two
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Grey River Argus, 30 October 1948, Page 5
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