He wondered whether forced and bonded child labour was still an issue and whether it occurred mainly in the agricultural sector.

Additionally, it makes many allusions, especially to mythology, and the identity of Ulalume herself, if a real person, has been a subject of debate.

Second, she enquired whether individuals who did not hold chiefly titles were eligible for election as village mayors and whether such titles could be bestowed upon individuals under the age of 21.

He wondered whether punishment was the most effective method of eliminating polygamy and forced marriages, and asked whether the Government was considering any other measures to address those issues.

The reviewers asked whether the enactment of a consumer protection act and the subsequent shifting of consumer protection functions to another authority might not damage the FTC's image and whether merging the two entities might not be worth considering.

She wondered whether any women could be elected as liaison officers or whether they had to have chiefly titles and whether a rural woman who felt that her basic rights had been violated had to address her complaint to a woman liaison officer or to the village committee.

She enquired whether the Government intended to incorporate a comprehensive definition of discrimination, both direct and indirect, into national legislation and whether complaints relating to violations of the Convention could be brought before the Constitutional Court.

He wondered who the architect of the new building was, and whether local cultural elements would be incorporated into its design.

With respect to the high vacancy rate within MONUC, he asked how the Mission planned to address the problem and whether the situation was affecting the Mission's performance.

She wondered what progress the Government had made in combating trafficking in girls, whether girls were trafficked across the border into Senegal, and on what grounds they were trafficked.

Mr. Kogda (Burkina Faso) asked whether the issue of the financial resources for UN Habitat had been addressed at the 2004 World Urban Forum in Barcelona and, if so, whether any proposals had been made to improve the situation.

She also wondered whether a comprehensive analysis had been made of the implementation of the Convention under Beninese law, whether efforts were being made to remedy gaps, and, if so, what was the time line for such revisions.

He enquired about the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and the kinds of cases it handled. Did it function as an original trial court in certain circumstances? Were constitutional rights matters referred to it directly, or only on appeal from lower courts?

Mr. Gzlall (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) asked whether the new Human Rights Council would employ other tools besides the peer review mechanism and whether that mechanism was to be used in addition to the treaty bodies.

He wished to know whether that sentence had been carried out and, if not, what was the current status of the case.

With regard to the court which dealt with crimes of terrorism (question 10), he wondered whether it was a court of first instance or an ad hoc court and whether its judges were from an existing chamber, had special status or included members of the armed forces.

Lastly, he asked whether the State party was disseminating its report and the Committee's concluding observations in the media, on government websites, in public libraries and in parliamentary records and libraries. Could the report and concluding observation be obtained free of charge or at a low cost?

This raises the question of why governments keep secrets at all, and whether those reasons are justified.

Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don't know about.

False witnesses did rise up they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

She wondered whether the harmful traditional practices addressed by the Children's Act 2005 also included female genital mutilation, and whether penalties were prescribed for those who practised it.

This is centred primarily on the prefix Dan and whether it refers to the Dani or a historical person Dan and the exact meaning of the mark ending.

She wondered whether the State party had taken any steps to discourage the mistreatment of detainees in particular, had it transferred or suspended any public officials indicted for abuse or torture, as recommended by the Special Rapporteur?

Senior editors are in the loop to prevent reporters from fabricating non existent anonymous sources and to provide a second opinion about how to use the information obtained, how or how not to identify sources, and whether other options should be pursued.

She asked whether the Parliamentary Committee for Justice, Equality and Women's Affairs had carried out a study on the causes of that situation and on possible measures to address it and, if that was not the case, recommended that such a study should be undertaken.

The Government was also asked to indicate whether new legislative measures had been adopted with a view to the repression of trafficking in children and whether legal action had been taken against those responsible for such acts, with an indication of the penalties imposed.

As shock gave way to anger and despair, the leaders of every nation not merely those represented at the Conference would ask what events had led to the catastrophe and whether they could have done more to reduce the risk by strengthening the regime designed to do so.

He also inquired what lessons UNHCR had learned from its adoption of a cluster approach and whether it had the capacity to carry out such activities for a range of emergencies on a sustainable basis.

She asked whether the Government had undertaken studies on the incidence of unwanted pregnancies and on the damage to women's health resulting from clandestine abortions.

At present, Thailand's legislation covers the acts regardless of whether related terrorist acts actually occurred or were attempted, whether transfer of funds from one country to another takes place and whether the funds are of a legal origin.

He wondered what measures were in place to protect children's rights, and whether the Government was running any programmes in cooperation with children's organizations such as UNICEF.

Finally, noting that the Gambia had microcredit programmes, she wondered how many were targeted at women, and whether they charged low interest or lent without collateral.

Recalling that the report of Israel had mentioned assistance to victims in the form of legal aid and shelters, she wondered what effect it had had, and whether the phenomenon had decreased.

With particular regard to the role of the judiciary in ensuring domestic implementation of the Covenant, he wondered whether there had been any cases in which the Covenant had been invoked and applied by the courts since the 1998 case cited in the report (para.

Did it allow the Ombudsman round the clock access to detention centres? Was a prosecutor on duty to monitor the behaviour of law enforcement authorities? The State party should also provide information on the number of persons prosecuted for torture and the number of victims awarded civil damages.

Mordecai walked every day in front of the court of the women's house, to find out how Esther was doing, and what would become of her.

And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her.

Who was authorized to initiate such a proceeding and how was priority assigned to cases? He wondered who prosecuted judges and whether their cases were heard by a plenary court, a bench division or a panel of two or three judges.

It is also disputed whether any extra hardship was caused by the sanctions or whether this was the result of other factors.

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Rigorous historical enquiry can save us from blindness about who we are and what we can do.

If economics, if the market, drives security, and if people make trade offs based on the feeling of security, then the smart thing for companies to do for the economic incentives are to make people feel secure.

When a new instrument is adopted, we consider whether ratification is appropriate, and whether implementing legislation would be required.

Recalling its resolution 57 51 of 22 November 2002, in which it requested the Secretary General to submit a report consisting of the information provided by the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties on their consultative meetings, on their activities in Antarctica and on developments in relation to Antarctica,

Recent developments suggest that a purely cooperative bilateral relationship is unlikely, to say the least.