51.   A senior official of the Council of Europe urged Bulgaria on Friday to sign an international convention on minority rights as a sign of its committment to democratic values.

52.   According to the report in Svenska Dagbladet, the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm will accuse Sweden of failing to follow international conventions on the protection of intellectual property.

53.   Although looting is against international conventions, Russia argues that it is a special case because of the immense damage done by the Nazi occupation.

54.   Alun Jones, a lawyer for Britain and Spain, has argued that international conventions recognize torture as a global crime that can be prosecuted by any nation.

55.   Allied soldiers captured by the Japanese endured torture, executions and widespread disregard of international conventions on POW treatment.

56.   Although Guinea has signed many international conventions on human rights, arbitrary arrests, extrajudicial killings and torture remain common in the West African country, activists say.

57.   Ambulances and other medical vehicles have been attacked by guerrillas, despite international conventions protecting them.

58.   An international maritime convention allows for the boarding of a ship whose crew is believed to be providing false information about its origin, the statement said.

59.   An international convention on work performed at home was passed in an extremely close vote over strong opposition from employers and some governments.

60.   An international convention prohibits agents from charging seamen for placement on ships.