Petitions Relating to the Territory of South West Africa

A/RES/1703(XVI)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1962.

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2 versions · 1961–1962

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1962	A/RES/1703(XVI)	Petitions relating to the Territory of South West Africa	652	21%Compare
1961	A/RES/1563(XV)	Petitions relating to the Territory of South West Africa	232	–

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Civil and Political Rights Freedom of Expression Namibia Petitions

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Urgently calls upon the Government of the Republic of South Africa and the Administration of South West Africa immediately to desist from further acts of force in the Mandated Territory designed either to suppress African political movements or to enforce apartheid measures imposed by law and administrative rulings, to refrain from vexatious prosecutions of Africans on political grounds, and to ensure the free exercise of political rights and freedom of expression to all sections o~ the population;

Draws the' attention of the petitioners concerned to the report of the Committee on South West Africa on conditions in the Territory21 and to the special report of the Committee on the implementation of General Assembly resolutions 1568 (XV) of 18 December 1960 and 1596 (XV) of 7 April 196118 submitted to the Assembly at its sixteenth session, as well as to the action taken on the reports by the Assembly.

19 December 1961.

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BRAZIL,

BURMA, MEXICO, NORWAY, PHILIPPINES, SOMALILAND and TOGO.

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