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Petitions Relating to the Territory of South West Africa

A/RES/1703(XVI)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1962.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1961–1962
  • 1962A/RES/1703(XVI)Petitions relating to the Territory of South West AfricaLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1961A/RES/1563(XV)Petitions relating to the Territory of South West Africa

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics
Civil and Political RightsFreedom of ExpressionNamibiaPetitions

What does this mandate say?

2 operative paragraphs
1
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;
2
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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