The Question of Southern Rhodesia

A/RES/1747(XVI)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1962.

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10 subjects

Amnesty Conferences Constitutions Political Participation Political Prisoners Political Representation Racial Discrimination Right to Vote Southern Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia Question

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4 operative paragraphs

Requests the Administering Authority:

To undertake urgentl y the convening of a constitutional coníerence, in which there shall be full participation of representatives of all political parties, for the purpose of formulating a constitution for Southern Rhodesia, in place of the Constitution of 6 December 1961, which would ensure the rights oí the majority oí the people, on the basis oí "one man, one vote", in conformity with the principies oí the Charter of the United Nations and the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples, embodied in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV);

( b) To take immediate steps to restore all right,; of the non-European population and remove all restraints ancl restrictions in law and in practice on the exercise of the freedom of political activity including all laws, ordinances and regulations which directly or inrlirectlv sanction any policy or practice based on racial discrimination;

To grant amnesty to, and ensure the immediate release oí, all political prisoners;

Requests the Special Committee to continue its constructive efforts towards the earliest implementation of resolution 1514 (XV) with regard to Southern Rhodesia in order to ensure its emergence as an independent African State.

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