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Question of Tibet

A/RES/2079(XX)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1966.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 1960–1966
  • 1966A/RES/2079(XX)Question of TibetLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1962A/RES/1723(XVI)Question of TibetCompare with previous version
  • 1960A/RES/1353(XIV)Question of Tibet

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

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 topics
Human RightsHuman Rights ViolationsReligious FreedomTibetan RefugeesXizang (China)

What does this mandate say?

5 operative paragraphs
1
Deplores the continued violation of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the people of Tibet;
2
Reaffirms that respect for the principies of the Charter of the United Nations and of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is essential for the evolution of a peaceful world order based on the rule of law;
3
Declares its conviction that the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Tibet and the suppression of the distinctive cultural and religious life of its people increase international tension and embitter relations between peoples ;
4
Solemnly renews its call for the cessation of all practices which deprive the Tibetan people of the human rights and fundamental freedoms which they have always enjoyed;
5
Appeals to ali States to use their best endeavours to achieve the purposes of the present resolution.
18 December 1965.

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