International Year for Human Rights

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1966.

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7 documents · 1966–1969

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1969A/RES/2441(XXIII)International Year for Human RightsCompare with earlier document
1967A/RES/2217(XXI)[D]International Year for Human RightsCompare with earlier document
1967A/RES/2217(XXI)[C]International Year for Human RightsCompare with earlier document
1967A/RES/2217(XXI)[B]International Year for Human RightsCompare with earlier document
1967A/RES/2217(XXI)[A]International Year for Human RightsCompare with earlier document

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18 topics

Apartheid Appointment of Members Conference and Meeting Services Conferences Cultural Participation Establishment Human Rights Human Rights Violations Information Transfer International Years Mass Media Members Programme Evaluation Programme Planning Programmes of Action Racial Discrimination Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Treaties

What does this mandate say?

17 operative paragraphs

Calls uf'on St;ites Members of the United Natiom and mcmlwrs of the specialized agencies, regional intergovernmental organizations, tlw specialized agencies ;md the national and international organizations con-· cerned to devote the vear 1968 to intensified efforts and undertakings in the· tie Id of human rights. including an international reYiew of achievements in this field;

Urges Member States to take appropriate measures in preparation for the International Year for Human Rights. and in particubr to emphasize the urgent need to eliminate discrimination and othe1· violations of human dignity, with special attention to the aholition of racial discrimination and in particular tlw policy of apartheid;

lm,1ifes all Member States to ratify before 1%R the Conventions alreadv concluded in the fit>ld of human rights, ancl in particul;r the following:

Snpplementary Convention on the Aholitinn oi Slavery, the Slave Trade and Tnstit11tions :md Practices Similar to Slavery;

fnternational Labonr Organisation Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced l .ahour;

International Labour Organisation Convention concerning Discrimination in respect of Fmployment and Occupation;

International I ,abour Organisation Convention concerning Equal Remuneration for Men and \Vomen \Vorkers for \Vork of Equal Value;

f nternational Labour Organisation Convention concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize ;

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultnral Organization Convrntion against Disnimination in Education;

Convention on the Preventinn :md Punishment of the Crime of Genocide :

Convention on the Political Rights of Women;

International Convention on the Elimimtion of All Forms of Racial Discrimination;

Decides to hasten the conclusion of the following draft conventions so that they may be open for ratification and accession if possible hefore 1968:

Draft Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;

Draft Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;

Draft International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Religious Intolerance;

Draft Convention on Freedom of Information;

Decides to complete by 1968 the consideration and preparation of the draft declarations which have been approved by the Commission on Human Rights and hy the Commission on the Status of Women;

Approves the interim programme of measures and activities envisaged for the United Nations annexed to the present resolution and requests the Secretary- General to proceed with the arrangements for the measures to be undertaken by the United Nations set out

in the annex;

Invites Member States to consider, in connexion with the International Year for Human Rights, the possible advantage of undertaking, on a regional basis, common studies in order to estahlish more effective protection of human rights ;

Invites regional inter-governmental organizations with competence in the field to provide the international conference envisaged for 1968 with full information

Review the progress which has been made in 011 their accomplishments, programmes and other measures to realize protection of human rights;

the field of human rights since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

Invites the Commission on the Status of Women

( b) Evaluate the effectiveness of the methods used to participate and co-operate at every stage in the by the United Nations in the field of human rights, preparatory work for the International Year for H ttman especially with respect to the elimination of all forms Rights;

of racial discrimination and the practice of the policy

Requests the Secretary-General to transmit the of apartheid ; present resolution and the interim programme annexed

( c) Formulate and prepare a programme of further thereto to States Members of the United Nations and measures to be taken subsequent to the celebrations of members of the specialized agencies, regional interthe International Year for Human Rights; governmental organizations, the specialized agencies

Decides to establish, in consultation with the and the interested international organizations;

Commission on Human Rights, a Preparatory Com-

R.ecommends that, in view of the historic immittee for the International Conference on Human portance of the observance of the International Year Rights, consisting of seventeen members, to complete for Human Rights, the United Nations Educational,

the preparation for the Conference in 1968 and, in Scientific and Cultural Organization should be urged particular, to make proposals for the consideration of to mobilize the finest resources of culture and art in the General Assembly regarding the agenda, duration order to lend the International Year for Human Rights,

and venue of the Conference, and the means of dethrough literature, music, dance, cinema, television and fraying the expenses of the Conference, and to organize all other forms and media of communication, a truly and direct the preparation of the necessary evaluation nniversal character ;

· st11dies and other documentation :

Commends to the States, regional inter-governl ~- Requests the President of the General Assembly mental organizations, agencies and organizations mento appoint the members of the Preparatory Committee, tioned in paragraph 10 above the programme of measeight of whom shall be States represented on the Comures and activities set out in the annex to the present mission on Human Rights and two of whom shall be resolution and invites their co-operation and participa- States represented on the Commission on the Status tion in this programme with a view to making the of \Vomen: eelehrations successful and meaningful ;

Requests the Secretary-General to appoint an Executive Secretary for the Conference from within

Decides that, to promote further the principles contained in the Universal Declaration of Human the :,.;ecretariat an(] to provide the Preparatory Comrnittee with all necessary a,sistance; Rights, to develop and guarantee political, civil, economic, social and cultural rights and to end all discrimi-

l?rquests tht Preparatory Committee to report nation and denial of human rights and fundamental on the progress of the preparation in order that such freedoms on grounds of race, colour, sex, language or rtpnrts might ht considered by the General Asstmblv religion, and in particular to permit the elimination of ;1t its twtnty-First and twtnty-stcond sessions.

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