Reaffirms the importance of protecting the right to freedom of association as an essential prerequisite for the conduct of any trade union activities;
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Recommendsthat special attention should be paid to the violations of the right to freedom of association consisting of the arrest, detention or exile of persons who have engaged in trade union activities consistent with the principles of freedom of association;
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RequestsMember States:
a
To release any persons who, within their jurisdiction and contrary to the provisions of the
s9 Resolution 217 A (III).
90 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
91 See International Labour Organisation. Conventions a11d Recommendations adopted by the International Labour Conference, 1919-1966 (Geneva. International Labour Office, 1966).
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above-mentioned international instruments, may be under arrest or detention on account of trade union activities;
To ensure that, pending the release of such ( b) persons, their fundamental rights are fully protected, including the right not to be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and the right to receive a fair hearing by a competent, independent and impartial tribunal in the determination of any criminal charge against them;
( c) To take effective measures to safeguard and protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of trade union leaders who are detained or imprisoned as a result of their struggle against colonialism, aggression and foreign occupation and for self-determination, independence, the elimination of apartheid and all forms of racial discrimination and racism, and for the termination of all these violations of human rights.
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