Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in El Salvador

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 12Report of the Economic and Social Council, published in 1982.

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12 versions · 1981–1993

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3 topics

El Salvador Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Human Rights Violations

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Reiterates its deep concern for the situation prevailing in El Salvador and the suffering of the Salvadonan people;

Requests once more the Salvad<?ria~ parties involved to arrive at a negotiated political solution m order to establish, in an atmosphere free from intimidation and terror, a democratically elected government;

Deeply deplores all acts of violence and all grave violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and regrets in particular the persistence ~fa situation in which governmental paramilitary organizations and other. armed groups continue to act with to~a~ contempt f<?r the hfe, security and tranquillity of the CJVthan population;

Draws the attention of all parties concerned to the fact that the rules of international law, as contained in common article 3 of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, 1" are applicable to armed con~ict~ not of an international character and requests the parties mvolved to aJ?ply a minimum standard of protection to the affected population;

Reiterates its appeal to all States to abstain from intervening in the internal situation in El Salva?or and to suspend all supplies of arms and any type of military support, so as to allow the political forces in that country to restore peace and security;

Affirms once more that it _is \ncumbent on!y o!1 the Salvadorian people to exercise their nght ~o determ1_ne fre~ly their political status and freely pursue t_heu econo~1~, social and cultural development and to establish the cond1t10ns and undertake the changes most adequate to their aspirations as a people and as a nation without external interference of any kind;

Urges the Government of El Salvador to adopt the necessary measures to ensure full respect _for the _hum_an rights of its population in all their expressions, J?~lmanly by creating conditions which could lead to a J?0!1t1c~l so-_ lution of the present crisis through the full part1c1pat1on ot all representative political forces in that country;

Urges the parties concerned to co~op~rate and _not interfere with the activities of the humamtanan orgamzations which are dedicated to alleviating the suffering of the civilian population in El Salvador;

Requests the Commission on Human Ri~hts _at i_ts thirty-eighth session thoroughly to examme the situation m El Salvador on the basis of the fmal report of the Special Representative of the Commission on Human Rights:

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Decides to maintain under consideration, during its thirty-seventh session, the situation of human rights ~nd fundamental freedoms in El Salvador, m order to examme anew this situation in the light of additional elements provided by the Commission on Human Rights and the Economic and Social Council.

IO/st plenar_\' meeting 16 December 19RJ

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