Importance of the Universal Realization of the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination and of the Speedy Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples for the Effective Guarantee and Observance of Human Rights

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 87Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights, published in 1984.

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1995A/RES/49/151Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rightsCompare with earlier document
1994A/RES/48/94Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rightsCompare with earlier document
1993A/RES/47/82Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rightsCompare with earlier document
1992A/RES/46/87Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rightsCompare with earlier document
1991A/RES/45/130Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rightsCompare with earlier document

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Calls upon all States to implement fully and faithful ly all the resolutions of the United Nations regarding the exercise of the right to self-determination and indepen dence by peoples under colonial and foreign domination;

Reaffirms the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples for their independence, territorial integrity, national unity and liberation from colonial domination, apartheid and foreign occupation by all available means, including armed struggle:

Reaffirms the inalienable right of the Namibian people, the Palestinian people and all peoples under for eign and colonial domination to self-determination, national independence, territorial integrity, national unity and sovereignty without foreign interference;

Strongly condemns those Governments that do not recognize the right to self-determination and independence of all peoples still under colonial domination and alien subjugation, notably the peoples of Africa and the Pales tinian people;

Calls for the full and immediate implementation of the declarations and programmes of action on Namibia and on Palestine adopted by the international conferences on those questions;

Reaffirms its vigorous condemnation of the con tinued illegal occupation of Namibia by South Africa;

Condemns the policy of "bantustanization" and reiterates its support for the oppressed people of South Africa in its just and legitimate struggle against the racist minority regime of Pretoria;

Reaffirms its rejection of the so-called "new consti tution" as null and void and reiterates that peace in South Africa can only be guaranteed by the establishment of majority rule through the full and free exercise of adult suffrage by all the people in a united and undivided South Africa;

Strongly condemns the wanton killing of peaceful and defenceless demonstrators and workers on strike, as well as the arbitrary arrests of the leaders and activists of the United Democratic Front and other mass organi zations;

Condemns South Africa for its increasing oppres sion of the Namibian people, for the massive militariza tion of Namibia and for its armed attacks launched against the States in the region in order to destabilize them politi cally and to sabotage and destroy their economies;

Strongly condemns the establishment and use of armed terrorist groups by South Africa with a view to pit ting them against the national liberation movements and destabilizing the legitimate Governments of southern Africa;

Strongly condemns the continued occupation of parts of southern Angola and demands the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of the South African troops from Angolan territory;

Strongly reaffirms its solidarity with the indepen dent African countries and national liberation movements that are victims of murderous acts of aggression and destabilization by the racist regime of Pretoria, and calls upon the international community to render increased assistance and support to these countries in order to enable them to strengthen their defence capacity, defend their sovereignty and territorial integrity and peacefully rebuild and develop;

Reaffirms that the practice of using mercenaries against sovereign States and national liberation move ments constitutes a criminal act and calls upon the Gov ernments of all countries to enact legislation declaring the recruitment, financing and training of mercenaries in their territories and the transit of mercenaries through their ter ritories to be punishable offences, and prohibiting their

nationals from serving as mercenaries, and to report on such legislation to the Secretary-General;

Strongly condemns the continued violations of the human rights of the peoples still under colonial domina tion and alien subjugation, the continuation of the illegal occupation of Namibia, South Africa's attempts to dis member its Territory, the perpetuation of the racist minor ity regime in southern Africa and the denial to the Pales tinian people of their inalienable national rights;

Further strongly condemns the racist regime of Pre toria for its acts of destabilization, armed aggression and economic blockade against Lesotho and strongly urges the international community to extend maximum assistance to Lesotho to enable it to fulfil its international humanita rian obligations towards refugees and to use its influence on the racist regime to desist from its terrorist acts against Lesotho;

I 7. Denounces the collusion between Israel and South Africa and expresses support for the Declaration of the International Conference on the Alliance between South Africa and Israel; 13

Strongly condemns the policy of those Western States, Israel and other States whose political, economic, military, nuclear, strategic, cultural and sports relations with the racist minority regime in South Africa encourage that regime to persist in its suppression of the aspirations of peoples to self-determination and independence;

Again demands the immediate application of the mandatory arms embargo against South Africa, imposed under Security Council resolution 418 ( 1977), by all countries and more particularly by those countries that maintain military and nuclear co-operation with the racist Pretoria regime and continue to supply it with related materiel;

Calls for the full implementation of the provisions of the Paris Declaration on Sanctions against South Africa and the Special Declaration on Namibia adopted by the International Conference on Sanctions against South Africa, 18 held under the auspices of the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity;

Demands once again the immediate implementa tion of its resolution ES-8/2 on Namibia;

Urges all States, specialized agencies, competent organizations of the United Nations system and other international organizations to extend their support to the Namibian people through its sole and legitimate represen tative, the South West Africa People's Organization, in its struggle to gain its right to self-determination and indepen dence in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations;

Reaffirms the resolutions on the question of West ern Sahara adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity at its eighteenth and nineteenth ordinary sessions, held at Nairobi from 24 to 27 June 198119 and at Addis Ababa from 6 to 12 June 1983,20 and calls for their immediate implementation;

Notes the contacts between the Government of the Comoros and the Government of France in the search for a just solution to the problem of the integration of the Comorian island of Mayotte in the Comoros, in accord ance with the resolutions of the Organization of African Unity and the United Nations on this question;

Calls for a substantial increase in all forms of assistance given by all States, United Nations oƩgaƪs, spe cialized agencies and non-governmental orgamzat1ons to the victims of racism, racial discrimination and apartheid through their national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity;

Demands the immediate release of women and children detained in Namibia and South Africa;

Strongly condemns the constant and deliberate violations of the fundamental rights of the Palestinian people, as well as the expansionist activities oflsrael iƫ the Middle East, which constitute an obstacle to the achieve ment of the self-determination and independence by the Palestinian people and a threat to peace and stability in the region;

Further strongly condemns the massacre of Pales tinians and other civilians at Beirut and the Israeli aggres sion against Lebanon, which endangers stability, peace and security in the region;

Demands the immediate and unconditional release of all persons detained or imprisoned as a result of their struggle for self-determination and independence, full respect for their fundamental individual rights anƬ corn-_ pliance with article 5 of the Universal Declaration ot Human Rights,21 under which no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment;

Urges all States, specialized agencies, competent organizations of the United Nations system and other international organizations to extend their support to the Palestinian people through its sole and legitimate represen tative, the Palestine Liberation Organization, in its struggle to regain its right to self-determination and inde pendence in accordance with the Charter;

Expresses its appreciation for the material and other forms of assistance that peoples under colonial rule continue to receive from Governments, organizations of the United Nations system and intergovernmental organi zations and calls for a substantial increase in this assistance;

Urges all States, specialized agencies and other competent organizations of the United Nations system to do their utmost to ensure the full implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and to intensify their efforts to sup port peoples under colonial, foreign and racist domination in their just struggle for self-determination and inde pendence;

Requests the Secretary-General to give maximum publicity to the Declaration on the Granting of Indepen dence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and to give the widest possible publicity to the struggle of oppressed peoples for the achievement of their self-determination and national independence and to report periodically to the General Assembly on his activities;

Decides to consider this item again at its fortieth session on the basis of the reports that Governments, organizations of the United Nations system and intergov ernmental and non-governmental organizations have been requested to submit concerning the strengthening of assist ance to colonial territories and peoples.

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