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 88Importance 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 1987.

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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 upan all States to implement fully and faith-

fully ali the resolutions of the United Nations regarding the exercise ofthe right to self-determination and independence 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 ali available means, including armed struggle;

Reaffirms the inalienable right ofthe Namibian people, the Palestinian people and ali peoples under foreign 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 ali peoples still under colonial domination and alíen subjugation, notably the peoples of Africa and the Palestinian 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 continued illegal occupation of Namibia by South Africa;

Condemns once again the racist régime of South Africa for its installation of a so-called "interim administration" at Windhoek and declares that action to be illegal, null and void;

Further condemns the policy of "bantustanization" and reiterates its support for the oppressed people of South Africa in its just and legitima te struggle against the racist minority régime of Pretoria;

Reaffirms its rejection of the so-called "new constitution" 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 sutfrage 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, National Forum, trade unions and other mass organizations, and demands their immediate and unconditional release, in particular that of Nelson Mandela and Zephania Mothopeng;

Strongly condemns South Africa for the imposition of the state of emergency under its repugnant Internal Security Act and calls for the immediate lifting of the state of emergency, as well as the repeal ofthe Internal Security Act;

Condemns South Africa for its increasing oppression ofthe Namibian people, for the massive militarization of Namibia and for its armed attacks launched against the States in the region in order to destabilize them politically and to sabotage and destroy their economies;

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

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

Strongly condemns the persisten!, hostile and unprovoked acts of aggression and sustained armed invasions carried out by the racist régime ofSouth Africa in violation of the sovereignty, airspace and territorial integrity of Angola, in particular the armed invasion of Angola on 28 September 1985 and the premeditated attack on the port of Namibe on 5 June 1986;

Strongly reaffirms its solidarity with the independent African countries and national liberation movements that are victims of murderous acts of aggression and destabilization by the racist régime of Pretoria, and calls upon the international community to render increased as-

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sistance 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 liberatíon movements constitutes a criminal act and calls upon the Governments of ali countríes to enact legislation declaríng the recruitment, financing and traíníng of mercenaries in theír territoríes and the transít of mercenaries through their territories to be punishable offences, and prohíbiting their natíonals from serving as mercenaries, and to report on such legíslation to the Secretary-General;

Strongly condemns the contínued violation of the human rights of the peoples stíll under colonial domínation and alien subjugatíon, the continuation of the illegal occupation by the racist minoríty régime in southern Africa and the deníal to the Palestinian people of their inalienable natíonal rights;

Further strongly condemns the racist régíme of Pretoría for its acts of destabilízation, armed aggressíon and economíc blockade against Lesotho and strongly urges the ínternational communíty to contínue to extend maxímum assistance to Lesotho to enable it to fulfil its ínternational humanítarian obligations towards refugees and to use its influence on the racist régime so that it would desist from its terrorist acts against Lesotho;

Strongly condemns the unprovoked and unwarranted military attack on the capital of Botswana and demands that the racist régime pay full and adequate compensation to Botswana for the loss of life and damage to property;

Denounces the collusion between Israel and South Africa and expresses support for the Declaration ofthe International Conference on the Alliance between South Africa and Israei;35 22.

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 minoríty régime ofSouth Africa encourage that régime 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) of 4 November 1977, by ali countries and more particularly by those countries that maintain military and nuclear co-operation with the racist Pretoria régime and continue to supply it with related matériel;

Calls for the full implementation of the provisions of the Declaration adopted by the World Conference on Sanctions against Racist South Africa33 and of the Declaration of the International Conference for the Immediate Independence of Namibia and the Programme of Action on Namibia;34 25.

Demands once again the immediate implementation of its resolutions ES-8/2 of 14 September 1981 and S-14/ 1 of 20 September 1986;

Reaffirms ali relevant resolutions adopted by the Organization of African Unity and the United Nations on the question of Western Sahara, including General Assembly resolution 40/50 of 2 December 1985, and calls upon the current Chairman ofthe Organization of African Unity and the Secretary-General ofthe United Nations to continue their efforts to find a just and lasting solution to this question;

Urges ali States, the specialized agencies, organizations of the U nited N ations system and other international organizations to extend their support to the Namibian people through its sote and legitimate representative, the South West Africa People's Organization, in its struggle to gain its right to self-determination and independence in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations;

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 into the Comoros, in accordance with the resolutions of the Organization of African Unity and the United Nations on this question;

Calls for a substantial increase in ali forms of assistance given by ali States, United Nations organs, the specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations to the victims of racism, racial discrimination and apartheid through 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 delíberate violations ofthe fundamental rights ofthe Palestinian people, as well as the expansionist activities of Israel in the Middle East, which constitute an obstacle to the achievement of self-determination and independence by the Palestinian people and a threat to peace and stability in the region;

Demands the immediate and unconditional release of ali persons detained or imprisoned as a result of their struggle for self-determination and independence, full respect for their fundamental individual rights and compliance with article 5 ofthe Universal Declaration ofHuman Rights,2 under which no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment;

Urges ali States, the specialized agencies, organizations ofthe United Nations system and other international organizations to extend their support to the Palestinian people through its sole and legitimate representative, the Palestine Liberation Organization, in its struggle to regain its right to self-determination and independence 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 organizations, and calls for a substantial increase in this assistance;

Urges ali States, the 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 support peoples under colonial, foreign and racist domination in their just struggle for self-determination and independence;

Requests the Secretary-General to give maximum publicity to the Declaration on the Granting of lndependence 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 in this regard;

Decides to consider this ítem at its forty-second session on the basis of the reports on the strengthening of assistance to colonial territories and peoples that Governments, organizations ofthe United Nations system and in-

tergovernmental and non-governmental organizations have been requested to submit.

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