Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in El Salvador

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1988.

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12 versions · 1981–1993

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12 topics

Central America Situation Civilian Persons Displaced Persons Dispute Settlement El Salvador Human Rights Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Human Rights Violations Judicial System Political Participation Salvadorian Refugees Treaties

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11 operative paragraphs

Commends the Special Representative for his report on the situation of human rights in El Salvador;

Notes with interest and emphasizes that it is important that the Special Representative indicated in his report that the question ofrespect for human rights is an importan! part of the policy of the Government of El Salvador, which is achieving increasingly significant and commendable results;

Expresses, nevertheless, its concern at the fact that violations of human rights are continuing in El Salvador because,

in ter alia,

of the non-observance of the humanitarian rules of war;

Trusts that the fulfilment of the undertaking assumed in the agreement on the "Procedures for the establishment of a firm and Iasting peace in Central America", will lead to an improvement of the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador;

Expresses its consternation at the assassination ofthe Co-ordinator of the Commission of Human Rights of El Salvador (non-governmental) and trusts that the authori-

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ties of El Salvador will continue mvestigations leading to the punishment of those responsihle:

Recognizes the efforts made by the Government of El Salvador related to the result ofthe most recent investigations designed to determine the responsibility of the instigators of the assassination of Monsignor Romero and also recognizes the importance of the return to El Salvador of the political leaders of the Frente Democrático Revolucionario;

Expresses its satisfaction at the fact that, with the intention of humanizing the conflict, the Government of El Salvador and the Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional agreed this year that future evacuations of the war-wounded and war-injured for medica! attention would not be made contingent on further prisoner exchanges and negotiations;

Urges the Government of El Salvador and the Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional- Frente Democrático Revolucionario to continue the dialogue, within the framework of the agreement, signed at Guatemala City, until the achievement of a global political solution that will end the armed conflict and promote the broadening and strengthening of a pluralistic and participatory democratic process that will involve the promotion of social justice, respect for human rights and t he foil exercise of the right of the Salvadorian people to determine freely and without externa! interference of any kind its economic, political and social system;

Requests the competent bodies of the United Nations system to provide any advice and assistance that thc Government of El Salvador may require in order to enhance the promotion and protection of human rights ami fundamental freedoms;

Requests the Commission on Human Rights at its forty-fourth session to consider the situation of human rights in El Salvador and the manda te of its Special Representative, taking into account the evolution of the situation ofhuman rights in El Salvador and the developments linked to the fulfilrnent of the agreement ,igned at Guatemala City:

Decides to keep under consideration, during its forty-third session, the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador in order to re-examine this situation in the light of the information provided by the Commission on Human Rights and the Economic ami Social Council.

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