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VI. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Third Committee 177
Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self determination by peoples under colomal, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into sovereign statehood and independence,
Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreign military intervention and occupation, which are threatening to suppress, or have already suppressed, the fight to self-determination of an increasing number of sovereign peoples and nations,
Further expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their homes as refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted international action to alleviate their conditions,
Recalling the relevant resolutions regarding the violation of the right of peoples to self-determination and other human rights as a result of foreign military intervention, aggression and occupation, adopted by the Commission on Human Rights at its thirty-sixth, thirty-seventh and thirty-eighth sessions,
Reiterating its resolutions 35/35 B of 14 November 1980 and 36/10 of 28 October 1981,
Taking note of the note by the Secretary-General of 28 September 1982,
- Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples, including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights;
- Declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention, aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right of peoples to self-determination and of other human rights in certain parts of the world;
- Calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military intervention and occupation of foreign countries and territories, and to cease all acts of repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, particularly the brutal and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution of these acts against the peoples concerned;
- Deplores the plight of the millions of refugees and displaced persons who have been uprooted by the aforementioned acts and reaffirms their right to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and honour;
- Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give special attention to the violation of human rights, especially the right to self-determination, resulting from foreign military intervention, aggression and occupation;
- Requests the Secretary-General to report on this issue to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session, under the item entitled "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". 90th plenary meeting 3 December 1982
Supp/emem No. 3 (E/1980113 and Cord), chap. XXVI, sect. A.
11 Ibid., 1981, Supplemelll No. 5 (E/1981/25 and COIT.1), chap. XXVIII,
sect. A.
\l Ibid.. 1982, Supplement No. 2 (E/1982/12 and Corr.1), chap. XXVI,
sect. A.
14 A/C.3/3712.
37/43. 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
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 2649 (XXV) of 30 November
1970,2955 (XXVII) of 12 December 1972, 3070 (XXVIll)
of 30 November 1973, 3246 (XXIX) of 29 November 1974,
3382 (XXX) of 10 November 1975, 33/24 of 29 November
1978,34/44 of 23 November 1979, 35/35 of 14 November
1980 and 36/9 of 28 October 1981, and Security Council
resolutions 418 (1977) of 4 November 1977 and 437 (1978)
of 10 October 1978,
Recalling also its resolutions 2465 (XXIII) of 20 December
1968,2548 (XXIV) of 11 December 1969,2708 (XXV)
of 14 December 1970, 3103 (XXVIll) of 12 December 1973
and 3314 (XXIX) of 14 December 1974 concerning the use
and recruitment of mercenaries against national liberation
movements and sovereign States, and also Security Council
resolutions 496 (1981) of 15 December 1981 and 507 (1982)
of 28 May 1982,
Recalling further its relevant resolutions on the question
of Palestine, in particular resolutions 3236 (XXIX) and 3237
(XXIX) of 22 November 1974, 36/120 of 10 December
1981 and ES-7/6 of 19 August 1982,
Recalling also its resolutions on the question of Namibia,
in particular resolution ES-8/2 of 14 September 1981,
Recalling the resolutions on Namibia adopted by the
Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity
at its thirty-seventh ordinary session, held at Nairobi from
15 to 26 June 1981, particularly resolutions CM/Res.855
(XXXVII) and CMJRes.865 (XXXVII),15
Deeply concerned at the continued terrorist acts of aggression
committed by the Pretoria r~gime against independent
African States, in particular Angola, Botswana, Mozam- .
bique, Seychelles and Zambia,
Deeply angered by the occupation of part of the territory
of Angola by the troops of the racist regime of South Africa,
RecallingthePoHtical DeciaratIon adopted by the First
Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Organization
of African Unity and the League of Arab States,
held at Cairo from 7 to 9 March 1977,16
Considering that the denial of the inalienable rights of
the Palestinian people to self-determination, sovereignty,
independence and return to Palestine and the repeated acts
of aggression by Israhell against the peoples of the region
constitute a serious threat to international peace and security,
Deeply shocked and alarmed at the deplorable consequences
of the Israhelli invasion of Beirut on 3 August 1982,
and recalling all the resolutions of the Security Council, in
particular resolutions 520 (1982) of 17 September 1982 and
521 (1982) of 19 September 1982,
Reaffirming its faith in the importance of the implementation
of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence
to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in General
Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960,
Reaffirming the importance of the universal realization of
the right of peoples to self-determination, national sovereignty
and territorial integrity and of the speedy granting of
independence to colonial countries and peoples as imperatives
for the full enjoyment of all human rights,
IS See A/36/534, annex 1.
16 N32/61, annex 1.
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Reaffirming that "bantustanization" is incompatible with
genuine independence, national unity and sovereignty and
has the effect of perpetuating the power of the white minority
and the racist system of apartheid in South Africa,
Reaffirming the obligation of all Member States to comply
with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and
the resolutions of the United Nations regarding the exercise
of the right to self-determination by peoples under colonial
and foreign domination,
Reaffirming also that the system of apartheid imposed on
the South African people constitutes an inadmissible violation
of the rights of that people and a constant threat to
international security,
Reaffirming the national unity and territorial integrity of
the Comoros,
Gravely concerned at the continuation of the illegal occupation
of Namibia by South Africa and the continued
violations of the human rights of the peoples still under
colonial and foreign domination and alien subjugation,
1. Calls upon all States to implement fully and faithfully
the resolutions of the United Nations regarding the exercise
of the right to self-determination and independence by peoples
under colonial and foreign domination;
2. Reaffirms the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples
for independence, territorial integrity, national unity and
liberation from colonial and foreign domination and foreign
occupation by all available means, including armed struggle;
3. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the Namibian people,
the Palestinian people and all peoples under foreign
and colonial domination to self-detennination, national independence,
territorial integrity, national unity and sovereignty
without outside interference;
4. Notes again with satisfaction resolution AHG/Res.103
(XVIII) adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and
Government of the Organization of African Unity at its
eighteenth ordinary session, held at Nairobi from 24 to 27
June 1981,17 and the decisions of its Implementation Committee
to organize and conduct a general, free and regular
referendum on self-determination in Western Sahara, and
welcomes the willingness of the United Nations to collaborate
in the implementation of the process envisaged by the
Organization of African Unity;
5. Takes note of the contacts between the Government
of the Comoros and the Government of France in the search
for a just solution to 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;
6. Condemns the policy of "bantustanization" and reiterates
its support for the oppressed people of South Africa
in their just and legitimate struggle against the racist minority
regime of Pretoria;
7. Further condemns South Africa for its increased
oppression of the Namibian people, for the massive militarization
of Namibia and for its armed attacks on the frontline
States with the aim of destabilizing their Governments;
8. 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, thus impeding
effective implementation of General Assembly resolution
1514 (XV);
9. Strongly reaffirms its solidarity with the independent
African countries and liberation movements that are victims
17 See A/36/534. annex H.
of the murderous acts of aggression of the Pretoria regime
and of its attempts at destabilization;
10. Strongly condemns once again the invasion and occupation
of part of the territory of Angola by troops of the
racist Pretoria regime and demands the immediate withdrawal
of those troops from Angolan territory;
11. Reaffirms that the practice of using mercenaries
against sovereign States and national liberation movements
constitutes a criminal act and that the mercenaries themselves
are criminals, and calls upon the Governments of all
countries to enact legislation declaring the recruitment, financing
and training of mercenaries in their territories and
the transit of mercenaries through their territories to be punishable
offences, and prohibiting their nationals from serving
as mercenaries, and to report on such legislation to the
Secretary-General;
12. Strongly condemns the continued violations of the
human rights of the peoples stilI under colonial and foreign
domination and alien subjugation, the continuation of the
illegal occupation of Namibia, and South Africa's attempts
to dismember its Territory, the perpetuation of the racist
minority regime in southern Africa and the denial to the
Palestinian people of their inalienable national rights;
13. Also strongly condemns the policies of those Western
and other countries 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;
14. Again demands the immediate application of the
mandatory arms embargo against South Africa, imposed
under Security Council resolution 418 (1977), by all countries,
particularly by those countries that maintain military
and nuclear co-operation with the racist Pretoria regime and
continue to supply it with related materiel;
15. Takes note again with satisfaction of the Paris Declaration
on Sanctions against South Africa, the Special Declaration
on Namibia and the reports of the technical and
political commissions adopted by the International Conference
on Sanctions against South Africa, held in Paris from
20 to 27 May] 98],18 convenedjointIy by the United Nations
and the Organization of African Unity;
16. Demands the immediate implementation of General
Assembly resolution ES-8/2 on Namibia;
17. Calls for a substantial increase in all forms of assistance
given by all States, United Nations organs, specialized
agencies and non-governmental organizations to the
victims of racism, racial discrimination and apartheid through
their national liberation movements recognized by the Organization
of African Unity;
18. Strongly condemns those Governments that do not
recognize the right to self-determination and independence
of all peoples stilI under colonial and foreign domination
and alien subjugation, notably the peoples of Africa and the
Palestinian people;
19. Strongly condemns the increasingly widespread
massacres of innocent and defenceless people, including
women and children, by the racist minority Pretoria regime
in its desperate attempt to thwart the legitimate demands of
the people;
20. Strongly condemns the massacre of Palestinians and
other civilians at Beirut on 17 September 1982;
'" Repurt (if the International Conference on Sanctions against South
Africa, Paris, 20-f7 May 1981 (NCONF.107/8), sect. X and annexes X
and XI.
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21. Strongly condemns the expansionist activities of Israhell
in the Middle East and the continual bombing of Palestinian
civilians, which constitute a serious obstacle to the
realization of the self-determination and independence of
the Palestinian people;
22. Strongly condemns the Israhelli aggression against
Lebanon in June 1982, which endangers stability, peace and
security in the region, and reiterates its support for the efforts
undertaken to implement the resolutions of the Security
Council, in particular those demanding the immediate and
unconditional withdrawal of Israhelli forces from Lebanese
territory to internationally recognized boundaries and respect
for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon;
23. Urges all States, competent organizations of the
United Nations system, specialized agencies 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 ac-
_ cordance with the Charter of the United Nations;
24. 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 and the observance
of article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights,19 under which no one shall be subjected to torture
or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment;
25. Recommends that the Security Council should make
urgent appeals for clemency to the South African authorities
in order that the lives of the three African National Congress
freedom fighters sentenced to death on 6 August 1982 may
be saved in accordance with General Assembly resolution
37/1 of I October 1982;
26. Demands the immediate release of children detained
in Namibian and South African prisons;
27. Reiterates its appreciation for the material and other
forms of assistance that peoples under colonial rule continue
to receive from Governments, United Nations agencies and
intergovernmental organizations, and calls for a substantial
increase in this assistance;
28. Urges all States, specialized agencies and 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;
29. Requests the Secretary-General to give maximum
publicity to the Declaration on the Granting ofIndependence
to Colonial Countries and Peoples and to give the widest
possible publicity to the struggle being waged by oppressed
peoples for the realization of their self-determination and
national independence;
30. Decides to consider this item again at its thirtyeighth
session on the basis of the reports that Governments,
United Nations agencies and intergovernmental and nongovernmental
organizations have been requested to submit
concerning the strengthening of assistance to colonial territories
and peoples.
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3 December 1982
•9 Resolution 217 A (Ill).
37/44. Report of the Committee on the Elimination Of
Racial Discrimination: General recommendation
VI
The General Assembly,
Taking note of decision I (XXV) of 15 March 1982 of
the Committee mi the Elimination of Racial Discrimination,
entitled "General recommendation VI",20
Acknowledging the burden which reporting obligations
under international instruments places upon States parties,
especially those with limited technical and administrative
resources,
Convinced, none the less, that the value of international
conventions relies upon the full and conscientious implementation
of the obligations undertaken upon ratification or
accession,
Noting with concern that many periodic reports due under
article 9 of the International Convention on the Elimination
of All Forms of Racial Discrimination21 are outstanding and
that in some cases initial reports are several years overdue,
I. Appeals to all States parties to the International
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
to fulfil their obligations under article 9 of the
Convention and to submit their reports within the appropriate
time;
2. Requests the Secretary-General to invite the views
and observations of States parties to the Convention on the
causes of the situation described in general recommendation
VI of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
and to submit an analysis of the replies received in
a report to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session,
together with such suggestions as he might wish to make
with a view to improving the situation;
3. Also requests the Secretary-General, in preparing his
report, to consider the situation described in general recommendation
VI of the Committee in the overall framework
of reporting obligations that Member States have under the
various human rights instruments in order to be able to take
into account similar and related problems which may have
arisen in compliance with such obligations;
4. Further requests the Secretary-General to submit his
report, together with the records of the General Assembly's
consideration thereof, to the ninth meeting of the States
parties to the Convention, to be held in 1984.
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3 December 1982
37/45. Status of the International Convention on
the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 3057 (XXVIII) of 2 November
1973,3135 (XXVIII) of 14 December 1973,3225 (XXIX)
of 6 November 1974, 3381 (XXX) of 10 November 1975,
31/79 of 13 December 1976, 32/11 of? November 1977,
33/101 of 16 December 1978, 34/26 of 15 November 1979,
35/38 of 25 November 1980 and 36/11 of 28 October 1981,
Welcoming the increase in the number of declarations
made under article 14 of the Convention,
20 See Official Records ofthe General Assembly, Thirty-seventh Session,
Supplement No. 18 (N37118), chap. IX,
21 Resolution 2106 A (XX), annex..