36/163 GA
Question of involuntat:y or enforced disappearances
36
Session
| Draft symbol | XlII |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 36/163 |
| UN Document | 36/163 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/36/PV.101
Speeches following this vote (20)
The President
The Assembly will now take a decision on draft resolution XIV, entitled ··M~ssing persons in Cyprus", which was adopted by the Third Committee. May I take it that the General Assembly adopts that draft resolution'!
The President
We flJrn now to draft resolution XV, entitled "Question of the international legal protection of the human rights of individuals who are not citizens of the country in which they live". The administrative and financial implications of that draft resolution are contained in paragraph 9 of the same report of the Fifth Committee. The Third Committee adopted draft resolution XV without a vote. May I …
The President
We turn next to draft resolution XVIII, entitled "International Drug Abuse Control Strategy". The administrative and financial implications of that draft resolution are contained in paragraph 14 of the report of the Fifth Committee. The Third Committee adopted draft resolution XVIII without a vote. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do the same?
Draft resolution XIX U~lS adopted (resoluti…
The President
The last draft resolution recommended by the Third Committee is draft resolution XX, entitled "Assistance to student refugees in southern Africa". May I take it that the Assembly, like the Third Committee, wishes to adopt that draft resolution without a vote'!
The President
The Third Committee has also recommended two draft decisions. In paragraph 85 of its report, the Committee recommends the adoption of draft decision I, entitled "Welfare of migrant workers and their families". May I consider that the Assembly adopts that draft decision'?
The President
Draft decision 11 is entitled "Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Guatemala". A recorded vote has been requested.
A recorded vote was taken.
In favour: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola. Australia, Austria, Barbados. Belgium. Benin. Bulgaria. Burundi. Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Canada. Cape Verde, Central African Republic. Congo. Cuba. Czechoslovakia, Democratic Yemen…
The President
I shall now call on those representatives who wish to speak in explanation of vote.
Mr. Dyrlund
My delegation has asked to speak to make a statement on behalf of the five Nordic countries-Finland. Iceland. Norway. Sweden and Denmark-on the occasion of the adoption by the General Assembly of draft resolution I. concerning the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.
261. In a statement on behalf of the Nordic countries at the 62nd meeting of the Third Committee my delegation ex…
Mr. Walkate
The Netherlands delegation has always supported the idea of transforming the United Nations Trust Fund for Chile into a fund of a more general nature. Therefore it voted in favour of draft resolution I. By adopting this resolution the General Assembly has given shape to its concern for individuals whose human rights have been severely violated as a result of torture wherever in the world they may…
Ms. Dever
My delegation, which in the Third Committee abstained on the draft resolution on the situation with regard to human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador, voted in favour of draft resolution V in the report of the Third Committee. This affirmative vote is to be explained fundamentally by the fact that the Belgian Government, as already stated in the Third Committee, remains very much con…
Mr. Sviridov
In connection with the adoption today of draft resolution XII on measures to be taken against Nazi. Fascist and neo-Fascist activities and all other forms of totalitarian ideologies and practices based on racial intolerance. hatred and terror. the delegation of the USSR would like to make the following statement.
274. The Soviet delegation supported that resolution both in the Third Committee an…
Mr. Almoslechner
My delegation has asked to speak in order to explain its vote on draft resolution N36/L.58. The international community is made aware in this draft resolution of a case which deserves our full attention. We are closely following the situation of Ziad Abu Eain.
284. We regret, however, that the text as it was presented did not sufficiently reflect considerations of that nature and, mainly because…
Mr. Treholt
I wish to address myself to draft resolution XII, which has just been adopted without a v(\te.
286. For the record, I should like to state that the Norwegian Government supports the objectives of this draft resolution as defined in its operative paragraph I. We are fully aware of the threat which certain ideologies and practices pose to our democratic institutions. It is, however, our considered…
Mr. Sibay
I should like to explain the vote of the Turkish delegation on two draft resolutions.
290. Had it been put to the vote, we would have voted
agains~ draft resolution XIV, on the subject of missing persons in Cyprus. In fact, we voted against it in the Third Committee and we explained in detail our reasons for doing so at the time.
291. Here I should like to recapitulate the essential reasons fo…
Mr. Sherifis
I wish to place on record the deep appreciation of my Government, as well as of the relatives of missing persons in Cyprus, to all those delegations which, in the Third Committee, voted in favour of draft resolution XIV, just adopted by the General Assembly, as well as those delegations which, although they abstained or were absent when the Committee voted, gave us assurances-and they were numero…
Mr. Blum
We have supported draft resolution XII despite the questionable motives of its authors and the totalitarian character of their regimes, and despite tile fact ~hat it contains propaganda verbiage which is extraneous to the central theme of the draft resolution, on which my delegation reserves its stand.
301. The draft resolution, at least ostensibly, is directed against nazism, which, in keeping …
Mr. Fursland
My delegation voted against draft resolution A/36/L.58 about the case of Mr. Ziad Abu Eain. We did so principally because the text contains immoderate and unjustified attacks on the handling of this case in the United States in accordance with established procedures.
311. My delegation is constantly guided by humanitarian considerations in our approach to human righl's questions. We have paid cl…
Mr. Bouffandeau
My delegation abstained on draft resolution A/36/L.58 because it is our view that the General Assembly should not make a pronouncement on the case of Mr. Ziad Abu Eain, if only because it lacks the necessary infonnation to express a valid judgement.
313. Having said this, the French delegation wishes to recall France's opposition in principle of extradition of persons persecuted for political re…
Mr. Trucco
The delegation of Chile understands the humanitarian reasons that compelled a number of delegations of the Arab countries to introduce draft resolution A/36/L.58, relating to the case of Mr. Ziad Abu Eain. However, my delegation abstained in the vole on that draft resolution for reasons of principle. It is the policy of my Government not to express a judgement on judicial matters that are exclusi…
Mr. Piza Escalante
I wish to explain the vote of the Costa Rican delegation against draft resolution A/36/L.58. Our reasons are of an exclusively legal nature: we recognize the humanitarian motivations behind this draft resolution.
318. However, in our judgement the draft resolution is legally inadmissible and void. In the first place, the draft. resolution is inconsistent with the criteria adopted by the General …
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