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VI. Retiolutions adopted on the reports of the Third Committee 161 of m1ssmg and disappeared persons in Chile, taking into account the views on this subject expressed by the Ad Hoe Working Group in its report; 8. Urges the Chilean authorities to co-operate with the Special Rapporteur; 9. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-fourth session, through the Economic and Social Council, a progress report on action taken in compliance with the present resolution. 90th plenary meeting 20 December 1978 33/176. Importance of the experience of the Ad Hoe Working Group on the Situation of Human Rights in Chile The General Assembly, Bearing in mind Commission on Human Rights res- olution 8 (XXXI) of 27 February 1975,107 in which it established the Ad Hoe Working Group on the Situa- tion of Human Rights in Chile, and resolutions 3 (XXXII) of 19 February 1976,108 9 (XXXIII) of 9 March 1977109 and 12 (XXXIV) of 6 March 1978110 of the Commission, by which it extended the mandate of the Ad Hoe Working Group, Welcoming the fact that the Ad Hoe Working Group was finally able to travel to Chile and carry out, on the spot, an investigation of the human rights situation in that country in accordance with its mandate, Aware of the importance of this experience in the framework of United Nations activities, when dealing with consistent patterns of gross violations of human rights, 1. Expresses its great appreciation to the Ad Hoe Working Group on the Situation of Human Rights in Chile for the careful and objective manner in which it carried out its mandate; 2. Draws the attention of the Commission on Hu- man Rights to the importance of the experience of the Ad Hoe Working Group in view of the Commission's future action, when dealing with consistent patterns of gross violations of human rights. 90th plenary meeting 20 December 1978 33/177. Draft Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 32/136 of 16 Decem- ber 1977, Reiterating its conviction that the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination 107 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Fifty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 4 (E/5635), chap. XXIII, sect. A. 108 [bid., Sixtieth Session, Supplement No. 3 (E/5768), chap. XX, sect. A. 109 Ibid., Sixty-second Session, Supplement No. 6 (E/5927), chap. XXI, sect. A. 110 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1978, Supplement No. 4 (E/1978/34), chap. XXVI, sect. A. against Women and its entry into force will contribute to the implementation of the principal objectives of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, De- velopment and Peace, Convinced that the adoption of the Convention and its entry into force will contribute to the achievement of equality between men and women, Taking into account the World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women, to be held in 1980, 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Working Group of the Whole on the Drafting of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women111 established by the Third Committee; 2. Recommends that a working group be estab- lished at the beginning of the thirty-fourth session of the General Assembly and be provided with adequate facilities to enable it to complete its task, to consider the final provisions of the draft Convention and to reconsider the articles which have not yet been com- pleted with a view to the adoption of the draft Con- vention at the thirty-fourth session; 3. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fourth session, as a matter of high priority, the item entitled "Draft Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women". 90th plenary meeting 20 December 1978 33/178. Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment The General Assembly, Considering that 1978 marks the thirtieth anniver- sary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,11~ Recalling the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punish- ment, adopted by the General Assembly in its reso- lution 3452 (XXX) of 9 December 1975, Recalling its resolution 32/62 of 8 December 1977, in which it requested the Commission on Human Rights to draw up a draft convention on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in the light of the principles embodied in the Declara- tion, Recalling also its resolution 32/63 of 8 Decem- ber 1977, in which it requested the Secretary-General to draw up and circulate among Member States a questionnaire soliciting information concerning steps they had taken, including legislative and administra- tive measures, to put into practice the principles of the Declaration, Rernllini further its resolution 32/64 of 8 Decem- ber 1977, in which it called upon Member States to reinforce their support of the Declaration by making unilateral declarations against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, 1. Takes note of the progress report of the Com- mission on Human Rights on the drafting of a con- 111 A/C.3/33/L.47 and Corr.I and 2, Add.I and Corr.I and Add.2 and Corr.I (subsequently issued as A/34/60). 112 Resolution 217 A (III).

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