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Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Third Committee 177 Welcoming the progressive exercise of the right to self­ determination by peoples under colonial, foreign or alien occupation and their emergence into sovereign statehood and independence, Deeply concerned at the continuation of acts or threats of foreiƾn military intervention and occupation, which are threatemng to suppress, or have already suppressed, the right to self-determination of an increasing number of sov­ ereign 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, 11 thirty-seventh 12 and thirty-eighth sessions, 13 Reiteraling its resolutions 35/35 B of 14 November 1980 and 36/10 of28 October 1981, Taking note of the note by the Secretary-General of 28 September 1982, 14 I . Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples, including those under colonial, foreign and aHen domination, to self-determination is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of hu­ man rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights; 2. 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; 3. Calls upon those States responsible to cease imme­ diately their military intervention and occupation of foreign countries and territories, and to cease all acts of repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment, particularly the bmtal and inhuman methods reportedly employed for the execution of these acts against the peoples concerned; 4. Deplores the plight of the millions of refugees and displaced persons who have been uprooted by the afore­ mentioned acts and reaffinns their right to return to their homes voluntarily in safety and honour; 5. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to con­ tinue to give special attention to the violation of human rights, especially the right to self-detennination, resulting from foreign military intervention, aggression and occupation; 6. 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 '1 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1980, Supp/emem No. J (E/1980/13 and Corr.I}, chap. XXVI, sect. A. 12 Ibid., 1981, Supplemem No. 5 (E/1981125 and Corr.I), chap. XXVIII, sect. A. "Ibid., 1982, Supplement No. 2 (E/1982112 and Corr. l), 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 (XXVIIl) of 30 November 1973, 3246 CCXIX) 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 Decem­ ber 1968, 2548 (XXIV) of 11 December 1969, 2708 (XXV) of 14 December 1970, 3103 (XXVIII) 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 323 7 (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 CM/Res.865 (XXXVIl), 15 Deeply concerned at the continued terrorist acts of aggres­ sion committed by the Pretoria rƿgime 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, Recalling the-Political beciaration adopted by the First Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Or­ ganization 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 Israel against the peoples of the region constitute a serious threat to international peace and security, Deeply shocked and alarmed at the deplorable conse­ quences of the Israeli 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 implemen­ tation 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 sover­ eignty and territorial integrity and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples as impera­ tives for the full enjoyment of all human rights, is See A/36/534, annex l. 1 • A/32/61, annex l. 178 General Assembly-Thirty-seventh Session 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 vio­ lation 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 oc­ cupation 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-detennination and independence by peo­ ples 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 peo­ ple, the Palestinian people and all peoples under foreign and colonial domination to self-determination, national in­ dependence, territorial integrity, national unity and sover­ eignty 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 Com­ mittee 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 collab­ orate 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 reso­ lutions of the Organization of African Unity and the United Nations on this question; 6. Condemns the policy of "bantustanization" and re­ iterates its support for the oppressed people of South Africa in their just and legitimate struggle against the racist mi­ nority regime of Pretoria; 7. Further condemns South Africa for its increased oppression of the Namibian people, for the massive mili­ tarization of Namibia and for its anned attacks on the front­ line States with the aim of destabilizing their Governments; 8. Strongly condemns the establishment and use of anned 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 imped­ ing effective implementation of General Assembly resolu­ tion 1514 (XV); 9. Strongly reaffirms its solidarity with the independent African countries and liberation movements that are victims 17 See A/36/534, annex IL of the murderous acts of aggression of the Pretoria regime and of its attempts at destabilization; 10. Strongly condemns once again the invasion and oc­ cupation of part of the territory of Angola by troops of the racist Pretoria regime and demands the immediate with­ drawal 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 them­ selves are criminals, and calls upon the Governments of all countries to enact legislation declaring the recruitment, fi­ nancing and training of mercenaries in their territories and the transit of mercenaries through their territories to be pun­ ishable offences, and prohibiting their nationals from serv­ ing 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 still 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 West­ ern 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 coun• tries, 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 Dec­ laration on Sanctions against South Africa, the Special Dec­ laration on Namibia and the reports of the technical and political commissions adopted by the International Confer­ ence on Sanctions against South Africa, held in Paris from 20 to 27 May 1981, 18 convened jointly by the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity; 16. Demands the immediate implementation of General Assembly resolution ES-8/2 on Namibia; I 7. Calls for a substantial increase in all forms of as­ sistance given by all States, United Nations organs, spe­ cialized agencies and non-governmental organizations to the victims of racism, racial discrimination and apartheid through their national liberation movements recognized by the Or­ ganization of African Unity; 18. Strongly condemns those Governments that do not recognize the right to self-detennination and independence of all peoples still 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 al Beirut on 17 September 1982; IH Report a.{ the International Can.fere11ce on Sa11ctio11s against Soutlr A_frica, Paris, 20..£7 May 198/ (NCONF.107 /8), sect. X and annexes X and XI. VI. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Third Committee 171) 21. Strongly condemns the expansionist activities of Is­ rael in the Middle East and the continual bombing of Pal­ estinian civilians, which constitute a serious obstacle to the realization of the self-detennination and independence of the Palestinian people; 22. Strongly condemns the Israeli aggression against Lebanon in June I 982, 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 Israeli forces from Lebanese territory to internationally recognized boundaries and re­ spect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon; 23. Urges all States, competent organizations of the United Nations system, specialized agencies and other in­ ternational organizations to extend their support to the Pal­ estinian people through its sole and legitimate representative, the Palestine Liberation Organization, in its struggle to re­ gain 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 re­ spect for their fundamental individual rights and the obser­ vance 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 1 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 compe­ tent 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 oflndependence 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 thirty­ eighth session on the basis of the reports that Governments, United Nations agencies and intergovernmental and noĿ­ governmental organizations have been requested to submit concerning the strengthening of assistance to cokmial ter­ ritories and peoples. 19 Resolution 217 A (III). 90th plenary meeting 3 December 1982 37/44. Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: General recommenda­ tion VI The General Assembly, Taking note of decision 1 (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 imple­ mentation 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, 1. Appeals to all States parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Fonns of Racial Dis­ crimination to fulfil their obligations under article 9 of the Convention and to submit their reports within the appro­ priate 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 Discrim­ ination 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 rec­ ommendation 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. 90th plenary meeting 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, 3 135 (XXVIII) of 14 December 1973, 3225 (XXIX) of 6 November 1974, 3381 (XXX) of 10 November 1975, 31/79 of 13 December 1976, 32/1 1 of 7 November 1977, 33/101 of 16 December 1978, 34/26 of 15 November 1 979, 35/38 of 25 November 1980 and 36/1 1 of 28 October 1981, Welcoming the increase in the number of declarations made under article 14 of the Convention, 20 See Of icial Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 18 (N37/18), chap. IX. 11 Resolution 2106 A (XX), annex..

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