A/RES/41/146 GA

_19_8 ______ ____________ G_e_n_e_ra_l_A_s_se_m_b_ly_-Forty-first Session ------------ ---- Commission on Human Rights in order that he may carry out his mandate effectively; 6. Requests the Special Rapporteur, in carrying out his mandate, to respond effectively to information that comes before him, in particular when a summary or arbitrary execution is imminent or threatened, or when such an exe- cution has recently occurred; 7. Endorses the recommendation of the Special Rap- porteur in his report135 to the Commission on Human Rights at its forty-second session on the need to develop international standards to ensure that proper investiga- tions are conducted by appropriate authorities into all cases of suspicious death, including provisions for ade- quate autopsy; 8. Invites the Special Rapporteur to receive informa- tion from appropriate United Nations bodies and other in- ternational organizations and to examine the elements to be included in such standards and to report to the Com- mission on Human Rights at its forty-third session on pro- gress made in this respect; 9. Considers that the Special Rapporteur, in carrying out his mandate, should continue to seek and receive in- formation from Governments, United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, regional intergovernmental organi- zations and non-governmental organizations in consulta- tive status with the Economic and Social Council; 10. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to pro- vide ali necessary assistance to the Special Rapporteur so that he may effectively carry out his mandate; 11. Again requests the Secretary-General to continue to use his best endeavours in cases where the mínimum standard of legal safeguards provided for in articles 6, 14 and 15 of the International Covenant on Civil and Politi- cal Rights22 appear not to be respected; 12. Requests the Commission on Human Rights at its forty-third session, on the basis of the report of the Special Rapporteur to be prepared in conformity with Economic and Social Council resolutions 1982/35, 1983/36, 1984/35, 1985/40 and 1986/36, to make recommenda- tions concerning appropriate action to combat and even- tually eliminate the abhorrent practice of summary or ar- bitrary executions. 97th plenary meeting 4 December 1986 41/145. Question of enforced or involuntary disappear- ances The General Assembly, Recal/ing its resolution 33/173 of 20December 1978 concerning disappeared persons, and its resolution 40/ 14 7 of 13 December 1985 on the question of enforced or in- voluntary disappearances, Deeply concerned about the persistence, in certain cases, of the practice of enforced or involuntary disappearances, Expressing its profound emotion at the anguish and sor- row of the families concerned, who are unsure of the fate of their relatives, Convinced of the need to continue implementing the provisions ofits resolution 33/173 and ofthe other United Nations resolutions on the question of enforced or in- voluntary disappearances, with a view to finding solutions 135 E/CN .4/ 1986/21. for cases of disappearances and helping to eliminate such practices, Bearing in mind Commission on Human Rights resolu- tion 1986/55 of 13 March 1986,31 in which the Commis- sion decided to extend for two years, on an experimental basis, the term of the mandate of the Working Group on Enforced or lnvoluntary Disappearances, and Economic and Social Council decision 1986/ 139 of 23 May 1986, in which the Council approved the Commission's decision, 1. Expresses its appreciation to the Working Group on Enforced or lnvoluntary Disappearances for its humanitarian work and to those Governments that have co-operated with it; 2. Welcomes the decision of the Commission on Hu- man Rights to extend for two years, on an experimental basis, the term of the mandate of the Working Group, as defined in Commission resolution 20 (XXXVI), of29 Feb- ruary 1980, 25 while maintaining the principie of annual re- porting by the Group; 3. Also welcomes the provisions made by the Commis- sion on Human Rights in its resolution 1986/55 to enable the Working Group to fulfil its mandate with even greater efficiency; 4. Appeals to ali Governments, particularly those which have not yet replied to the communications ad- dressed to them by the Working Group, to co-operate fully with the Group so as to enable it, with respect for its working methods based on discretion, to perform its strictly humanitarian role; 5. Encourages the Governments concerned to consider the wish of the Working Group, when such a wish is ex- pressed, to visit their countries, thus enabling the Group to fulfil its mandate even more effectively; 6. Calls upon the Commission on Human Rights to continue to study this question as a matter of priority and to take any step it may deem necessary to the pursuit of the task of the Working Group when it considers the re- port to be submitted by the Group to the Commission at its forty-third session; 7. Renews its request to the Secretary-General to con- tinue to provide the Working Group with all necessary facilities. 97th plenary meeting 4 December I 986 41/146. Realization of the right to adequate housing The General Assembly, Recallingits resolution 37/221 of20 December 1982, in which it proclaimed the year 1987 lnternational Y ear of Shelter for the Homeless, Recognizing the objectives of the lnternational Year of Shelter for the Homeless, Bearing in mind that the Universal Declaration of Hu- man Rights2 and the International Covenant on Eco- nomic, Social and Cultural Rights22 provide that ali per- sons have the right to an adequate standard of living for themselves and their families, including adequate housing, and that States should take appropriate steps to ensure the realization of thi-; right. Noting that the objectives of the International Year of Shelter for the Homeless are closely related to the realiza- tion of the economic, social and cultural rights set forth in the Universal Declaration ofHuman Rights and the Inter- VI. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Third Committee 199 national Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Noting also that the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) is responsible for organizing the In- ternational Y ear of Shelter for the Homeless, Taking into account Economic and Social Council reso- lution 1986/41 of 23 May 1986, 1. Expresses its deep concern that millions of people do not enjoy the right to adequate housing; 2. Reiterates the need to take, at the national and inter- national levels, measures to promote the right of all per- sons to an adequate standard of living for themselves and their families, including adequate housing; 3. Calls upon all States and international organizations concerned to intensify their efforts to achieve the objec- tives and goals of the International Y ear of Shelter for the Homeless; 4. Requests the Commission on Human Rights and the Economic and Social Council to give special attention during the International Year ofShelter for the Homeless to the question of the realization of the right to adequate housing; 5. Requests the Secretary-General to pay appropriate attention to the question of promoting the right to ade- quate housing in the information he is to provide to the General Assembly on the results of the International Year of Shelter for the Homeless. 97th plenary meeting 4 December 1986 41/147. Status of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 260 A (111) of 9 December 1948 by which it approved and proposed for signature and ratification or accession the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, Reaffirming its conviction that genocide is a crime under international law, contrary to the spirit and aims of the United Nations, Expressing its conviction that implementation of the provisions of the Convention by ali States is necessary for the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide, l. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-GeneraJ;136 2. Once again strongly condemns the crime of geno- cide; 3. Reaffirms the necessity of international co- operation in order to liberate mankind from such an odi- ous crime; . 4. Takes note M:ith appreciation of the fact that ninety- s1x States have ratlfied the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide or have acceded thereto; 5. Urges those States that have not yet become parties to the Convention to ratify it or accede thereto without further delay; 136 A/41/507. 6. Invites the Secretary-General to submit to the Gen- eral Assembly at its forty-second session a report on the status of the Convention. 97th plenary meeting 4 December 1986 41/148. Human rights and mass exoduses The General Assembly, MindfuJ of its general humanitarian mandate under the Charter of the United Nations to promete and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, Deeply disturbed by the continuing scale and magnitude of exoduses of refugees and displacements of population in many regions of the world and by the human suffering of millions of refugees and displaced persons, Conscious of the fact that human rights violations are one of the multiple and complex factors causing mass ex- oduses of refugees, as indicated in the study of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on this subject, 137 Considering the efforts which have been made to address this subject within the United Nations, in particular by the Commission on Human Rights, Aware of the recommendations concerning mass ex- oduses made by the Commission on Human Rights to its Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities and to special rapporteurs when studying violations of human rights in any part of the world, DeepJy preoccupied by the increasingly heavy burden be- ing imposed upon the international community as a whole, particularly upon developing countries with lim- ited resources oftheir own, by these sudden mass exoduses and displacements of population, Stressing the need to improve international co-operation aimed at the prevention of new massive flows of refugees in parallel with the provision of durable solutions to actual refugee situations, Taking note of the final report of the Group of Govern- mental Experts on International Co-operation to A vert New Flows of Refugees,99 Taking note once again of the report of the Secretary- General on human rights and mass exoduses, 138 Recalling its resolutions 35/196 of 15 December 1980, 37/186 of 17 December 1982, 38/103 of 16 December 1983, 39/117 of 14 December 1984 and 40/149 of 13 December 1985 and Commission on Human Rights resolutions 30 (XXXVI) of 11 March 1980,25 29 (XXXVII) of 11 March 1981,26 1982/32 of 11 March 1982,27 1983/35 of8 March 1983,28 1984/49 of 14 March 1984,29 1985/40 of 13 March 198530 and 1986/45 of 12 March 1986,31 Welcoming the steps taken by the Secretary-General to establish an early warning system, as mentioned in his re- port on the work of the Organization 139 submitted to the General Assembly at its forty-first session, l. Welcomes the steps taken so far by the United Na- tions to examine the problem of massive outflows of refu- 137 E/CN.4/1503*. 138 A/38/538. IJq Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-first Sessio11, Supplement No. l (A/41/1)

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