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VI. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Third Committee 199 ration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, in all the official languages of the United Nations, and to take all ap- propriate measures to make the text available for use by United Nations information centres, as well as by other in- terested bodies; 8. Requests the Secretary-General in this context to in- vite interested non-governmental organizations to con- sider what further role they could envisage playing in the implementation of the Declaration and in its dissemina- tion in national and local languages; 9. Urges all States to consider disseminating the text of the Declaration in their respective national languages and to facilitate its dissemination in national and local lan- guages; 10. Welcomes the renewal of the mandate of the Spe- cial Rapporteur appointed to examine incidents and gov- ernmental actions in all parts of the world that are incom- patible with the provisions of the Declaration and to recommend remedial measures as appropriate; 11. Requests the Commission on Human Rights at its forty-fourth session to consider the study of the current di- mensions of the problems of intolerance and discrimina- tion on the grounds of religion or belief in the light of the observations transmitted to it by the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minori- ties; 12. Notes that the Commission on Human Rights in- tends to consider also at its forty-fourth session the ques- tion of a binding international instrument in this field and emphasizes, in this connection, the relevance of General Assembly resolution 41/120 of 4 December 1986 entitled "Setting international standards in the field of human rights"; 13. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue its consideration of measures to implement the Declaration and to report, through the Economic and So- cial Council, to the General Assembly at its forty-third session; 14. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-third session the item entitled "Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance" and to consider the report of the Commission on Human Rights under that item. 93rd plenary meeting 7 December 1987 42/98. Implications of scientific and technological de- velopments for human rights The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 33/53 of 14 December 1978, in which it requested the Commission on Human Rights to urge the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimina- tion and Protection of Minorities to undertake, as a matter of priority, a study of the question of the protection of those detained on the grounds of mental ill-health, with a view to formulating guidelines, Mindful of the Principles of Medical Ethics relevant to the role of health personnel, particularly physicians, in the protection of prisoners and detainees against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punish- ment,80 80 Resolution 37 /194, annex. Recalling also its resolution 41/114 of 4 December 1986, in which it again urged the Commission on Human Rights and the Sub-Commission to expedite their consideration of this question, so that the Commission could submit its views and recommendations, including a draft body of guidelines, principles and guarantees, to the General A~- sembly at its forty-third session, through the Economic and Social Council, Reaffirming Commission on Human Rights resolution 1986/12 of 10 March 1986,61 Taking note of resolution 1987 /22 of 3 September 1987 of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, 81 Expressing deep concern at the repeated evidence of the misuse of psychiatry to detain persons on non-medical grounds, as reflected in the report of the Special Rappor- teur of the Sub-Commission, 112 Reaffirming its conviction that detention of persons in mental institutions on account of their political views or on other non-medical grounds is a violation of their hu- man rights, Noting that, because the Working Group of the Sub- Commission has made only limited progress so far, the Sub-Commission is still far from concluding its considera- tion of the draft body of guidelines, principles and guaran- tees, 1. Again urges the Commission on Human Rights and, through it, the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Dis- crimination and Protection of Minorities to expedite their consideration of the draft body of guidelines, principles and guarantees, so that the Commission can submit its views and recommendations, including a draft body of guidelines, principles and guarantees, to the General As- sembly at its forty-fourth session, through the Economic and Social Council; 2. Invites the Commission on Human Rights at its forty-fourth session to consider the question of the empha- sis to be attached to the Working Group, in the light of the Sub-Commission's discussion at its thirty-ninth session. 93rd plenary meeting 7 December 1987 42/99. Human rights and use of scientific and techno- logical developments The General Assembly, Reaffirming the determination of the peoples of the United Nations to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, to reaffirm faith in the dignity and worth of the human person, to maintain international peace and security and to develop friendly relations among peoples and international co-operation in promoting and en- couraging universal respect for human rights and funda- mental freedoms, Recalling the relevant provisions of the Universal Decla- ration of Human Rights,2 the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights13 and the Interna- tional Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 13 Recalling further the Declaration on the Strengthening oflntemational Security,83 the Declaration on the Use of Scientific and Technological Progress in the Interests of 81 See E/CN.4/1988/37-E/CN.4/Sub.2/1987/42 and Corr.I, chap. II, sect. A. 82 E/CN.4/Sub.2/1983/17. 83 Resolution 2734 (XXV). 200 General Assembly-Forty-second Session Peace and for the Benefit of Mankind84 and the Declara- tion on the Right of Peoples to Peace, 85 as well as other relevant resolutions and decisions of the United Nations, Bearing in mind that, in its resolution 38/75 of 15 December 1983, the General Assembly resolutely, un- conditionally and for all time condemned nuclear war as being contrary to human conscience and reason, as the most monstrous crime against peoples and as a violation of the foremost human right -the right to life, Recalling its resolutions 37/189 A of 18 December 1982, 38/113 of 16 December 1983, 39/134 of 14 Decem- ber 1984, 40/111 of 13 December 1985 and 41/113 of 4 December 1986, Taking note with appreciation of Commission on Human Rights resolutions 1982/7 of 19 February 1982,57 1983/43 of9 March 1983,58 1984/28 of 12 March 1984,59 1986/10 of 10 March 198661 and 1986/29 of 11 March 1986,61 Conscious that the widening availability of technology and the achievement of scientific and technical advances bring new possibilities for peaceful and productive enter- prise, open new perspectives for the progress of civiliza- tion and provide increasing opportunities to better the conditions of life of peoples and nations, but, at the same time, present new dangers, if used for the creation of new types of weapons deadlier than those which already are ca- pable of transforming an armed confict from human tragedy to human annihilation, Conscious that, while it is only the creative genius of man that makes progress and the development of civiliza- tion possible in a peaceful environment, human life must be recognized as supreme, Convinced that all rights and freedoms, as well as all material goods and spiritual wealth that both man and na- tions possess, have a common foundation - the right to life, freedom, peace and aspiration for happiness, I. Reaffirms that all peoples and all individuals have an inherent right to life and that the safeguarding of this cardinal right is an essential condition for the enjoyment of the entire range of economic, social and cultural, as well as civil and political, rights; 2. Stresses once again the urgent need for the interna- tional community to make every effort to strengthen peace, remove the growing threat of war, particularly nu- clear war, halt the arms race and achieve general and com- plete disarmamant under effective international control and prevent violations of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations regarding the sovereignty and ter- ritorial integrity of States and the self-determination of peoples, thus contributing to ensuring the right to life; 3. Stresses further the foremost importance of the im- plementation of practical measures of disarmament to bring an end to the waste of valuable resources and to streamline them to fight economic backwardness and pov- erty and to accelerate social and economic progress, par- ticularly for the benefit of developing countries; 4. Calls upon all States, appropriate United Nations bodies, the specialized agencies and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations concerned to take the necessary measures to ensure that the results of scien- tific and technological progress, the material and intellec- tual potential of mankind, are used to solve global prob- lems exclusively in the interests of international peace, for the benefit of mankind and for promoting and encourag- 84 Resolution 3384 (XXX). 85 Resolution 39/11, annex. ing universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; 5. Stresses that a world without nuclear weapons and violence would open vast opportunities for the joint efforts of all nations aimed at solving urgent humanitarian prob- lems and at co-operating in the areas of science, education, medicine, arts and others, thus guaranteeing the necessary conditions for the harmonious development of the in- dividual; 6. Again calls upon all States that have not yet done so to take effective measures with a view to prohibiting, in ac- cordance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, any propaganda for war, in particular the formulation, propounding and dissemination of and propaganda for doctrines and concepts aimed at unleash- ing nuclear war; 7. Looks forward to further efforts by the Commission on Human Rights to ensure the inherent right of all peo- ples and all individuals to life; 8. Decides to consider this question at its forty-third session under the item entitled "Human rights and scien- tific and technological developments". 93rd plenary meeting 7 December 1987 42/100. Human rights and scientific and technological developments The General Assembly, Noting that scientific and technological progress is one of the decisive factors in the development of human so- ciety, Recalling once again the great importance of the Decla- ration on the Use of Scientific and Technological Progress in the Interests of Peace and for the Benefit of Mankind, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 3384 (XXX) of 10 November 1975, Considering that implementation of the Declaration will contribute to the strengthening of international peace and the security of peoples and to their economic and social development, as well as to international co-operation in the field of human rights, Bearing in mind the relevant provisions of the Declara- tion on Social Progress and Development, 14 Realizing that the science and technology of our times create possibilities for providing an abundance of wealth on Earth and establishing material conditions for the pros- perity of society as well as the all-round development of every person, Seriously concerned that the results of scientific and technological progress could be used for the arms race and development of new types of weapons to the detriment of international peace and security and social progress, hu- man rights and fundamental freedoms and the dignity of the human person, Emphasizing the growing importance of intellectual work, of interaction between science, technology and so- ciety and the humanistic, moral and ethical orientation of science and of scientific and technological progress, Convinced that in the era of modern scientific and tech- nological progress the resources of mankind and the ac- tivities of scientists should be used for the peaceful eco- nomic, social and cultural development of countries and for the improvement of the living standards of all people,

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