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Scope of the Study
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11.
The present Study is the result of the action taken
under Resolution 29 (XXXVII) dated 11 March 1981 of the United
Nations Commission on Human Rights. On 9 April 1981, in
accordance with operative paragraph 2 of this resolution, the Chairman of the Commission appointed "a Special Rapporteur to study the question of human rights and mass exoduses".
this connection, the Commission considered in operative
paragraph 4:
"that the Special Rapporteur in carrying out his Study may seek and receive information mainly from United Nations agencies or depart- ments concerned, and governments, as well as specialized agencies, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organiz- ations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council;"
In
In operative paragraph 7 of the resolution, the Commission
requested:
"the Special Rapporteur to submit his study to the Commission at its thirty-eighth session, together with conclusions and recommendations.
12. In carrying out his task, the Special Rapporteur was also
mindful of Resolution 30 (XXXVI) of 11 March 1980 in which the
Commission had expressed concern at indications that:
"large exoduses of persons and groups are frequently the result of violations of human rights."
The resolution also called for a report, in its operative
paragraph 5, by the Secretary-General, which was submitted on
27 January 1981 (Document E/CN.4/1440).