UNITED NATIONS
ECONOMIC
AND
SOCIAL COUNCIL
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Thirty-eighth session
Agenda item 12
E
Distr. LIMITED
E/CN.4/1982/L.57 9 March 1982
Original: ENGLISH
QUESTION OF THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS
IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO COLONIAL
AND OTHER DEPENDENT COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES
Argentina, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon * Mexico, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines and Senegal: draft resolution
Human rights and mass exoduses
The Commission on Human Rights,
Mindful of its mandate under the Charter of the United Nations to promote and
encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all,
Mindful that human rights violations are among the principal causes of massive
exoduses,
Recalling its resolution 30 (XXXVI) of 11 March 1980, General Assembly
resolution 35/196 of 15 December 1980 and Commission resolution 29 (XXXVII) of
11 March 1981 on the question of human rights and massive exoduses,
Noting General Assembly resolutions 35/124 of 11 December 1980 and 36/148 of
16 December 1981 on international co-operation to avert new massive flows of refugees,
Having in mind General Assembly resolution 32/130 of 16 December 1977 and
Commission resolution 4 (XXXIII) of 21 February. 1977 on the full realization of economic,
social and cultural rights,
Taking into account General Assembly resolution 36/225 of 17 December 1981 on strengthening the capacity of the United Nations system to respond to natural disasters
and other disaster situations and bearing in mind all relevant General Assembly
resolutions concerning international efforts to meet humanitarian needs in emergency
situations,
*/ In accordance with rule 69, paragraph 3, of the rules of procedure of the - functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council.
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