Press Release HR/648 Page 7
The Chairman, Abdelwahab Bouhdiba (Tunisia) may carry out the task himself, or may designate another cuber. (Adopted by 15 votes in favour to 3 against, with 2 abstentions.)
The Commission on numan Rights on Ĉ larch had requested the Secretary- General to transmit to the Government of Democratic Kampuchea the records of the Commission's discussion of the human rights situation in that country, "with a view to inviting that Government to send its comments and observations and to transmit the response of the Government of Democratic Kampuchea together with all information which may be available about the situation to the Commission at its next session, through the Sub-Commission".
Before the documents were transmitted to the Government, the Secretary- General received a note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Democratic Kampuchea dated 22 April 1978. The noto (document E/CN.4/Sub.2/418) stated that the imperialists were trying to interfere in the internal affairs of 'Democratic Kampuchea to defeat the independance struggle of the people.
About 1,000 pages of material were submitted to the Secretariat by Canada, Norway, United Kingdom, United States, Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists. Excerpts from this material including summaries of testimonies by a number of refugees alleging human rights violations - are contained in documents E/Ch.4/Sub.2/414 and Addenda 1 through 7.
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The Sub-Commission said that one of its members should "analyze these materials on its behalf, together with the comments and observations made by the Sub-Commission and other relevant materials which may be received by the Secretary-General before the next session of the Commission on Human Rights",
and present the analysis with the recommendation that the Commission give this matter "highest priority" at that session.
Slavery and Slavery-Like Practices
The Sub- Jommission requested the Commission on Hun Rights and the Economic and Social Council to extend the period of work of the five-member working group that reviews developments in the field of slavery. It also asked the working group to carry out a study of apartheid and colonialism which it condamned as "collective forms of slavery".
The Sub-Commission noted with concern "the continuation of slavery and slavery-like practices, including traffic in persons, the exploitation of the prostitution of others, the sale of children, the exploitation of child labour and debt bondage in many parts of the world".
It invited Governments to rake use of the International Labour Organisation's technical assistance programme it they need help in dealing with slavery-like practices which may exist in their countries, such as debt bondage, the exploitation of child labour and other grave abuses against workers.
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