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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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