Interim Measures, Pending Entry Into Force of the Covenants of Human Rights, to Be Taken with Respect to Violations of Human Rights Set Forth in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

A/RES/1041(XI)View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1957.

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3 subjects

Human Rights Human Rights Violations Treaties

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3 operative paragraphs

Decides that:

The Third Committee should devote enough time to its discussion of the draft International Covenants on Human Rights to be able to complete its consideration of the draft Covenants, if possible by the end of the thirteenth session of the General Assembly, for adoption by the Assembly at that session ;

( b) The Third Committee should discuss, at the beginning of the twelfth session of the General Assembly, how many meetings should be devoted to the consideration of the draft International Covenants on H uman Rights ;

Decides to transmit to the Commission on Human Rights the official records and other documents relating to the important question of measures to be taken with respect to violations of human rights, discussed by the Third Committee at the eleventh session of the General Assembly.

20 February 1957.

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