Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 86 Elimination of all forms of racial discrimination, published in 1979.

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24 versions · 1971–1998

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/52/110

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1998	A/RES/52/110	Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination	979	32%Compare
1996	A/RES/50/137	Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination	1,033	63%Compare
1995	A/RES/49/145	Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination	743	—
1993	A/RES/47/79	Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination	—	—
1992	A/RES/46/83	Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination	—	—

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3 subjects

Racial Discrimination Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Treaties

What’s in this document?

25 operative paragraphs

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Deeply concerned at the continued collaboration of certain Governments and transnational corporations with the racist regime of South Africa in the political, economic, military and other fields, thus encouraging it to persist in the brutal suppression of the peoples of South Africa,

Emphasizing that ratification of and accession to the Convention on a universal basis and implementation of its provisions without any delay are necessary for its effectiveness and would be a useful contribution towards achieving the goals of the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination,

Taking into account Security Council resolution 418 (1977) of 4 November 1977 as a useful step towards achieving the purposes of the Convention,

Firmly convinced that the legitimate struggle of the oppressed peoples of southern Africa against apartheid, colonialism and racial discrimination and for the effective implementation of their inalienable and legitimate rights, including their right to self-determination, demands more than ever all necessary support by the international community and, in particular, further action by the Security Council,

Takes note of the report of the Secretary- General11 on the status of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid;

Expresses its satisfaction with the increase in the number of States which have ratified the Convention or acceded thereto;

Commends the States parties to the Convention that have submitted their reports under article VII of the Convention and urges other States to do so as soon as possible, taking fully into account the guidelines18 prepared by the Working Group on the Implementation of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid established in accordance with article IX of the Convention;

Appeals once again to all States which have not yet become parties to the Convention to ratify it or accede to it without delay;

Requests the Secretary-General to take measures through appropriate channels on the dissemination of information on the Convention with the aim of promoting further ratification thereof or accession thereto;

Calls upon States parties to implement fuUy article IV of the Convention by adopting legislative, judicial and administrative measures to prosecute, bring to trial and punish in accordance with their jurisdiction persons responsible for, or accused of, the acts defined in article II of the Convention;

Calls upon all States parties to the Convention and the competent United Nations organs to consider the conclusions and recommendations of the Working Group contained in its report19 and to submit their views and comments to the Secretary-General;

Welcomes the efforts of the Commission on Human Rights to undertake the functions set out in article X of the Convention and invites the Commission to continue its efforts, especially with a view to pre- 17 A/34/442 and Corr.I.

1s E/CN.4/1286, annex.

1u E/CN.4/1328, sect. VI. paring periodically a list of individuals, organizations, institutions and representatives of States that are alleged to be responsible for crimes enumerated in article II of the Convention, as well as of those against which legal proceedings have been undertaken;

Calls upon the competent United Nations organs to continue to provide the Commission on Human Rights, through the Secretary-General, with information relevant to the periodic compilation of the abovementioned list as well as with information concerning the obstacles which prevent the effective suppression and punishment of the crime of apartheid;

Requests the Commission on Human Rights to take into account, in preparing the above-mentioned list, Gener.al Assembly resolution 33/23 of 29 November 1978 as well as all the documents on the subject prepared by the Commission and its subsidiary organs;

Requests the Secretary-General to distribute the above-mentioned list among all States parties to the Convention and all States Members of the United Nations;

Requests the Secretary-General to include in his next annual report under General Assembly resolution 3380 (XXX) a special section concerning the implementation of the Convention, taking into account the views and comments of States parties to the Convention called for in paragraph 7 above.

34 / 28. Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions;

Welcomes the interest shown by the Committee in further participation in the activities for implementa-

21 Resolution 2106 A (XX), annex.

tion of the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination;

Welcomes also the continued co-operation of the Committee with the competent specialized agencies and other United Nations bodies, especially with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, to secure the fullest possible implementation of article 7 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination;

Commends the Committee for continuing to focus its attention on the just cause of peoples struggling against colonialism, oppression and occupation wherever they exist, particularly in southern Africa, as is within its mandate;

Calls once again upon relevant United Nations bodies to supply the Committee with sufficient information on Trust and Non-Self-Governing Territories and all other Territories to which General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 applies to enable it to discharge fully its responsibilities under article 15 of the Convention;

Expresses its grave concern that some States parties to the Convention, for reasons beyond their control, are being prevented from fulfilling their obligations under the Convention in parts of their respective territories, and in this respect supports the opinion expressed by the Committee regarding the persistence of this problem in the Syrian Arab Republic, 22 reiterates its endorsement of Committee decision 1 (XV) of 1 April 197723 and reaffirms its resolution 32/13 of 7 November 1977 as well as its resolutions 2784 (XXVI) of 6 December 1971 and 3266 (XXIX) of 10 December 1974, concerning the situation in the Golan Heights;

Invites the States parties to supply the Committee 1. with all the requested information on their implementation of the principles and provisions of the Convention, including information on the demographic composition of their population and on their relations with the racist regimes in southern Africa, in order to enable the Committee to discharge fully its responsibilities;

Calls upon the States parties to observe fully the provisions of the Convention and other international instruments and agreements to which they are parties concerning the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination, and to take effective measures for securing full equality and promotion and protection of the rights of every person, group of persons or national or ethnic minority, as well as full .protection of the rights of migrant workers, by preventing all practices of racial discrimination;

Urges all States which are not parties to the Convention to ratify or to accede to it and, pending such ratification or accession, to be guided by the basic provisions of the Convention in their internal and foreign policies;

Notes with due attention Committee decision 1

(XX) of 13 August 197924 concerning the future meetings of the Committee and requests the Secretary-General in this connexion to explore the possibility of providing necessary assistance for the holding of such meetings 22 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 18 (A/34/18), para. 138.

28 Ibid., Thirty-second Session, Supplement No. 18 (A/32/18), chap. VIII, sect. A.

24 lbid., Thirty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 18 (A/34/18), chap. VIII, sect. B. in developing countries and to submit a report in this

34 / 43. Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance

Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give high priority to the drafting of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief;

Further requests the Commission on Human Rights to strive towards completion of the draft Declaration at its thirty-sixth session with a view to submitting to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session, through the Economic and Social Council, a single draft Declaration;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fifth session the item entitled "Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance" and to give it high priority.

34/ 44. Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights

General Assembly-Thirty-fourth Seal.on 20Offecial Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 18 (A/34/18).

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