Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Chile

A/RES/37/183View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 12 Report of the Economic and Social Council, published in 1983.

What other versions does this mandate have?

7 versions · 1983–1989

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/43/158

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1989	A/RES/43/158	Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Chile	838	22%Compare
1988	A/RES/42/147	Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Chile	1,663	52%Compare
1987	A/RES/41/161	Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Chile	1,360	26%Compare
1986	A/RES/40/145	Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Chile	1,224	32%Compare
1985	A/RES/39/121	Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Chile	1,259	51%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Chile Detained Persons Disappearance of Persons Freedom of Movement Human Rights Human Rights Violations Torture and Other Cruel Treatment Trade Union Rights

What’s in this document?

17 operative paragraphs

Reiterates its grave concern at the persistence of serious and systematic violations of human rights in Chile, as described by the Special Rapporteur, in particular at the subversion of the traditional democratic legal order and its institutions, through the maintenance and widening of emer gency and exceptional legislation and the promulgation of a Constitution which does not reflect a freely expressed popular will and the provisions of which suppress, suspend or restrict the enjoyment and the exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms;

Reiterates also its deep concern at the inefficacy of the recourse of habeas corpus or amparo in view of the fact that the judiciary in Chile does not exercise its functions

fully in this respect, except with considerable restrictions;

Once more urgently requests the Chilean authorities to respect and promote human rights in conformity with the obligations undertaken under various international instru ments and, in particular, to adopt the concrete measures contemplated in resolution 1982/25 of the Commission on Human Rights, especially the lifting of the state of emer gency and the state of exception and the re-establishment of democratic institutions, by ensuring the full enjoyment and exercise of the civil and political rights as well as the economic, social and cultural rights and fundamental free doms of the Chilean people, as provided in those interna tional instruments;

Urges once more the Chilean authorities to investi gate and clarify the fate of all persons who have disappeared in Chile for political reasons, to inform their families of the results of such investigation and to punish those responsible for the disappearance;

Further urges again the Chilean authorities to restore the full enjoyment of trade union rights, in particular the right to organize trade unions, the right to collective bar gaining and the right to strike;

Urges the Chilean authorities to respect, in conform ity with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 119 the right of Chilean nationals to live in and freely enter and leave Chilean territory, without restrictions or conditions of any kind, and to cease the practice of "rel egation" (assignment of forced residence) and forced exile, in particular of those who participate in trade union activ ities, academic life or the defence of human rights;

Also urges the Chilean authorities to put an end to arbitrary detentions and imprisonment in secret places and the practice of torture and other forms of inhuman or de grading treatment which have resulted on occasion in unex plained deaths;

Requests the Chilean authorities to respect fully the economic, social and cultural rights of the Chilean popu lation in general and of the indigenous population in particular;

Concludes, on the basis of the report of the Special Rapporteur, that it is necessary to keep under consideration the situation of human rights in Chile;

Calls again on the Chilean authorities to co-operate with the Commission on Human Rights and its Special Rap porteur and to submit commentaries on his report to the Commission on Human Rights at its thirty-ninth session;

Requests the Commission on Human Rights to study in depth the report of the Special Rapporteur at its thirty ninth session, with a view to taking the most appropriate steps, in particular the extension of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur, and report on its consideration, through the Economic and Social Council, to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session.

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37 /184. Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Guatemala The General Assembly.

Reiterating that the Governments of all Member States have an obligation to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms,

Recalling Commission on Human Rights resolution 1982/ 31 of 11 March 1982, 124 in which the Commission expressed its profound concern at the continuing deterioration in the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Guatemala under the previous regime and in which it requested its Chairman to appoint a Special Rapporteur,

Taking into account General Assembly decision 36/435 of 16 December 1981 ,

Expressing its satisfaction at the declared willingness of the present Government of Guatemala to co-operate with the Special Rapporteur to be appointed pursuant to Com mission on Human Rights resolution 1982/31 with a man date to make a thorough study of the human rights situation in Guatemala,

Taking note of resolution 1982/ l 7 of 7 September 1982 of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, 126 in which the Sub-Commission expressed alarm at reports of massive repression against and displacement of indigenous populations,

Disturbed about the large number of missing persons, who, despite appeals from various international organiza tions to the Government of Guatemala, remain unaccounted for,

Noting with concern the state of siege in force in Gua temala since l July 1982, under which basic human rights are abrogated and serious violations of human rights are reported to occur,

Expresses its deep concern at the serious violations of human rights reported to be taking place in Guatemala, particularly those reports of widespread repression, kill ing and massive displacement of rural and indigenous populations;

Urges the Government of Guatemala to ensure that human rights and fundamental freedoms are fully respected by all its authorities and agencies, including its security forces;

Appeals to the Government of Guatemala to allow international humanitarian organizations to give their assist ance to those displaced;

Appeals also to all parties concerned in Guatemala to seek an end to all acts of violence;

Calls upon Governments to refrain from supplying arms and other military assistance as long as serious human rights violations in Guatemala continue to be reported;

Invites the Government of Guatemala and other par ties concerned to co-operate with the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights;

Requests the Commission on Human Rights to study carefully the report of its Special Rapporteur and to consider, in the light of that report, further steps for securing human rights and fundamental freedoms for all in Guatemala.

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126 See E/CN.4/!983/4-E/CN.4/Sub.211982/43 and Corr. I, chap. XXI, sect. A.

127 N37i564.