Torture and Inhuman Treatment of Children in Detention in South Africa

A/RES/42/124View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 107 Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, published in 1988.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 1988–1991

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/45/144

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1991	A/RES/45/144	Torture and inhuman treatment of children in detention in South Africa	—	—
1988	A/RES/42/124	Torture and inhuman treatment of children in detention in South Africa	211	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Children Conferences Detained Persons South Africa Torture and Other Cruel Treatment

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

Expresses its profound outrage at reports of detention, torture and inhuman treatment of children in South Africa;

Calls upon the South African authorities urgently to release children held in detention in that country;

Calls for the immediate dismantlement of the socalled •·rehabilitation camps" or "re-education centres":

Requests all relevant United Nations bodies and specialized agencies to draw attention to, monitor and expose these inhuman practices;

Requests the Secretary-General to make available to the Commission on Human Rights the final documents of the International Conference on Children, Repression and the Law in Apartheid South Africa, for action by the Special Rapporteur on Torture.

(;cncral Assemhl)-Forty-second Session 139 Resolution 34/169, annex 140 A/34/146, annex. 141 A/42/451

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