Situation of Human Rights in Iraq

A/RES/50/191View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1996.

What other versions does this mandate have?

9 versions · 1992–2002

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/56/174

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2002	A/RES/56/174	Situation of human rights in Iraq	1,655	39%Compare
1999	A/RES/53/157	Situation of human rights in Iraq	1,288	40%Compare
1998	A/RES/52/141	Situation of human rights in Iraq	1,145	26%Compare
1997	A/RES/51/106	Situation of human rights in Iraq	1,098	58%Compare
1996	A/RES/50/191	Situation of human rights in Iraq	1,392	36%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

19 subjects

Administration of Justice Disappearance of Persons Emergency Relief Food Distribution Food Supply Freedom of Expression Human Rights Human Rights Violations Humanitarian Assistance Impunity Iraq Judicial Independence Kuwaitis Laws and Regulations Medical Supplies Non-Citizens Petroleum Exports Torture and Other Cruel Treatment Verification

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18 operative paragraphs

Takes note with appreciation of the interim report on the situation of human rights in Iraq⁶ submitted by the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Iraq and the observations, conclusions and recommendations contained therein;

⁶See A/50/734.

Expresses its strong condemnation of the massive and extremely grave violations of human rights for which the Government of Iraq is responsible, resulting in an all-pervasive order of repression and oppression which is sustained by broad-based discrimination and widespread terror;

Expresses its condemnation with regard to the violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, in particular of:

Summary and arbitrary executions, including political killings;

The widespread routine practice of systematic torture in its most cruel forms;

The enactment and implementation of decrees prescribing cruel and unusual punishment, namely mutilation, as a penalty for certain offences and the abuse and diversion of medical-care services for the purpose of such mutilations;

Enforced or involuntary disappearances, routinely practised arbitrary arrests and detention and consistent and routine failure to respect due process and the rule of law;

Suppression of freedom of thought, information, expression, association and assembly, through fear of arrest, imprisonment and other sanctions, including the death penalty, as well as harsh limitations to freedom of movement;

Urges the Government of Iraq to cooperate with the United Nations with a view to arranging for the export of oil in order to purchase essential food and medical supplies for humanitarian purposes, as authorized by the Security Council in its resolution 986 (1995);

Strongly condemns the continued refusal of the Government of Iraq to take advantage of resources available to alleviate the suffering of the people, which includes long-term disabilities of millions of people and the death of many thousands more;

Again expresses its special alarm at the policies of the Government of Iraq, which discriminate between regions and prevent the equitable enjoyment of basic foodstuffs and medical supplies, and calls upon Iraq, which has sole responsibility in this regard, to take steps to cooperate with international humanitarian agencies in the provision of relief to those in need throughout Iraq;

Calls once again upon Iraq, as a State party to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights⁷ and to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 6/ to abide by its obligations freely undertaken under the Covenants and under other international instruments on human rights, and particularly to respect and ensure the rights of all individuals, irrespective of their origin, within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction;

⁷See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.

Demands that the Government of Iraq restore the independence of the judiciary and abrogate all laws granting impunity to specified forces or persons killing or injuring individuals for any purpose beyond the administration of justice under the rule of law as prescribed by international standards;

Also demands that the Government of Iraq abrogate any and all decrees that prescribe cruel and inhuman punishment or treatment and take every step necessary to ensure that the practice of torture and cruel and unusual punishments and treatment no longer occur;

Urges the Government of Iraq to abrogate all laws and procedures, including Revolution Command Council decree No. 840 of 4 November 1986, that penalize the free expression of competing views and ideas and to ensure that the genuine will of the people shall be the basis of authority in the State;

Also urges the Government of Iraq to improve its cooperation with the Tripartite Commission with a view to establishing the whereabouts or resolving the fate of the remaining several hundred missing persons and prisoners of war, Kuwaitis and third-country nationals victims of the illegal Iraqi occupation of Kuwait;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Rapporteur with all necessary assistance in carrying out his mandate and to approve the allocation of sufficient human and material resources for the sending of human rights monitors to such locations as would facilitate improved information flow and assessment and help in the independent verification of reports on the situation of human rights in Iraq;

Decides to continue its consideration of the situation of human rights in Iraq during its fifty-first session under the item entitled "Human rights questions", in the light of additional elements provided by the Commission on Human Rights and the Economic and Social Council.

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