Situation of human rights in Afghanistan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
1994
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SymbolA/RES/49/207
TitleSituation of human rights in Afghanistan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
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Summary
Urges all the Afghan parties to undertake all possible efforts in order to achieve a comprehensive political solution, based on the free exercise of the right to self-determination by the people, including free and genuine elections, the cessation of armed confrontation and the creation of conditions that will permit the free return of about 3 million refugees to their homeland in safety and dignity, whenever they wish, and the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms by all Afghans; invites UN to offer, upon the request of the Afghan Government and with due regard to the Afghan tradition, advisory services and technical assistance concerning the drafting of a constitution, which should embody internationally accepted human rights principles, and the holding of direct elections; urges the Afghan authorities to provide sufficient and effective remedies to the victims of grave human rights violations and to bring their perpetrators to trial in accordance with internationally accepted standards; strongly urges all the Afghan parties to ensure respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women; urges the unconditional release of all prisoners detained without trial on Afghan territory by rival groups, and calls for the abolition of prisons run by political parties; stresses the need for humanitarian aid deliveries to be effected through unhindered access to all main routes to Kabul; urges the international community to sustain the increasing financial efforts undertaken by humanitarian organizations, to assist the Afghan refugees.
Action note1994-12-23
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 94th meeting
Meeting record
A/49/PV.94
Agenda information
A/49/251 100c[3] HUMAN RIGHTS--AFGHANISTAN
Date[New York] : UN, 6 Mar. 1995.
Description
6 p.
Notes
Adopted at the 94th plenary meeting, 23 Dec. 1994.