Situation of human rights in the Sudan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Expresses deep concern at the continuing serious human rights violations in the Sudan, including summary executions, detentions without due process, forced displacement of persons and torture; calls upon all parties to the hostilities to respect fully the applicable provisions of international humanitarian law, to halt the use of weapons against the civilian population, to protect all civilians from violations, including arbitrary detention, ill-treatment, torture and summary execution; calls upon the Government of the Sudan to ensure a full, thorough and prompt investigation by the independent judicial inquiry commission of the killings of Sudanese nationals employees of foreign government relief organizations, to bring to justice those reponsible for the killings and to provide just compensation to the families of the victims; further calls upon the Government of the Sudan to investigate and explain the circumstances behind the air attacks on 12 and 23 Nov. 1993; calls upon the Government of the Sudan and other parties to permit international agencies, humanitarian organizations and donor Governments to deliver humanitarian assistance to the civilian population and to cooperate with recent initiatives of the Department of Humanitarian Affairs; recommends that the human rights situation in the Sudan be monitored.

Adopted 111-13-30, 85th meeting

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Adopted at the 85th plenary meeting, 20 Dec. 1993.