Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.

Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination

Reaffirms that the universal realization of the right of all peoples, including those under colonial, foreign and alien domination, to self-determination is a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights and for the preservation and promotion of such rights; declares its firm opposition to acts of foreign military intervention, aggression and occupation, since these have resulted in the suppression of the right of peoples to self-determination and other human rights in certain parts of the world; calls upon those States responsible to cease immediately their military intervention in and occupation of foreign countries and territories and all acts of repression, discrimination, exploitation and maltreatment; deplores the plight of the millions of refugees and displaced persons who have been uprooted as a result of the aforementioned acts; requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give special attention to the violation of the right to self-determination, resulting from foreign military intervention, aggression or occupation.

Adopted without vote, 70th meeting

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Adopted at the 70th plenary meeting, 12 Dec. 1997.