Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
1989
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SymbolA/RES/44/79
TitleImportance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.
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Summary
Reaffirms the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples for independence, territorial integrity, national unity and liberation from colonial domination, apartheid and foreign occupation by all available means, including armed struggle; strongly condemns the continued violation of the human rights of the peoples under colonial domination and alien subjugation; demands the immediate and unconditional release of all persons detained or imprisoned as a result of their struggle for self-determination and independence, full respect for their fundamental individual rights and compliance with article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, under which no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment; urges all States, the specialized agencies and other competent organizations of the UN system to do their utmost to ensure the full implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples and to intensify their efforts to support peoples under colonial, foreign and racist domination in their just struggle for self-determination and independence.
Action note1989-12-08
Vote summary
Adopted 123-15-16, 78th meeting
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A/44/PV.78
Date[New York] : UN, 6 Mar. 1990.
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9 p.
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Adopted at the 78th plenary meeting, 8 Dec. 1989.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 44th session, Volume 1, 19 September-29 December 1989. - A/44/49. - 1990. - p. 200-203. - (GAOR, 44th sess., Suppl. no. 49).
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 44th session, Volume 1, 19 September-29 December 1989. - A/44/49. - 1990. - p. 200-203. - (GAOR, 44th sess., Suppl. no. 49).