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E/4621 E/CN.4/1007 COMMiSS!ON ON HUMAN MGHTS REPORT ON THE TWENTY-HFTH SESSiON 17 February - 21 March 1969 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OFFICIAL RECORDS: FORTY-SIXTH SESSION UNITED NATIONS COMMKSMM ON HUMAN MGHTS REPORT ON THE TWENTY-HFTH SESStOW 17 February - 21 March 1969 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OFFICIAL RECORDS: FORTYSIXTH SESSION UNITED NATIONS New York, 1969 NOTE Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. E/4621 E/CN.4/1007 CONTENTS Chapter Paragraphs Page I. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION 1-20 1 A. Opening and duration of the session 1-3 1 B. Attendance . A -5 1 C. Election of officers 6-7 6 D. Adoption of the agenda 8-15 6 E. Meetings^ resolutions and documentation 16-20 9 II. ORGANIZATION OF THE WORK OF THE SESSION 21-32 11 III. QUESTION OF THE WAYS AND MEANS WHICH MAY ENABLE OR ASSIST THE COMMISSION TO DISCHARGE ITS FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING REVIEW OF THE COMMISSION'S PROCEDURES AND METHODS OF WORK WITH A VIEW TO EXPEDITING THE CONSIDERATION OF THE ITEMS OF ITS AGENDA: REPORT OF THE AD HOC WORKING GROUP SET UP UNDER RESOLUTION 3 (XXIV) OF THE COMMISSION IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS TO EXAMINE THE FINANCES OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE SPECIALIZED AGENCIES REVIEW OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMME AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIORITIES, CONTROL AND LIMITATION OF DOCUMENTATION 33 - 88 14 IV. QUESTION CF THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS INCLUDING POLICIES OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND SEGREGATION AND OF APARTHEID. IN ALL COUNTRIES, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO COLONIAL AND OTHER DEPENDENT COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES 39 - ?44 23 A. Report of the Special Rapporteur appointed under resolutions 7 (XXIII) and 3 (XXIV) of the Commission 89 - 156 28 B. Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts established under resolutions 2 (XXIII) and 2 (XXIV) of the Commission 157 - 185 50 C. Study of situations which reveal a consistent pattern of violations of human rigMs as provided in resolution 8 (XXIII) of the Commission and resolution 1235 (XLII) of the Economic and Social Council 186 - 229 66 D. Model rules of procedure for United Nations bodies dealing with violations of human rights (decision taken at the 1576th meeting of the Economic and Social Council on 19 December 1968) 230-244 77 69-07956 - iii - CONTENTS (conti nued) Chapter Paragraphs Page V. QUESTION OF THE PUNISHMENT OF WAR CRIMINALS AND OF PERSONS WHO HAVE COMMITTED CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY 245-277 81 VI. MEASURES TO BE TAKEN AGAINST NAZISM AND RACIAL INTOLERANCE 278- 333 95 VII. QUESTION OF THE REALIZATION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS CONTAINED IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND IN THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS (RESOLUTION 11 (XXIV) OF THE COMMISSION) STUDY OF SPECIAL PROBLEMS RELATING TO HUMAN RIGHTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 334-382 111 VIII. REPORTS AND STUDIES OF THE SUB-COMMISSION ON PREVENTION OF DISCRIMINATION AND PROTECTION OF MINORITIES 383-463 130 A. REPORT OF THE TWENTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE SUB-COMMISSION 386 - 406 130 B. RESOLUTIONS 2 (XXI) AND 3 (XXI) OF THE SUB-COMMISSION ON PREVENTION OF DISCRIMINATION AND PROTECTION OF MINORITIES 407-435 135 C. OUTSTANDING PARTS OF THE REPORT OF THE TWENTIETH SESSION OF THE SUB-COMMISSION 436 - 441 148 D. DRAFT PRINCIPLES ON FREEDOM AND NON-DIS CRIMINATION IN THE MATTER OF POLITICAL RIGHTS 442 - 448 149 E. STUDY OF DISCRIMINATION IN RESPECT OF THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO LEAVE ANY COUNTRY, INCLUDING HIS OWN, AND TO RETURN TO HIS COUNTRY F. STUDY OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK 449 - 463 150 IX. INTERNATIONAL YEAR FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: ACTION ARISING OUT OF THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS (RESOLUTION 2442 (XXIII) OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY) FURTHER PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS 464-480 154 - iv - CONTENTS (continued) Chapter Paragraphs Page X. PERIODIC REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS 481-494 158 XI. STUDY OF THE QUESTION OF THE EDUCATION OF YOUTH ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS PERSONALITY AND THE STRENGTHENING OF ITS RESPECT FOR THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS (RESOLUTION 2447 (XXIII) OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND DECISION TAKEN AT THE 1576th MEETING OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL ON 19 DECEMBER 1968) 495 - 512 161 XII. STUDY OF THE RIGHT OF EVERYONE TO BE FREE FROM ARBITRARY ARREST,, DETENTION AND EXILE, AND DRAFT PRINCIPLES ON FREEDOM FROM ARBITRARY ARREST AND DETENTION STUDY OF THE RIGHT OF ARRESTED PERSONS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THOSE WHOM IT IS NECESSARY FOR THEM TO CONSULT IN ORDER TO ENSURE THEIR DEFENCE OR TO PROTECT THEIR ESSENTIAL INTERESTS 513-518 168 XIII. ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SUB-COMMISSION ON PREVENTION OF DISCRIMINATION AND PROTECTION OF MINORITIES (RESOLUTION 1334 (XLIV) OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL) 519 - 522 169 XIV. MEASURES FOR THE SPEEDY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION 523-525 172 XV. COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING HUMAN RIGHTS 526-527 173 XVI. POSTPONEMENT OF AGENDA ITEMS TO THE TWENTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION 528 174 XVII. ADOPTION OF THE REPORT 529 175 - v - CONTENTS (continued) Chapter Page XVIII RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AT ITS TWENTY-FIFTH SESSION 1 (XXV). Organization of the work of the session 176 2 (XXV). Question of ways and means which amy enable or assist the Commission to discharge its functions ^76 3 (XXV). Appeal for combating the policy of apartheid 177 4 (XXV). Co-ordination of United Nations activities with regard to policies of apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa 178 5 (XXV). Measures for effectively combating racial discrimination, the policies of apartheid and segregation in southern Africa 178 6 (XXV). Question of human rights in the territories occupied as a result of hostilities in the Middle East 183 7 (XXV). Question of human rights arising out of hostilities in the Middle East 184 8 (XXV). Model rules of procedure for United Nations bodies dealing with violations of human rights........ 185 9 (XXV). Question of the punishment of war criminals and of persons who have committed crimes against humanity .... 185 10 (XXV). Measures to bo taken against nazisn and racial intolerance 186 11 (XXV). Protection of minorities 187 12 (XXV). Question of slavery and the slave trade in all their practices and manifestations, including the slavery-like practices of apartheid and colonialism 188 13 (XXV). Genocide 188 14 (XXV). Question of the realization of the economic and social rights contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and study of special problems relating to human rights in developing countries 188 - vi - CONTENTS (continued) Chapter Page 15 (XXV). Question of the realization of the economic and social rights contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and study of special problems relating to human rights in developing countries 190 16 (XXV). Question of the realization of the economic and social rights contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 191 17 (XXV) Procedure for dealing with communications relating to violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms 192 18 (XXV) Reports of the twentieth and twenty-first sessions of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities 192 19 (XXV) Study of discrimination in the matter of political rights and the draft principles on freedom and non-discrimination in the matter of political rights Study of discrimination in respect of the right of everyone to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country Study of discrimination against persons born out of wedlock 193 20 (XXV) Study of the question of the education of youth all over the world for the development of its personality and the strengthening of its respect for the rights of man and fundamental freedoms 193 21 (XXV). Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts established under resolutions 2 (XXIIl) and 2 (XXIV) of the Commission 196 22 (XXV) Periodic reports on human rights 197 23 (XXV) Study of.the right of everyone to be free from arbitrary arrest, detention and exile and draft principles on freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention Study of the right of arrested persons to communicate with those whom it is necessary for them to consult in order to ensure their defence or to protect their essential interests 201 - vii - CONTENTS (continued) Chapter Page XIX. DRAFT RESOLUTIONS FOR ACTION BY THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL I. Co-ordination of United Nations activities with regard to policies of apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa , 202 II. Measures for effectively combating racial discrimination^ the policies of apartheid anjd segregation in southern Africa ....... 204 III. Question of the punishment of war criminals and of persons who have committed crimes against humanity , 206 IV Measures to be taken against nazism and racial intolerance , 208 V. Protection of minorities 209 VI. Question of slavery and the slave trade in a]Ll their practices and manifestations, including the ^lavery-like practices of apartheid and colonialism 210 VII. Genocide 210 VIII. Question of the realization of the economic and social rights contained in the Universal Declaration of Hunan Rights and in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and study qf special problems relating to human rights in developing countries 211 IX.