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Commission on Human Rights COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ON THE THIRTY-FIFTH SESSION (12 February-16 March 1979) ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OFFICIAL RECORDS, 1979 SUPPLEMENT No. 6 UNITED NATIONS New York, 1979 COÏÏTEFTS Issues that require action by or are brought to the attention of the Economic and Social Council A. Draft resolutions I. Question of the human rights of all persons subjected to any form of detention or imprisonment II. Draft convention on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment .. III. Further promotion and encouragement of human rights and fundamental freedoms IV. Yearbook on Human Sights B. Draft decisions 1. Question of the realisation in all countries of the economic, social and cultural rights contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Eights and in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and study of special problems which the developing countries face in their efforts to achieve these human rights 2. Question of the realization in all countries of the economic, social and cultural rights contained in the Universal' Declaration of Human Eights and in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and study of special problems which the developing countries face in their efforts to achieve these human rights 3. Implementation of the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination 4. Study of reported violations of human rights in Chile, with particular reference to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 5. Violations of human rights in southern Africa: report of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts .. 6. Violations of human rights in southern Africa: report of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts .. 7. The situation.of human rights in Equatorial Guinea CONTENTS (continued) Paragraphs Page B. Draft decisions (continued) 8. Question of international legal protection of the human rights of individuals who are.not citizens of the country in which they live .. 9 9. Question of a convention on the rights of the child 9 10. National institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights 9 11. The right of peoples to self-determination and its application to peoples under colonial or alien domination or foreign occupation ... 9 12. General decision concerning the establishment of a working group of the Commission to examine situations referred to the Commission •under Economic and Social Council resolution 1503 (XLVIIl) and situations which the Commission has decided to keep under review 10 13. Report of the Commission on Human Rights .... 10 Question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab territories, including Palestine 1- 31 11 Study of reported violations of human rights in Chile, with particular reference to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 32- 56 15 Violations of human rights in southern Africa: Report of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts 57- 83 19 The adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to colonial and racist régimes in southern Africa 84-105 23 Question of the realization in all countries of the economic, social and cultural 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 which the developing countries face in their efforts to achieve these human rights 106-134 26 The right of peoples to self-determination and its application to peoples under colonial or alien domination or foreign occupation 135-168 30 -ii- CONTENTS (continued) Paragraphs Page Question of the human rights of all persons subjected to any form of detention or imprisonment, in particular: (a) draft convention on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; (b) "body of principles for the protection of all persons under any form of detention or imprisonment ... 169-191 34 A. Draft convention on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 174-183 34 B. Body of principles for the protection of all persons under any form of detention or imprisonment 184-186 45 C. Disappeared persons 187-191 45 Further promotion and encouragement of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including: (a} question of the programme and methods of work of the Commission: alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms; (b) importance of national institutions in the field of human rights 192-214 47 A. Question of the programme and methods of work of the Commission: alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Hâtions system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms 192-201 47 B. Importance of national institutions in the field of human rights 202-206 52 C. Public information activities in the field of human rights 207-208 53 D. Yearbook on Human Eights 209-214 53 Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world, with particular reference to colonial and other dependent countries and territories 215-241 54 A. Question of human rights in Cyprus 235-236 58 B. Study of the situations which reveal a consistent pattern of gross violations of human rights as provided in Commission of Human Rights resolution 8 (XXIIl) and Economic and Social Council resolutions 1235 (XLIl) and 1503 (XLVIIl): report of the Working Group established by the Commission at its thirty-fourth session 237-241 58 -iii- CONTENTS (continued) Paragraphs Page Chapter XI. Question of a convention on the rights of the child .. 242-246 60 XII. Measures to improve the situation and ensure>the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers 247-253 66 XIII. Implementation of the International Convention on the suppression and punishment of the crime of apartheid 254-267 67 XIV. Draft declaration on the elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination "based on religion or belief 268-282 69 XV. Study in collaboration with the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities and ways and means of ensuring the implementation of United Nations resolutions bearing on apartheid, racism and racial discrimination; implementation of the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination .... 283-294 77 XVI. Status of the International Covenants on Human Rights 295-302 79 XVII. Report of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its thirty-first session 303-315 81 XVIII. Rights of persons belonging to national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities 316-322 83 XIX. Question of international legal protection of the human rights of individuals who are not citizens of the country in which they live 323-330 87 XX. Communications concerning human rights 331 88 XXI. Consideration of the draft provisional agenda for the thirty-sixth session of the Commission 332-336 89 XXII. Postponement of items on the agenda 337-338 97 XXIII. Adoption of the report 339 98 XXIV. Resolutions and decisions adopted by the Commission at its thirty-fifth session A. Resolutions 1 A and B (XXXV). Question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab territories, including Palestine 99 -iv- COÏÏTEFTS (continued) Resolutions (continued) 2 (XXXV), The right of peoples to self- determination and its application to peoples under colonial or alien domination or foreign occupation .... 3 (XXXV). The right of peoples to self- determination and its application to peoples under colonial or alien domination or foreign occupation .... 4 (XXXV). Question of the realization in all countries of the economic, social and cultural 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 which the developing countries face in their efforts to achieve these human rights 5 (XXXV). Question of the realization in all countries of the economic, social and cultural 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 which the developing countries face in their efforts to achieve these human rights 6 (XXXV). Status of the International Covenants on Human Rights 7 (XXXV). Treatment of non-white immigrants .... 8 (XXXV). Implementation of the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination 9 (XXXV). The adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to colonial and racist regimes in southern Africa 10 (XXXV). Implementation of the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid .. -v- FOMENTS (continued) Paragraphs A. Resolutions (contiAued) 11 (XXXV). Study of reported violation^ of human rights in Chile, with particular reference to tori/ure and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 115 12 (XXXV). Violations of human rights i11 southern Africa: Report of ^he Ad Hoc Working Group of Expe1"*8 118 13 (XXXV). Violations of human rights in southern Africa .••••• 121 14 (XXXV). ^e situation of human righ*3 i*1 Nicaragua 121 15 (XXXV). The situation of human rights ^ Equatorial Guinea » 122 16 (XXXV). Question of international leë8^- protection of the human rigU*s of individuals who are not citizens of the country in Vn^cn •Çfcfây l±s<à .............. «...»-»»» 125 17 (XXXV). Question of the human rights °*" all persons subjected to any" form of detention or imprisonment 123 18 (XXXV). Draft convention on torture an^- other cruel, inhuman or degZ"^11^ treatment or punishment 124 19 A and B (XXXV). Question of a convention on the rights of the child 124 20 (XXXV). Draft declaration on the elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination "based on religion or belief 125 21 (XXXV).
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