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E/CN.4/L.1466

Question of the human rights of all persons subjected to any form of detention or imprisonment : draft resolution / Egypt, Germany, Federal Republic of, Panama and Portugal.

UN Document Symbol E/CN.4/L.1466
Convention Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Document Type Draft Resolution
Session 35th
Type Document
Description

1 p.

Subjects Detained Persons

Extracted Text

UNITED  NATIONS
ECONOMIC
AND
SOCIAL COUNCIL
 
Distr. LIMITED
E/CN.4/L.1466
12 March 1979
Original : ENGLISH
 
COMMISSION 0N HUMAN RIGHTS Thirty-fifth session Agendo item 10
QUESTION OF THE HUMAN EIGHTS OF ALL PERS0NS SUBJECTS!) TO ANY FORM OF DETENTION OR IMPRISONMENT
Portugal.;  draft resolution
The Commission on Human Heights,
Having Considered the relevant parts of the  report of the  Sub-Commission on Pretention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its thirty-first session (E/CN.4/1296),
1.       Invites the  Sub-Commission  to  consider  the  reports of the  Secretary-General E/CN.4/Sub A2/407,  403  and  409  and  subsequent reports during its  thirty-second  session,
2.      Proposes to the cononlc and  Social  Council to  adopt the  following draft resolution;
"The Economic and  Social Council
Recalling the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected  to Torture  and Other Cruel,   Inhuman or 'Degrading Treatment or Punishment,  which was adopted by the General Assembly in resolution 3452  (XXX) on 9 December 1975,
Recalling that by resolution 3453  (XXX)  of 9 December 1975 the General Assembly had requested  the  Commission on Human Rights to  study the formulation of a body of principles for the  protection of all persons under any form of detention or punishment,
1.       Requested  the Secretary-General to  transmit to  all governments  the  revised body of principles  as  contained  in paragraph 109 of E/C.4/1996 for the protection of all persons under any form 01 detention and imprisonment, to  solicit  their comments and  to report to  the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session,   so  that  the General Assembly can consider their adoption,
2.       Authorizes  the   Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection  of Minorities  to  request Mrs.   Questiaux to  continue  the  study on  the  implication for human rights  of  states of siege  end emergency."
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