UN Human Rights Treaties

VI. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Third Committee

above-mentioned international instruments, may be under arrest or detention on account of trade union activities;
(b) To ensure that, pending the release of such persons, their fundamental rights are fully protected, including the right not to be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and the right to receive a fair hearing by a competent, independent and impartial tribunal in the determination of any criminal charge against them;
(c) To take effective measures to safeguard and protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of trade union leaders who are detained or imprisoned as a result of their struggle against colonialism, aggression and foreign occupation and for self-determination, independence, the elimination of apartheid and all forms of racial discrimination and racism, and for the termination of all these violations of human rights.
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33/170. International Year for Disabled Persons
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 31/123 of 16 December 1976, in which it proclaimed the year 1981 International Year for Disabled Persons,
Recalling also its resolution 32/133 of 16 December 1977, in which, inter alia, it:
(a) Decided to establish an Advisory Committee for the International Year for Disabled Persons, composed of the representatives of fifteen Member States to be appointed, on the basis of equitable geographical distribution, by the Chairman of the Third Committee, in concurrence with the regional groups,
(b) Requested the Secretary-General to convene the Advisory Committee no later than March 1979 at the Headquarters of the United Nations,
Taking into consideration the fact that it has not yet been possible to proceed to the appointment of the members of the Advisory Committee on the basis of the formula laid down in General Assembly resolution 32/133,
Convinced of the necessity of ensuring that the Advisory Committee can be convened by the date specified in resolution 32/133,
1. Decides that the Advisory Committee for the International Year for Disabled Persons shall be composed of the representatives of twenty-three Member States to be appointed, on the basis of equitable geographical distribution, by the Chairman of the Third Committee, in concurrence with the regional groups;
2. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the necessary information activities for the International Year for Disabled Persons are initiated, starting from 1 January 1979, and to make the requisite financial provisions.
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The Chairman of the Third Committee subsequently informed the Secretary-General92 that, in accordance with para-
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graph 1 of the above resolution, she had appointed the members of the Advisory Committee for the International Year for Disabled Persons.
As a result, the Advisory Committee is composed of the following Member States: ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, BANGLADESH, BARBADOS, BELGIUM, BYELORUSSIAN SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC, CANADA, GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, INDIA, KENYA, LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA, MOROCCO, NIGERIA, OMAN, PANAMA, PHILIPPINES, SWEDEN, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, URUGUAY, VIET NAM, YUGOSLAVIA and ZAIRE.
33/171. United Nations Yearbook on Human Rights
The General Assembly,
Recalling Economic and Social Council resolution 9 (II) of 21 June 1946, in accordance with which the United Nations Yearbook on Human Rights was established,
Conscious that many developments have taken place since the Yearbook was initially established, as a result of which the objectives, contents and format of the Yearbook may now be in need of modification,
Mindful that the Human Rights Committee has expressed the wish to have some of its documents recorded in a yearbook,
1. Requests the Commission on Human Rights at its thirty-fifth session to review the objectives, contents and format of the United Nations Yearbook on Human Rights with a view to framing appropriate recommendations as to the need for modifications, such as the inclusion therein of appropriate documents of the Human Rights Committee and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and of other important documents on human rights in order to enhance its wider dissemination of information relating to human rights;
2. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Commission on Human Rights at its thirty-fifth session suggestions for new contents and format for the Yearbook.
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33/172. Missing persons in Cyprus
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 3450 (XXX) of 9 December 1975 and 32/128 of 16 December 1977 on the missing persons in Cyprus,
Regretting the delay in the implementation of those resolutions,
1. Urges the establishment of an investigatory body under the chairmanship of a representative of the Secretary-General with the co-operation of the International Committee of the Red Cross, which would be in a position to function impartially, effectively and speedily so as to resolve the problem without undue delay; the representative of the Secretary-General shall be empowered, in case of disagreement, to reach a binding independent opinion which shall be implemented;