The right of peoples to self-determination and its application to Peoples under colonial or alien domination or foreign occupation

11 (XXXVII). The right of peoples to self-determination and its application to Peoples under colonial or alien domination or foreign occupation[1]30

The Commission on Human Rights, Recalling its resolution 29 (XXXVI) of 11 March 1980 which, inter alia, recommends that the people of Kampuchea be granted their fundamental freedoms and human rights including the right to decide their own future, Recalling also its condemnation of all violations of human rights which have occurred in Kampuchea, Recalling further General Assembly resolutions 34/22 of 14 November 1979 and 35/6 of 22 October 1980 which called for the total withdrawal of foreign forces from Kampuchea, Recalling in particular that General Assembly resolution 35/6 calls for the convening of an international conference to discuss, inter alia, the totaI withdrawal of foreign forces from Kampuchea and measures by the United Nations to ensure law and order and the observance of fundamental principles of human rights in Kampuchea, Taking into account resolution 24 (XXXIII) of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and the Protection of Minorities of 12 September 1980 which recommends that the Commission on Human Rights should keep the situation of human rights in Kampuchea under continuing review and consider inviting the United Nations Secretary-General to appoint a Special Representative, Noting with appreciation the Review of the Situation of Human Rights in Kampuchea by Mr. Abdelwahab Bouhdiba,[2]31

1. Reiterates its condemnation of the gross and flagrant violations of human rights which have occurred as well as the gross and flagrant violations of human rights which continue to occur in Kampuchea;

2. Affirms that the primary violation of human rights in Kampuchea at present is the persistence of foreign occupation which prevents the people of Kampuchea from exercising their right to self-determination;

3. Calls on the parties to the present conflict in Kampuchea to cease all hostilities forthwith and for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of foreign forces from Kampuchea in order to allow the people of Kampuchea to exercise their fundamental freedoms and human rights including the right to decide their own future through free and fair elections without outside interference, subversion or coercion;

4. Further calls upon all parties concerned to join in the search for a comprehensive solution to the Kampuchean problems through a United Nations-sponsored international conference in accordance with General Assembly resolution 35/6 of 22 October 1980;

5. Requests the United Nations Secretary-General to appoint a Special Representative to assist him in the implementation of General Assembly resolution 35/6 ;

6. Requests the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and the Protection of Minorities to review, at its thirty-fourth session, any further material on the human rights situation in Kampuchea which becomes available and to submit it with appropriate observations and recommendations to the Commission at its thirty-eighth session;

7. Recommends that the Economic and Social Council consider the situation in Kampuchea at its first regular session in 1981 with a view to ensuring the full enjoyment of the fundamental human rights and freedoms, including the right to self-determination, of the Kampuchean people;

8. Decides to keep the situation in Kampuchea under review as a matter of priority at its thirty-eighth session under the item entitled "The right of peoples to self-determination and its application to peoples under colonial or alien domination or foreign occupation."

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[1]30 Adopted at the 1630th meeting on 6 March 1981, by a roll-call vote of 26 to 9, with 6 abstentions. See chap. VII. [2]31 See E/CN.4/1437.