Slavery and slavery-like practices : mission to Mauritania.

1985/24. Slavery and slavery-like practices Mission to Mauritania[1]77

The Commission on Human Rights, Recalling Economic and Social Council decision 1982/129 of 7 May 1982, Further recalling its resolution 1982/20 of 10 March 1982, Mindful of resolution 16 (XXXIV) of 10 September 1981 of the &b-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, Taking note of the report[2]78 of the mission to Mauritania presented by Mr. Marc Bossuyt, expert of the Sub-Commission,

1. Expresses its deep appreciation to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for inviting a mission of the Sub-Commission to visit Mauritania, and for the facilities placed at the mission's disposal during its stay in Mauritania, enabling it to meet freely with a great variety of persons, and for its exemplary co-operation with the United Nations in this matter;

2. Expresses also its high appreciation to the expert for his excellent and valuable report;

3. Decides to transmit the expert's report to the Government of Mauritania inviting it to inform the &b-Commission of any action which it feels able to take thereon;

4. Decides further to transmit the report to United Nations Development Programme donor States and to the United Nations Children's Fund, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat), the International Labour Organisation, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the World Health Organization, the World Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development and to regional and subregional organizations concerned, and to invite them to consider, in the light of the expert's report, what assistance they could give to Mauritania for the purpose of contributing to the eradication of the consequences of slavery, in accordance with the aims and objectives of the Mauritanian national plan of social and economic development;

5. Requests the expert of the Sub-Commission to prepare a follow-up report on the basis of the replies received and taking into account the views expressed by the Sub-Commission at its thirty-seventh session and by the Commission at its forty-first session on the matter, in particular with respect to assistance which could be provided to Mauritania, and to submit to the Sub-Commission an interim report at its thirty-eighth session and a final report at its thirty-ninth session;

6. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the expert with all necessary assistance he may require in preparing his follow-up report.



[1]77 Adopted at the 51st meeting, on 11 March 1985, without a vote. See chap. XIX. [2]78 E/CN.4/Sub.2/1984/23.
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