Adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to the racist and colonialist regime of South Africa.

1986/6. Adverse Consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to the racist and colonialist régime of South Africa[1]28

The Commission on Human Rights, Mindful of General Assembly resolution 39/15 of 23 November 1984, Recalling its resolution 1985/9 of 26 February 1985, Noting resolution 1985/3 of 27 August 1985 of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities,

1. Expresses its satisfaction to the Special Rapporteur of the Sub-Commission, Mr. Ahmed Khalifa, for his updated report[2]29 and its appreciation for his continuing attention to the relevant comments expressed during the debates thereon;

2. Invites the Special Rapporteur:

(a) To continue to update, subject to annual review, the list of banks, transnational corporations and other organizations assisting the racist régime of South Africa, giving such details regarding enterprises listed as the Rapporteur may consider necessary and appropriate, including explanations of responses, if any, and to submit the updated report through the Sub-Commission to the Commission on Human Rights;

(b) To use all available material from other United Nations organs, Member States, specialized agencies and other intergovernmental or non-governmental organizations and other relevant sources in order to indicate the volume, nature and adverse human consequences of the assistance given to the racist régime of South Africa;

(c) To intensify direct contacts with the United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations and the Centre against Apartheid, with a view to consolidating mutual co-operation in updating his report;

3. Calls upon all Governments:

(a) To co-operate with the Special Rapporteur in making the report even move accurate and informative;

(b) To disseminate the updated report and give its contents the widest possible publicity;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to give the Special Rapporteur all the assistance that he may requite in the exercise of his mandate, with a view to intensifying direct contacts with the United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations and the Centre against Apartheid, and to make available to him two economists to assist him to expand his work on the analyses and annotations of certain selected cases as reflected in his report;

5. Invites the Secretary-General to continue to give the updated report of the Special Rapporteur the widest distribution and publicity as a United Nations publication;

6. Decides to consider the revised report at its forty-third session within the framework of the agenda item "The adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to colonial and racist régime in southern Africa".

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[1]28 Adopted at the 38th meeting, on 28 February 1986, by a roll-call vote of 32 to 4, with 6 abstentions. See chap. VII, para. 123. [2]29 E/CN.4/Sub.2/1985/8 and Add.1 and 2.