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 : report of the Special Rapporteur of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities.

1988/12. 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: report of the Special Rapporteur of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities

The Commission on Human Rights, Mindful of General Assembly resolution 41/95 of 4 December 1986, Recalling its resolutions 1986/6 of 28 February 1986 and 1987/10 of 26 February 1987, Noting resolutions 1985/3 of 27 August 1985 and 1987/5 and 1987/7 of 31 August 1987 of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities,

1. Expresses its satisfaction to the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Ahmed Khalifa, for the updated version of his report (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1987/8/Rev.1 and Add.1, parts I and II);

2. Also addresses its thanks to all Governments and all organizations which have provided information to the Special Rapporteur;

3. Invites the Special Rapporteur:

(a) Th 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 he may consider necessary and appropriate, including explanations of responses, if any, and to submit the updated report to The Commission on Human Rights, through the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities;

(b) To use all available material from other United Nations organs, Member States, specialized agencies 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) Th 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;

4. Calls upon Governments;

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

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

5. Invites the Sub-Commission to consider the updated report at its fortieth session;

6. Requests the Secretary-General, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 41/95 , to make available to the Special Rapporteur two economists to help him to-develop his work of analysis and documentation of certain specific cases of particular importance;

7. Requests the Secretary-General to give the Special Rapporteur all the assistance that he may require 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;

8. 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;

9. Decides to consider the updated report at its forty-fifth 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 régimes in southern Africa".

40th meeting
29 February 1988
[Adopted by a roll-call vote of 32 to 7, with
4 abstentions. See chap. VII.]