Popular participation in its various forms as an important factor in development and in the full realization of all human rights.
- Author: UN Commission on Human Rights (44th sess. : 1988 : Geneva)
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7 March 1988
1988/21. Popular participation in its various forms as an important factor in development and in the full realization of all human rights
The Commission on Human Rights, Recalling General Assembly resolutions 32/130 of 16 December 1977, 34/46 of 23 November 1979, 37/55 of 3 December 1982, 38/24 of 22 November 1983 and 40/99 of 13 December 1985, in which the General Assembly requested The Commission on Human Rights to continue to consider the question of popular participation in its various forms as an important factor in development and in the full realization of all human rights, Recalling its resolution 1983/14 of 22 February 1983 and Economic and Social Council resolution 1983/31 of 27 May 1983, Recalling further its resolution 1984/15 of 6 March 1984 and Economic and Social Council decision 1984/131 of 24 May 1984, Recalling also its resolutions 1985/44 of 14 March 1985, 1986/14 of 10 March 1986 and 1987/21 of 10 March 1987, in which it invited comments on the study on popular participation in its various forms as an important factor in development and in the full realization of all human rights (E/CN.4/1985/10 and Add.1 and 2) from Governments, United Nations organs, specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations, and requested the Secretary-General to submit a report containing the comments received for consideration by the Commission at its forty-fourth session, Mindful that in its resolution 1987/21 it requested the Secretary-General to prepare a study of laws and practices of countries regarding the question of the extent to which the right to participation had been established and had evolved at the national level, and to submit that study to The Commission on Human Rights at its forty-fifth session,1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General (E/CN.4/1988/11);
2. Invites Governments, United Nations organs, specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations which have not yet done so to make their comments on the study on popular participation in its various forms as an important factor in development and in the full realization of all human rights;
3. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report containing comments made by Governments, United Nations organs, specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations for consideration by the Commission at its forty-fifth session;
4. Decides to consider the report of the Secretary-General referred to in paragraph 3 above as well as the study of laws and practices of countries regarding the question of the extent to which the right to participation has been established and has evolved at the national level at its forty-fifth session under a sub-item of the agenda entitled "Popular participation in its various forms as an important factor in development and in the full realization of all human rights".
49th meeting7 March 1988
[Adopted without a vote. See chap. VIII.]
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