Treatment of people of Indian origin in the Union of South Africa

UN General Assembly, Treatment of people of Indian origin in the Union of South Africa, A/RES/1179, UN General Assembly, 26 November 1957, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1957/en/10162 [accessed 19 February 2025]
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XII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SPECIAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE
1179. Treatment of people of Indian origin in the Union of South Africa

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 1015 (XI) of 30 January 1957, Having considered the reports of the Governments of India[1] and of Pakistan,[2]

1. Notes that the Governments of both India and Pakistan have reiterated their readiness to pursue negotiations with the Government of the Union of South Africa in accordance with the expressed desires of the United Nations;

2. Notes with regret that the Government of the Union of South Africa has not agreed to carry forward the purposes of General Assembly resolution 1015 (XI) of 30 January 1957;

3. Appeals to the Government of the Union of South Africa to participate in negotiations with the Governments of India and of Pakistan with a view to -solving this problem in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

4. Invites the parties concerned to report to the General Assembly as appropriate, jointly or separately, regarding the progress of the negotiations.

723rd plenary meeting,
26 November 1957.
[1] Official Records of the General Assembly, Twelfth Session, Annexes, agenda item 61, document A/3643. [2] Ibid., document A/3645.
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