Protection of persons detained or imprisoned as a result of their struggle agianst apartheid, racism and racial discrimination, colonialism, aggression and foreign occupation and for self-determination, independence and social progress for their people.

32. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
122. Protection of persons detained or imprisoned as a result of their struggle against apartheid, racism and racial discrimination, colonialism, aggression and racial discrimination, colonialism, aggression and foreign occupation and for self-determination, independence and social progress for their people

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 3246 (XXIX) of 29 November 1974, 3382 (XXX) of 10 November 1977, in which it reaffirmed the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples for liberation from colonial and foreign domination by all available means, including armed struggle, and demanded full respect for the basic human rights of all individuals detained or imprisoned as a result of their struggle for self-determination and independence, and their immediate release, Noting with appreciation the progress achieved in the elimination of colonialism and the realization of the right of peoples to self-determination, Expressing its serious concern regarding the continuing denial of the right to self-determination of the peoples of Namibia, Zimbabwe and Palestine and other peoples fighting for the realization of their right to self-determination and their liberation from colonialism and racism, Recalling that the security Council, in its resolution 392 (1976) of 19 June 1976, once again strongly condemned the policy of apartheid at a crime against the conscience and dignity of mankind and a serious breach of international peace and security and emphasized the legitimacy of the struggle of the people of South Africa for the elimination of apartheid and racial discrimination, Emphasizing the necessity of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion, Recalling its resolution 3103 (XXVIII) of 12 December 1973, in which it solemnly proclaimed the basic principles of the legal status of the combatants struggling against colonial and alien domination and racist régimes,

1. Expresses its solidarity with the fighters for national independence and social progress of their people, against colonialism, apartheid, racism and foreign occupation;

2. Emphasizes again that any attempts to suppress the struggle against colonial domination and racist régimes are incompatible with the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

3. Demands the release of all individuals detained or imprisoned as a result of their struggle against apartheid, racism and racial discrimination, colonialism, aggression and foreign occupation and for self-determination, independence and social progress for their people;

4. Insists that Israel and the racist minority régimes in southern Africa should immediately and unconditionally release all individuals detained or imprisoned because of their struggle for self-determination and national independence and against apartheid, all forms of racism and racial discrimination, colonialism and foreign occupation;

5. Calls upon Member States to provide support and assistance in all fields to the peoples fighting for their liberation from colonialism, foreign occupation, racism and racial discrimination;

6. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give particular attention to the question of the release of individuals detained or imprisoned as a result of their participation in the struggle against apartheid, racism and racial discrimination, colonialism, aggression and foreign occupation and for self-determination, independence and foreign occupation and for self-determination, independence and social progress for their people;

7. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to submit, through the Economic and Social Council, a report on the implementation of the present resolution to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session.

105th plenary meeting
16 December 1977