Measures to be taken against Nazi, Fascist and neo-Fascist activities and all other forms of totalitarian ideologies and practices based on racial intolerance, hatred and terror.

35. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
200. Measures to be taken against Nazi, Fascist and neo-Fascist activities and all other forms of totalitarian ideologies and practices based on racial intolerance, hatred and terror

The General Assembly, Recalling that the United Nations emerged from the struggle against nazism, fascism, aggression and foreign occupation, and that the peoples expressed their resolve in the Charter of the United Nations to save future generations from the scourge of war, Bearing in mind the suffering, destruction and death of millions of victims of aggression, foreign occupation, nazism and fascism, Reaffirming the purposes and principles laid down in the Charter, which are aimed at maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and achieving international co-operation, Emphasizing that nazism and fascism in all their manifestations may jeopardize world peace and international security, and constitute an obstacle to friendly relations between States and peoples and to the promotion and observance of human rights, Reaffirming that the prosecution and punishment of war crimes and crimes against peace and humanity, as laid down in General Assembly resolutions 3 (I) of 13 February 1946 and 95 (I) of 11 December 1946, constitute a universal commitment for all States, Recalling its resolutions 2331 (XXII) of 18 December 1967, 2438 (XXIII) of 19 December 1968, 2545 (XXIV) of 11 December 1969, 2713 (XXV) of 15 December 1970, 2839 (XXVI) of 18 December 1971 and 34/24 of 15 November 1979, Recalling also the Declaration on Social Progress and Development,[1] the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination[2] and the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,[3] Underlining the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,[4] the International Covenants on Human Rights,[5] the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,[6] the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide[7] and other relevant international instruments, Bearing in mind that all totalitarian ideologies and practices based on racial intolerance, hatred and terror, including Nazi, Fascist and neo-Fascist activities, and those based on the systematic denial of human rights and fundamental freedoms, are totally incompatible with the Charter of the United Nations, the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security,[8] the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations,[9] and the Declaration on the Preparation of Societies for Life in Peace,[10] Deeply concerned at the increase of activities at the national and international levels which propagate totalitarian forms of ideology and practices based on racial intolerance, hatred and terror, including Nazi, Fascist and neo-Fascist activities,

1. Condemns all forms of totalitarian ideologies and practices based on racial intolerance, hatred and terror, including Nazi, Fascist and neo-Fascist activities, and those based on systematic denial of human rights and fundamental freedoms;

2. Urges all States to give due consideration to implementing the provisions laid down in General Assembly resolution 2839 (XXVI) in accordance with the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and especially to taking the necessary measures against activities of groups and organizations practising nazism, fascism, neo-fascism or other ideologies based on racial intolerance, hatred and terror, in accordance with the national constitutional systems;

3. Requests all States to provide the Secretary-General with their comments on those problems and on measures that should be taken at the national and international levels to eradicate nazism, fascism, neo-fascism and related ideologies based on racial intolerance, hatred and terror;

4. Requests the Commission on Human Rights to consider this subject at its thirty-seventh session under the agenda item entitled "Question of measures to be taken against ideologies and practices based on terror or incitement to racial discrimination or any form of group hatred";

5. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-sixth session, through the Economic and Social Council, a report in the light of the discussion to take place in the Commission on Human Rights and on the basis of comments provided by States.

96th plenary meeting
15 December 1980

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[1] Resolution 2542 (XXIV). [2] Resolution 1904 (XVIII). [3] Resolution 1514 (XV). [4] Resolution 217 A (III). [5] Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. [6] Resolution 2106 A (XX), annex. [7] Resolution 260 A (III), annex. [8] Resolution 2734 (XXV). [9] Resolution 2625 (XXV), annex. [10] Resolution 33/73.