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NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/50/200
11 March 1996
Fiftieth session
Agenda item 112 (c)
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Noting the concerns of the Special Rapporteur, as set out in his report
of 28 June 1995, 5/ that the human rights situation is exacerbated by the
inadequate system for the administration of justice, characterized by a
shortage of both human and material resources, and that there are threats and
violence against the physical integrity of individuals, arrest, detention and
treatment and conditions of detention, which do not conform to international
standards,
Expressing its grave concern at the tragedy of Kibeho in April 1995, and
bearing in mind the conclusions of the Independent International Commission of
Inquiry in its report of 18 May 1995, 6/
Recalling the obligations of all States to punish all persons who commit
or authorize genocide or other grave violations of international humanitarian
law or those who are responsible for grave violations of human rights and,
pursuant to Security Council resolution 978 (1995) of 27 February 1995, to
exert every effort, without delay, to bring those responsible to justice in
accordance with international principles of due process, and to honour their
obligations under international law in this regard, particularly under the
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,
Welcoming the measures taken by the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights to put in place the Human Rights Field Operation in Rwanda and to
coordinate its activities with those of the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the
United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Assistance Mission
for Rwanda, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons
Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International
Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens
Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory
of Neighbouring States, between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1994, the
Department of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat, and other United
Nations agencies and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, and
the International Committee of the Red Cross,
Deeply concerned by the reports of the Special Rapporteur and the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, according to which genocide and
systematic, widespread and flagrant violations of international humanitarian
law, including crimes against humanity and grave violations and abuses of
human rights, were committed in Rwanda,
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Noting the United Nations support for all efforts to reduce tension and
restore stability in the Great Lakes region, and supporting initiatives of the
Secretary-General in this regard, particularly in implementing the Cairo
Declaration on the Great Lakes Region and continuing consultations with the
aim of convening a conference on security, stability and development in the
Great Lakes region, as appropriate,
Recognizing also that effective action must be taken to ensure that the
perpetrators of genocide and crimes against humanity are promptly brought to
justice,
7/ S/1995/1001, annex.
9/ A/50/743, annex.
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Rights 10/ on violations committed during the tragedy in Rwanda and on the
current situation of human rights in Rwanda;
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11. Takes note with concern of the findings of the Special Rapporteur
as set out in his report of 28 June 1995, 5/ and of the Human Rights Field
Operation in Rwanda, that the human rights situation is exacerbated by the
inadequate system for the administration of justice, characterized by a
shortage of both human and material resources;
12. Notes with concern the arrest, detention and treatment and
conditions of detention that do not conform to international standards, as set
out in the report of the Special Rapporteur;
13. Also notes with concern that a situation still exists, evidenced
by reports of threats and violence against the physical integrity of
individuals, which is sometimes exacerbated by incursions;
17. Invites Member States, the organizations and bodies of the United
Nations system and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to
continue and intensify their efforts to contribute financial and technical
support to the efforts of the Government of Rwanda to reconstruct the civil
administration and the social, legal, economic and human rights infrastructure
of Rwanda, particularly in the areas of the administration of justice, and
welcomes the contributions made, including those at the Round Table Conference
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at Geneva and its mid-term review, and urges States and donor agencies to
fulfil their earlier commitments;
20. Also welcomes the measures taken by the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights, working in cooperation with and assisting the
Government of Rwanda, to put in place the Human Rights Field Operation in
Rwanda, which has as its objective:
(b) The monitoring of the human rights situation and the prevention of
future violations;
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23. Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to
report on the activities of the Human Rights Field Operation in Rwanda to the
Commission on Human Rights at its fifty-second session and to the General
Assembly at its fifty-first session.