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UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/52/137
3 March 1998
Fifty-second session
Agenda item 112 (c)
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/52/644/Add.3)]
52/137. Situation of human rights in Myanmar
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming that all Member States have an obligation to promote and protect human rights and
fundamental freedoms, as stated in the Charter of the United Nations and elaborated in the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,1 the International Covenants on Human Rights2 and other applicable human
rights instruments,
Aware that, in accordance with the Charter, the United Nations promotes and encourages respect for
human rights and fundamental freedoms for all and that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states
that the will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government,
Recalling its resolution 51/117 of 12 December 1996,
Recalling also Commission on Human Rights resolution 1992/58 of 3 March 1992,3 in which the
Commission, inter alia, decided to nominate a special rapporteur to establish direct contacts with the
1
Resolution 217 A (III).
2
Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
3
See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1992, Supplement No. 2 (E/1992/22), chap. II,
sect. A.
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