A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/50/186 6 March 1996 Fiftieth session Agenda item 112 (b) RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Third Committee (A/50/635/Add.2)] 50/186. Human rights and terrorism The General Assembly, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1/ the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations 2/ and the International Covenants on Human Rights, 3/ Bearing in mind the Declaration on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Nations, 4/ Taking into account the fact that acts of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations aimed at the destruction of human rights have continued despite national and international efforts, Bearing in mind that the most essential and basic human right is the right to life, Bearing in mind also that terrorism creates an environment that destroys the freedom from fear of the people, 1/ Resolution 217 A (III). 2/ Resolution 2625 (XXV), annex. 3/ Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. 4/ See resolution 50/6. 96-77059 /...