A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/53/159 9 February 1999 Fifty-third session Agenda item 110 (c) RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Third Committee (A/53/625/Add.3)] 53/159. Situation of human rights in Haiti The General Assembly, Guided by the principles embodied in the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights1 and the International Covenants on Human Rights,2 Recalling its resolution 52/138 of 12 December 1997, and taking note of Commission on Human Rights resolution 1998/58 of 17 April 1998,3 Recognizing the interdependence and mutual reinforcement between democracy, development and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the commitment of the international community to supporting, strengthening and promoting this principle, Taking note of the report of the independent expert of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Haiti, Adama Dieng,4 who was appointed to assist the Government of Haiti to 1 Resolution 217 A (III). 2 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. 3 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1998, Supplement No. 3 (E/1998/23), chap. II, sect. A. 4 A/53/355, annex. 99-76777 /...