A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/50/198 11 March 1996 Fiftieth session Agenda item 112 (c) RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Third Committee (A/50/635/Add.3)] 50/198. Situation of human rights in Cuba 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 Rights 2/ and other applicable human rights instruments, Reaffirming also that all States have an obligation to fulfil the commitments they have freely undertaken under the various international instruments, Taking particular note of Commission on Human Rights resolution 1995/66 of 7 March 1995, 3/ in which the Commission recognized with deep appreciation the efforts of the Special Rapporteur to carry out his mandate concerning the situation of human rights in Cuba, Expressing concern about continuing serious violations of human rights in Cuba, of which the majority are violations of civil and political rights, 1/ Resolution 217 A (III). 2/ Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. 3/ See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1995, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda (E/1995/23 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A. 96-77113 /...