A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/48/132 18 February 1994 Forty-eighth session Agenda item 114 (b) RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Third Committee (A/48/632/Add.2)] 48/132. Strengthening of the rule of law The General Assembly, Recalling that the achievement of international cooperation in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language and religion is one of the purposes of the United Nations, Recalling also that, by adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1/ Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in cooperation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms, Firmly convinced that, as stressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the rule of law is an essential factor in the protection of human rights, Convinced that through their own national legal and judicial systems States must provide appropriate civil, criminal and administrative remedies for violations of human rights, Aware of the need for the implementation of strengthened advisory services and technical assistance activities in the field of human rights, __________ 1/ Resolution 217 A (III). /...