The General Assembly,
Reaffirming its faith in the importance of the implementation
of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial
Countries and Peoples contained in its resolution 1514 (XV) of
14 December 1960,
Reaffirming the obligation of Member States to comply with
the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the resolutions
of the United Nations regarding the exercise of the right to self-determination
by peoples under colonial and foreign domination,
Recalling the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action,
adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993,
A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
Reaffirming the national unity and territorial integrity
of the Comoros,
1. Calls upon all States to implement fully and faithfully
all the relevant resolutions of the United Nations regarding the
exercise of the right to self-determination and independence by
peoples under colonial and foreign domination;
2. Reaffirms the importance of the universal realization
of the right of peoples to self-determination, national sovereignty
and territorial integrity and of the speedy granting of independence
to colonial countries and peoples as a condition for the full
enjoyment of all human rights;
3. Calls upon those Governments which do not recognize
the right to self-determination and independence of all peoples
still under colonial domination, alien subjugation and foreign
occupation to do so;
4. Fully supports the Secretary-General in his efforts
to implement the plan for the settlement of the question of Western
Sahara by organizing, in cooperation with the Organization of
African Unity and in accordance with relevant Security Council
resolutions, a referendum for the self-determination of the people
of Western Sahara;
5. Notes the contacts between the Government of the Comoros
and the Government of France in the search for a just solution
to the problem of the integration of the Comorian island of Mayotte
into the Comoros, in accordance with the resolutions of the Organization
of African Unity and the United Nations on the question;
6. Strongly condemns the continued violation of the human
rights of the peoples still under colonial domination and alien
subjugation;
7. Calls for a substantial increase in all forms of assistance
given by all States, United Nations organs, the specialized agencies
and non-governmental organizations to the victims of racism and
racial discrimination;
8. Demands the immediate and unconditional release of all
persons who have not committed crimes against humanity and who
are detained or imprisoned as a result of their struggle for self-determination
and independence, full respect for their fundamental individual
rights and compliance with article 5 of the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights, Resolution 217 A (III). under the terms of which
no one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading
treatment;
9. Expresses its appreciation for the material and other
forms of assistance that peoples under colonial rule continue
to receive from Governments, organizations of the United Nations
system and other intergovernmental organizations, and calls for
a substantial increase in that assistance;
10. Urges all States, the specialized agencies and other
competent organizations of the United Nations system to do their
utmost to ensure the full implementation of the Declaration on
the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
and to intensify their efforts to support peoples under colonial
and foreign domination in their just struggle for self-determination
and independence;
11. Decides to consider this question at its fiftieth session
under the item entitled "Right of peoples to self-determination".
94th plenary meeting
23 December 1994