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world relating to enforced or involuntary disappearances,
as well as about the
anguish and sorrow caused by those disappearances,
and called upon Governments
to hold law enforcement and security forces legally responsible for excesses
which might lead to enforced or involuntary disappearances of persons,
Recalling also the protection
the Geneva Conventions of 12 August
thereto,
of 1977, 2/
afforded to
1949 1/ and
victims of armed conflicts
the Additional Protocols
by
Having regard in particular to the relevant articles of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights 3/ and the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights, 4/ which protect the right to life, the right to liberty and
security of the person, the right not to be subjected to torture and the right
to recognition as a person before the law,
Having regard also to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 5/ which provides that States
parties shall take effective measures to prevent and punish acts of torture,
the
Bearing
Basic
Officials,
in
mind
Principles
7/
the
Crime and Abuse of
of Prisoners, 9/
Affirming
the
on
Code
the
Use
8/
and
Declaration
Power
that,
in
of
of
of
order
Conduct
Force
Basic
the
to
for
and
Law
Enforcement
Firearms
Principles
Standard
prevent
of
Minimum
enforced
by
Law
Justice
Rules
Officials,
Enforcement
for
for
Victims
the
disappearances,
6/
of
Treatment
it
is
necessary to ensure strict compliance with the Body of Principles for the
Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment
contained in the annex to its resolution 43/173 of 9 December 1988, and with
the Principles
on the
Arbitrary
and Summary
Effective
Prevention
and
Executions,
set forth in
Social Council resolution 1989/65
Assembly in its resolution 44/162
1/
United
Nations,
2/
Ibid.,
vol.
3/
Resolution
Treaty
4/
See
5/
Resolution
39/46,
6/
Resolution
34/169,
1125,
217
resolution
of
of
A
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May 1989
December
Series,
Nos.
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the annex to Economic
and
17512
vol.
and
and endorsed
1989,
75,
Nos.
by
the
General
970-973.
17513.
(III).
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A
(XXI),
annex.
annex.
annex.
Tf
See Eighth United Nations
Congress
on the Prevention
of Crime and
the Treatment
of Offenders,
Havana,
27 Auqust-7
September
1990:
report
prepared by the Secretariat
(United Nations
publication,
Sales No.
E.91.IV.2),
chap.
I, sect.
B.
8/
9/
(United
Resolution
See
Nations
Human
40/34,
Rights:
publication,
annex.
A
Compilation
Sales
No.
of
International
E.88.XIV.1).
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