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... Recalling the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations, in which
all Members pledged themselves to take joint and separate action in
co-operation with the Organization for the achievement of universal
respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for
all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion, ...
... Considering the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states
that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and
that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in the
Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour or
national origin, ...
... (ii) By the infliction upon the members of a racial group or groups of
serious bodily or mental harm, by the infringement of their freedom or
dignity, or by subjecting them to torture or to cruel, inhuman or
degrading treatment or punishment; ...
... (c) Any legislative measures and other measures calculated to prevent a
racial group or groups from participation in the political, social,
economic and cultural life of the country and the deliberate creation of
conditions preventing the full development of such a group or groups, in
particular by denying to members of a racial group or groups basic human
rights and freedoms, including the right to work, the right to form
recognized trade unions, the right to education, the right to leave and to
return to their country, the right to a nationality, the right to freedom
of movement and residence, the right to freedom of opinion and expression,
and the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association; ...
... (c) Any legislative measures and other measures calculated to prevent a
racial group or groups from participation in the political, social,
economic and cultural life of the country and the deliberate creation of
conditions preventing the full development of such a group or groups, in
particular by denying to members of a racial group or groups basic human
rights and freedoms, including the right to work, the right to form
recognized trade unions, the right to education, the right to leave and to
return to their country, the right to a nationality, the right to freedom
of movement and residence, the right to freedom of opinion and expression,
and the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association; ...
... (c) Any legislative measures and other measures calculated to prevent a
racial group or groups from participation in the political, social,
economic and cultural life of the country and the deliberate creation of
conditions preventing the full development of such a group or groups, in
particular by denying to members of a racial group or groups basic human
rights and freedoms, including the right to work, the right to form
recognized trade unions, the right to education, the right to leave and to
return to their country, the right to a nationality, the right to freedom
of movement and residence, the right to freedom of opinion and expression,
and the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association; ...
... (c) Any legislative measures and other measures calculated to prevent a
racial group or groups from participation in the political, social,
economic and cultural life of the country and the deliberate creation of
conditions preventing the full development of such a group or groups, in
particular by denying to members of a racial group or groups basic human
rights and freedoms, including the right to work, the right to form
recognized trade unions, the right to education, the right to leave and to
return to their country, the right to a nationality, the right to freedom
of movement and residence, the right to freedom of opinion and expression,
and the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association; ...
... (f) Persecution of organizations and persons, by depriving them of
fundamental rights and freedoms, because they oppose apartheid. ...