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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, ...
... (a) Denial to a member or members of a racial group or groups of the
right to life and liberty of person: ...
... (a) Denial to a member or members of a racial group or groups of the
right to life and liberty of person: ...
... (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; ...
... (iii) By arbitrary arrest and illegal imprisonment of the members of a
racial group or groups; ...
... (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; ...
... (d) Any measures, including legislative measures, designed to divide the
population along racial lines by the creation of separate reserves and
ghettos for the members of a racial group or groups, the prohibition of
mixed marriages among members of various racial groups, the expropriation
of landed property belonging to a racial group or groups or to members
thereof; ...
... (d) Any measures, including legislative measures, designed to divide the
population along racial lines by the creation of separate reserves and
ghettos for the members of a racial group or groups, the prohibition of
mixed marriages among members of various racial groups, the expropriation
of landed property belonging to a racial group or groups or to members
thereof; ...
... (d) Any measures, including legislative measures, designed to divide the
population along racial lines by the creation of separate reserves and
ghettos for the members of a racial group or groups, the prohibition of
mixed marriages among members of various racial groups, the expropriation
of landed property belonging to a racial group or groups or to members
thereof; ...
... (e) Exploitation of the labour of the members of a racial group or
groups, in particular by submitting them to forced labour; ...
... International criminal responsibility shall apply, irrespective of the
motive involved, to individuals, members of organizations and institutions
and representatives of the State, whether residing in the territory of the
State in which the acts are perpetrated or in some other State, whenever
they: ...
... 1. The Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights shall appoint a group
consisting of three members of the Commission on Human Rights, who are
also representatives of States Parties to the present Convention, to
consider reports submitted by States Parties in accordance with article
7 . ...
... 2. If, among the members of the Commission on Human Rights, there are no
representatives of States Parties to the present Convention or if there
are fewer than three such representatives, the Secretary-General of the
United Nations shall, after consulting all States Parties to the
Convention, designate a representative of the State Party or
representatives of the States Parties which are not members of the
Commission on Human Rights to take part in the work of the group
established in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article, until such
time as representatives of the States Parties to the Convention are
elected to the Commission on Human Rights. ...
... 2. If, among the members of the Commission on Human Rights, there are no
representatives of States Parties to the present Convention or if there
are fewer than three such representatives, the Secretary-General of the
United Nations shall, after consulting all States Parties to the
Convention, designate a representative of the State Party or
representatives of the States Parties which are not members of the
Commission on Human Rights to take part in the work of the group
established in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article, until such
time as representatives of the States Parties to the Convention are
elected to the Commission on Human Rights. ...