The Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities,
Guided by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the universally accepted rules of international humanitarian law,
Bearing in mind General Assembly resolution 37/30 of 23 November 1982 and Security Council Resolutions 384 (1975) of 22 December 1975 and 389 (1976) on 22 April 1976,
Recalling the statement agreed by consensus by the Commission on Human Rights at its forty-eighth session (E/1992/22, para 457) and resolution 1993/97 of 11 March 1993 adopted at its forty-ninth session,
Recalling also its resolutions 1992/20 of 27 August 1992, 1990/15 of 24 August 1990, 1989/7 of 31 August 1989, 1987/13 of 2 September 1987, 1984/24 of 29 August 1984, 1983/26 of 6 September 1983, 1982/20 of 8 September 1982, as well as the statement made by the Chairman at its forty-third session on the question of the situation in Eest Timor,
Having examined the note by the Secretary-General (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1993/14),
Noting with satisfaction the recent lifting of restrictions that were imposed on the activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross,
Disturbed by reports of continuing violations of human rights in East Timor, as well as by reports of forcible removal of prisoners from their original place of residence to serve jail sentences in parts of Indonesia in contravention of the provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949,
1. Expresses its deep concern at reports of continuing violations of human rights in East Timor,
2. Notes with satisfaction the lifting of the restrictions that were imposed upon the activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross and urges the Indonesian authorities to honour fully their commitments to facilitate the implementation of the mandate of the International Committee of the Red Cross,
3. Urges the Indonesian authorities to implement fully the decisions of the Commission on Human Rights as contained in the consensus statement agreed by the Commission at its forty- eighth session and in resolution 1993/97 of 11 March 1993, adopted at its forty-ninth session,
4. Also urges the Indonesian authorities to honour the provisions of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, regarding the prohibition on removing prisoners from their original place of residence,
5. Decides to consider at its forty-sixth session the situation pertaining to human rights and fundamental freedoms in East Timor, and to this purpose requests the secretariat to transmit to it all available information received.
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