20 July 1992

32nd plenary meeting

Human rights and youth

The Economic and Social Council,

Recalling Commission on Human Rights resolution 1992/49 of 3 March 1992 and resolution 1991/20 of 28 August 1991 adopted by the Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities,

1. Expresses its appreciation to the Special Rapporteur of the Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, Mr. Dumitru Mazilu, for his progress report;

2. Expresses its thanks to all Governments and non-governmental organizations that supplied the Special Rapporteur with relevant information;

3. Decides to invite the Special Rapporteur to update his report in the light of the suggestions made at the forty-third session of the Subcommission, giving special attention to the problems of underdevelopment, unemployment, the right to conscientious objection to military service and children in prison throughout the world;

4. Invites the Special Rapporteur to consult governmental and non-governmental organizations in order to elaborate further and to complete his work, with a view to submitting his final report to the Subcommission at its forty-fourth session;

5. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to gather and supply to the Special Rapporteur information and data relating to his study and to provide him with all the assistance he may need to complete his report, including consultations at the Centre for Human Rights, in order that he may submit his final report to the Subcommission at its forty-fourth session.