Fort Towson

Concerning the question of Tibet, the United Nations General Assembly passed three resolutions in 1959, 1961, and 1965. In all three resolutions, the United Nations called for the respect of the Tibetan people's human rights, freedoms and cultural heritage, citing the principles set out in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In Resolution 1723, the United Nations called specifically for the respect of the Tibetan people's right to self-determination.

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1353 (1959)

Passed on 21 October 1959 during the 834th plenary meeting, Resolution 1353^[1] expressed grave concerns about the violation of the Tibetan people's fundamental human rights and freedoms, and cited official statement made by the 14th Dalai Lama.

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1723 (1961)

Passed on 20 December 1961 during the 1085th plenary meeting, Resolution 1723^[2] solemnly called for the cessation of violating the Tibetan people's rights including right to self-determination.

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2079 (1965)

Passed on 18 December 1965 during the 1403rd plenary meeting, Resolution 2079^[3] declared the United Nation's conviction that the violation of the Tibetan people's freedoms and the suppression of their cultural and religious life increase international tensions and embitter relations among peoples.

References

External links

[1] "A/RES/1353(XIV) - e - A/RES/1353(XIV) -Desktop".

[2] "A/RES/1723(XVI) - e - A/RES/1723(XVI) -Desktop".

[3] "A/RES/2079(XX) - e - A/RES/2079(XX) -Desktop".

[1]

[2]

[3]

International human rights organisations and institutions
Types	Human rights group Human rights commission Human rights institutions Truth and reconciliation commission
International institutions	Committee on the Rights of the Child Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities International Criminal Court Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights UN Human Rights Committee UN Human Rights Council UN Security Council
Regional bodies	African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights African Court of Justice European Court of Human Rights European Committee for the Prevention of Torture Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Multi-lateral bodies	European Union Council of Europe Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Organisation of American States (OAS) UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) International Labour Organization (ILO) World Health Organization (WHO) UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) UN Population Fund (UNFPA) UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) UN Development Programme (UNDP) Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Major NGOs	Amnesty International FIDH Human Rights Watch Emergency NGO Human Rights First
ICRC – organization with special status based on Geneva Conventions	International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)