AG/RES. 1268 (XXIV-O/94)

REITERATION OF THE REQUEST FOR COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 34 OF THE AMERICAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

(Resolution adopted at the ninth plenary session, held on June 10, 1994)


THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

HAVING SEEN the note from the Permanent Mission of Nicaragua to the Organization of American States concerning resolution AG/RES. 1211 (XXIII-O/93) (AG/doc.3059/94); and

CONSIDERING:

That in that note the Government of Nicaragua stated that "to date only a few member states have offered their observations";

That the General Assembly, in resolution AG/RES. 1211 (XXIIIO/93), decided to ask the Secretary General to forward to all OAS member states the proposed amendment to the American Convention on Human Rights and to submit within a reasonable period of time their comments on the proposed amendment to Article 34 of that Convention;

That a number of member states have already presented their comments and observations on the matter to the Secretary General; and

That, given the importance of this topic, it would be advisable for a significant number of member states to submit their comments and observations on this matter,

RESOLVES:

To again ask those OAS member states that have not yet done so to forward to the Secretary General, within a reasonable period of time, their comments and observations on the proposed amendment to Article 34 of the American Convention on Human Rights.


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