AG/RES. 1635 (XXIX-O/99)

AMERICAN DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF MAN

(Resolution adopted at the first plenary session, held on June 7, 1999)

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

HAVING SEEN the report of the Permanent Council on the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man (CP/CAJP-1523/99 corr. 1), presented pursuant to resolution AG/RES. 1591 (XXVIII-O/98);

Bearing in mind that, in 1948, the Ninth International Conference of American States adopted the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, which is based on human dignity, essential human rights, duties, and the need to create increasingly favorable conditions for the full observance of those values;

Taking into account that the aforementioned Conference also determined that the promotion and protection of the human rights enshrined in the American Declaration should be strengthened on an ongoing basis;

RECALLING that Article II of the Declaration provides that "all persons are equal before the law and have the rights and duties established in this Declaration, without distinction as to race, sex, language, creed or any other factor"; and

Taking into account that the General Assembly, in resolution AG/RES. 1591 (XXVIII-O/98), instructed the Permanent Council to study and propose, if appropriate, changing the title "American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man" to "American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Persons," or any other agreed term, and replacing the word "man" in the text with "person," or any other agreed term, where appropriate,

RESOLVES:

1. To extend the mandate given to the Permanent Council in resolution AG/RES. 1591 (XXVIII-O/98), "American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man."

2. To request the Permanent Council to report on the implementation of this mandate to the General Assembly at its thirtieth regular session.