UNITED IATtOl{S General AsoemblyDist.r. GENERAL A/40/677 25 Septenber 1985 ORIGINAL: ENGI,ISH Forlieth session Agenda ieen l0? I. INTRODUCTION l r. \Jvt;Kv I E;w III. TRENDS INDICATED IN REPLIES RECEIVED IV. REVIEW OF DEVEIOP!4ENTS A. Right to self-dete rnina tion . B. Econonic, social and cultural rights , C. Civil and political rights . D. Problens of discrinination .... E. Other situations involving groes violations of human r ights v..coNcLUsIoNsALTERNATIVE APPROACHES AND WAYS AND II{EANS VIITHIN THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM TOR IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVE ENiIOYMENT OF IIUMAN RIGSTS AND FUNDAME NTAL AREEDOI.IS InEernaEional condiCions and human rights Report of the Sec re ta ry-cene ral @NTENTS Paragraphs Page t- 4 z 3-9 2 r0 - 1? 4 18-41 6 18 - 19 6 20-25 5 29 - 36 8 37 -40 10 4I 42-46l0 11 85-26204 l6?2q (E)A/ 40 / 6'1'1 EngLish Page 2 I.INTRODUCTION 1. In paragraph 12 of resotution 34/46 ot 23 Novenbe r L979, tbe General Assenbly requested the Secre ta ry-Gene ra I to prepare a study on present international conditions and hunan rights. At its thirty-sixth session, the Assenbly ' in iCs resolution 36/L33 ot 14 December 1981, having taken note sith satisfaction of ttle study prepared by the Secreta ry-Gene ral on present international conditions and hunan rights, requested hirn to subnit to the Assenbly, fron the thirty-eighth session, a biennial progress report bringing up to date the study. At its thirty-seventh session, lhe Assernbly, in its resolutior, 3'7 /2a0 of 18 Decenber 1982, requested the Sec reta ry-Gene r al to include in Ehe updated sbudy to be presented to the Assembly at i.ts thirty-eighth session, an overview of trends in the field of hunan rights with emphasis on bhe problens still being encounlered. At Che