A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/50/181 28 February 1996 Fiftieth session Agenda item 112 (b) RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Third Committee (A/50/635/Add.2)] 50/181. Human rights in the administration of justice The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 48/137 of 20 December 1993, and taking note of Commission on Human Rights resolution 1995/41 of 3 March 1995 on human rights in the administration of justice, in particular of children and juveniles in detention, 1/ Bearing in mind the principles embodied in articles 3, 5, 9, 10 and 11 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 2/ and the relevant provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Optional Protocols thereto, 3/ in particular article 6 of the Covenant, which explicitly states that no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life and prohibits the imposition of the death penalty for crimes committed by persons below eighteen years of age, Bearing in mind also the relevant principles embodied in the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 4/ the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms 1/ See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1995, Supplement No. 3 and corrigenda (E/1995/23 and Corr.1 and 2), chap. II, sect. A. 2/ Resolution 217 A (III). 3/ See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex, and resolution 44/128, annex. 4/ Resolution 39/46, annex. 96-76987 /...