A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/50/188 6 March 1996 Fiftieth session Agenda item 112 (c) RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Third Committee (A/50/635/Add.3)] 50/188. Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran The General Assembly, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1/ and the International Covenants on Human Rights, 2/ Recalling the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, 3/ as endorsed by the General Assembly in its resolution 48/121 of 20 December 1993, in particular section I, paragraph 1, in which the World Conference on Human Rights reaffirmed, inter alia, that human rights and fundamental freedoms were the birthright of all human beings and that their protection and promotion was the first responsibility of Governments, Reaffirming that all Member States have a duty to fulfil the obligations they have undertaken under the various international instruments in this field, Mindful that the Islamic Republic of Iran is a party to the International Covenants on Human Rights, 1/ Resolution 217 A (III). 2/ Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. 3/ A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III. 96-77071 /...