CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
Removal In Territories Under Trusteeship REQUEST TO UNITED NATIONS NZPA— Copyright Rec. 10.30 p.m. Oct. 12. The United Nations Trusteeship Committee to-day asked the General Assembly to call on Britain, Australia and Belgium immediately to abolish corporal punishment and all forms of whipping in their trust territories. The committee also recommended the elimination of all discriminatory laws and practices contrary to the principles of the United Nations Charter and trusteeship agreements. In addition, it called on the Trusteeship Council to examine any measure and make positive recommendations for abolishing discrimination in all trust areas. ~ The committee's decisions resulted from approval of a joint CubanChinese resolution. Britain and South Africa strongly opposed it, while France. Belgium, Australia and Canada abstained. The resolution also called for action by the Trusteeship Council in solving social problems with special emphasis on migrant labour.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27211, 14 October 1949, Page 11
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