United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization resolutions

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United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization resolutions are formal UN documents addressing Puerto Rico’s political status and self-determination, often cited by the Puerto Rican independence movement to support its claims under international law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UN General Assembly subsidiary body output
United Nations resolution series
international legal document
adoptedBy consensus
vote
aimsTo encourage decolonization of remaining colonial territories
promote implementation of the right to self-determination in Puerto Rico
appliesTo Puerto Rico
non-self-governing territories
asserts United Nations decolonization hearings on Puerto Rico
surface form: Puerto Rican people have a right to self-determination

Puerto Rico has a distinct national identity
basedOn Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (A/RES/1514 (XV))
surface form: Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples

Charter of the United Nations
surface form: United Nations Charter
callsFor process to enable Puerto Rican self-determination
review of Puerto Rico’s political status
callsUpon United States to expedite a process of self-determination for Puerto Rico
category United Nations General Assembly subsidiary organ resolutions
citedBy Puerto Rican political parties supporting independence
human rights organizations
international law scholars
encourages consultation with representatives of the people of Puerto Rico
inclusive and democratic processes to determine Puerto Rico’s future status
hasDocumentType resolution
hasEffectOn international perception of Puerto Rico’s status
hasJurisdiction matters of decolonization and self-determination
hasMainSubject colonialism
decolonization
political status of Puerto Rico
right to self-government
self-determination of peoples
issuedBy Special Committee on Decolonization
surface form: Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples

Special Committee on Decolonization
surface form: United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization
language English
French
Spanish
legalStatus non-binding
monitoredBy Special Committee on Decolonization
surface form: United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization
partOf United Nations list of Non‑Self‑Governing Territories
surface form: United Nations decolonization framework
recognizes Puerto Rico’s Latin American and Caribbean identity
relatedTo United Nations General Assembly resolutions
surface form: United Nations General Assembly resolutions on decolonization

list of non-self-governing territories
requests reporting on implementation of decolonization measures
subjectOf debate in Puerto Rican politics
debate in United States–Puerto Rico relations
usedAs supporting evidence under international law
usedBy Puerto Rican independence movement

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Puerto Rican independence movement isSubjectOf United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization resolutions