UN General Assembly
1982

those who ignore the single origin and nature of human-beings. It is also clear in the inability of the international community to put a stop to the ongoing violence which has become an integral part of the political practice of nations, nations with a long tradition of institutional stability and those recently emancipated from colonialism. That violence has resulted in constant acts of terrorism, with their tragic toll in murder, kidnapping and extortion; this seems to flourish in societies where democratic institutions prevail and where an attempt is made to preserve fundamental freedoms and individual rights. On the other hand, symptomatically, the phenomenon of terrorism does not appear in any country where totalitarianism exists with its systematic violation of human rights. 286. Acts of terrorism are grave offences against common law; they violate the most fundamental principles of persona! and collective security, whatever the political pretexts invoked for their commission. 287. Uruguay is a party to all the conventions adopted within the United Nations system and the Organization of American States with the aim of