DEC/4/103 Human rights and unilateral coercive measures

Human Rights Council

Decision 4/103. Human rights and unilateral coercive measures

At its 31st meeting, on 30 March 2007, the Human Rights Council, recalling resolution 2005/14 of 14 April 2005 of the Commission on Human Rights and General Assembly resolution 61/170 of 19 December 2006, and taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on this issue (E/CN.4/2006/37 and A/HRC/4/61), decided by a recorded vote of 32 to 12, with 1 abstention:

(a) To request the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in discharging her functions in relation to the promotion and protection of human rights, to pay due attention and give urgent consideration to the above-mentioned resolution and to the present decision;

(b) To request the Secretary-General to bring the present decision to the attention of all States and to seek their views and information on the implications and negative effects of unilateral coercive measures on their populations, and to submit a report thereon to the Council at its sixth session.

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