RES/18/19 Technical assistance and capacity-building for Yemen in the field of human rights

GE.11-16703

Human Rights Council Eighteenth session

Agenda item 10 Technical assistance and capacity-building

Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council*

18/19 Technical assistance and capacity-building for Yemen in the field of human rights

The Human Rights Council,

Having conducted broad consultations and discussions with the Government of Yemen, and commending the cooperation that the Government has manifested in dealing with the mission of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights that visited Yemen from 28 June to 6 July 2011, upon the invitation of the Government, and based on the recommendations contained in the report of the mission1 as well as the comments provided by the Government on the report and the said recommendations, and the statement made by the Government to the Human Rights Council at the present session,

1. Takes note of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights1 on the assessment mission to Yemen and the interactive dialogue held during the eighteenth session of the Human Rights Council, as well as the statements, observations and comments made by the Government of Yemen;

2. Calls upon the Government of Yemen and the other parties to address the recommendations made in the report of the High Commissioner, while acknowledging the Government’s response during the interactive dialogue, in addition to the State’s formal replies, comments on the report and willingness to cooperate with the United Nations and the Office of the High Commissioner;

3. Notes the announcement of the Government of Yemen that it will launch transparent and independent investigations, which will adhere to international standards, into credible documented allegations of human rights violations through an independent committee and in consultation with political parties;

* The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of

the Council on its eighteenth session (A/HRC/18/2), chap. I. 1 A/HRC/18/21.

4. Calls upon all parties to cooperate with the above-mentioned investigations;

5. Condemns all violations of human rights in Yemen by all parties;

6. Reiterates the commitments and obligations of the Government of Yemen to promote and protect human rights;

7. Calls upon all parties to move forward with negotiations on an inclusive, orderly and Yemeni-led process of political transition on the basis of the initiative of the Gulf Cooperation Council;

8. Calls upon the Government of Yemen and the High Commissioner to develop a framework for continued dialogue and strengthened cooperation in the field of human rights, and the international community to support this cooperation;

9. Invites the Office of the High Commissioner to coordinate with donors on ways to assist the Government of Yemen and non-governmental organizations with capacity-building for the establishment of a national human rights institution;

10. Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to present a progress report on the situation of human rights in Yemen and the follow-up to the present resolution to the Human Rights Council at its nineteenth session.

36th meeting

29 September 2011

[Adopted without a vote.]