RES/22/8 Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism: mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
Document Type: Final Resolution
Date: 2013 Mar
Session: 22nd Regular Session (2013 Feb)
Agenda Item: Item3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
Topic: Terrorism
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GE.13-12826
Human Rights Council Twenty-second session
Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
22/8.
Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering
terrorism: mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and
protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering
terrorism
The Human Rights Council,
Bearing in mind paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006,
Recalling Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1, on institution-building of the Council, and 5/2, on the code of conduct for special procedures mandate holders of the Council, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that the mandate holder shall discharge his or her duties in accordance with these resolutions and the annexes thereto,
Recalling also Commission on Human Rights resolutions 2004/87 of 21 April 2004 and 2005/80 of 21 April 2005, General Assembly resolutions 59/191 of 20 December 2004, 60/158 of 16 December 2005 and 61/171 of 19 December 2006, and Human Rights Council resolutions 6/28 of 14 December 2007 and 15/15 of 24 September 2010, entitled “Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism:
mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism”,
1. Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism for a period of three years in the same terms as provided for by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 15/15;
The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of
the Council on its twenty-second session (A/HRC/22/2), chap. I.
2. Requests all Governments to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur in the performance of the tasks and duties mandated, including by responding promptly to the Special Rapporteur’s urgent appeals and providing the information requested;
3. Calls upon all Governments to give serious consideration to responding favourably to the requests of the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries;
4. Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide all the necessary human, technical and financial assistance to the Special Rapporteur for the effective fulfilment of his or her mandate;
5. Decides to continue consideration of this question in conformity with its annual programme of work.
47th meeting
21 March 2013
[Adopted without a vote.]