RES/6/34 Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Sudan.

Human Rights Council

Resolution 6/34. Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Sudan

The Human Rights Council,

Guided by the principles and objectives of the Charter of the United Nations,

the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenants on

Human Rights,

Reaffirming that all Member States have an obligation to promote and protect

human rights and fundamental freedoms as stated in the Charter of the United

Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on

Human Rights and other applicable human rights instruments,

Reaffirming also Commission on Human Rights resolution 2005/82 of 21

April 2005,

Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006,

Recalling also resolutions 5/1 on institution-building of the United Nations

Human Rights Council and 5/2 on the Code of Conduct for Special Procedures

Mandate-Holders of the Human Rights Council”, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that

the mandate-holder shall discharge his/her duties in accordance with these resolutions

and their annexes,

Bearing in mind the report by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of

human rights in all regions of the Sudan (A/62/354) and urging the implementation of

the recommendations contained therein,

Having reviewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of

human rights in the Sudan,

1. Decides to extend for one year the mandate of the Special Rapporteur

on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, in accordance with Commission on

Human Rights resolution 2005/82;

2. Urges the Government of the Sudan to continue cooperating fully with

the Special Rapporteur and to respond favourably to her requests to visit the Sudan

and to provide her with all necessary information so as to enable her to fulfil her

mandate even more effectively;

3. Requests the Special Rapporteur to assess the needs of the Sudan in the

context of her mandate and to mobilize the necessary international technical and

financial support for the Sudan in the field of human rights, and invites relevant

United Nations bodies and agencies, including the Office of the High Commissioner

for Human Rights, to continue providing support and technical assistance to the Sudan

in the field of human rights and calls upon donors to also continue providing financial

and technical assistance and required equipment for the improvement of the human

rights situation in the Sudan;

4. Also requests the Special Rapporteur to submit her outstanding annual

report to the Council at its seventh session in March 2008 and her following report to

the Council at its ninth session in September 2008;

5. Further requests the Special Rapporteur to ensure effective follow-up

and to foster the implementation of the remaining short-term and the medium-term

recommendations identified in the first report of the Group of Experts (A/HRC/5/6)

through an open and constructive dialogue with the Government of the Sudan, taking

into account the final report of the Group of Experts (A/HRC/6/19) and the replies of

the Government thereon, and to include information in this regard in her report to the

Council at its ninth session;

6. Calls upon the Secretary-General to provide the Special Rapporteur

with all necessary assistance to enable her to discharge her mandate fully, including

by enabling any required consultations in this regard.

[Adopted without a vote] 34th meeting

14 December 2007 -----