人权理事会结束第二十四届常会，通过40项文本

综述

2013年9月27日

人权理事会今日下午结束了第二十四届常会，通过了会议报告和关于各个话题的40项文本。理事会通过了一项有关叙利亚人权和人道主义状况不断严重恶化的决议，谴责了近期在古塔地区（Al Ghouta）的屠杀事件。理事会还设立了老年人人权问题独立专家和中非共和国人权状况独立专家。

理事会主席雷米修斯·亨克泽尔（Remigiuscz Henczel）在总结讲话中重申，对正在或曾经与联合国及其代表合作的人员的任何威胁或报复行为都是不可接受的，且必须停止。主席鼓励理事会工作的所有参与者以足够的尊重讨论问题并顾及尊严。

理事会通过了一项决议，应对阿拉伯叙利亚共和国人权与人道主义状况持续而严重的恶化情况，要求叙利亚当局充分配合叙利亚问题独立国际调查委员会，包括立即准许其充分而不受阻碍地访问整个国家。理事会强烈谴责叙利亚的所有屠杀行为，包括近期在古塔地区的屠杀事件。

理事会决定任命一名老年人享有所有人权问题独立专家，任期三年。理事会还设立了中非共和国人权状况独立专家的任务授权。理事会延长了苏丹和索马里人权状况独立专家以及柬埔寨人权状况特别报告员的任务授权。理事会延长了享有安全饮用水和卫生设施的人权问题特别报告员、和平集会与结社自由权利问题特别报告员、适足住房问题特别报告员、当代形式奴隶制特别报告员、健康权问题特别报告员和土著人民权利问题特别报告员的任务授权。任意拘留问题工作组和利用雇佣军问题工作组的任务授权也得到延长。

理事会选出了人权理事会咨询委员会新成员，并要求咨询委员会筹备：有关利用体育和奥林匹克理念推动全人类人权的研究，有关地方政府在促进和保护人权方面的作用的研究，有关单方面胁迫性措施对享有人权和推动问责的负面影响的评估机制的研究报告（报告应载有相关建议），关于白化病人人权状况的研究。

理事会要求高级专员办事处准备一份研究，调查阻碍平等政治参与的因素和克服挑战的步骤，并举行一场关于在自然灾害减灾预防和筹备倡议中促进与保护土著人民权利的半天小组讨论。理事会还要求人权高专办召集一次专家研讨会来协助办事处准备简明的技术指导，主题是采用人权方法来减少并消除五岁以下儿童可避免的死亡和疾病。

理事会还要求人权高专办：召集一次关于保护被剥夺自由者的人权的小组讨论；组织一次主题为“发现对抗切割女性生殖器官行为的最佳做法”的高级别小组讨论；起草一份有关预防人权侵犯行为及其落实情况的研究；举行一次关于促进与保护人权的区域安排问题的研讨会；举行一次有关采用单方面胁迫性措施对相关群体享有人权造成影响的研讨会。

理事会决定组织一次小组讨论，探讨促进和保护民间社会空间的重要性。理事会还决定召集一次为期两天的发展权工作组闭会期间政府会议。针对世界人权教育方案，理事会决定将媒体专业人士和记者作为方案第三阶段的焦点小组。针对促进与保护人权的预防措施，理事会决定召集一次小组讨论，探讨在促进与保护人权过程中预防措施的作用。

理事会通过的其他决议内容包括：增强努力防止并消灭童婚、早婚和强迫婚姻；建立民间社会参与基金；加强预防和保护与联合国合作的人员免受报复和威胁；2014年社会论坛；采取切实措施对抗种族主义、种族歧视、仇外心理和相关的不容忍现象问题；对刚果民主共和国人权领域的技术援助和能力建设；增强人权领域的技术合作和能力建设；对也门人权领域的技术援助和能力建设；防止攻击白化病人；武装冲突中军备转让对人权的影响；依良心拒服兵役。

理事会通过了第二十四届会议的报告。

与本次会议和人权理事会历届会议相关的文件、声明、决议和报告可在理事会网站上查看。每次公开会议上各位发言人的具体发言可在 日内瓦联合国信息系统网站上查看。

第二十四届常会于2013年9月9日至27日召开。人权理事会第二十五届常会将从2014年3月3日至28日在万国宫第二十号室进行。

Summary of the Programme of Work

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay opened the session with an update on the activities of her Office, which strongly focused on the situation in Syria. The High Commissioner said that the appalling situation in Syria cried out for international action, yet a military response or the continued supply of arms risked igniting a regional conflagration, possibly resulting in more deaths and even more widespread misery. The High Commissioner highlighted concerning human rights situations in Iraq, Egypt, Bahrain, Turkey, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Sri Lanka, among others. She also referred to issues concerning the Roma in European countries, migrants and refugees, discrimination, the economic crisis and food security. A general debate on the annual report of the High Commissioner followed.

During its twenty-fourth regular session the Human Rights Council heard the latest report of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, which included the findings of an independent inquiry into the events of Al Qusayr and an oral update on the latest developments in the conflict. The Council also heard a preliminary oral update from the Commission of Inquiry on the grave violations of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; both presentations were followed by an interactive dialogue. The Council also heard presentations from 19 independent human rights experts and bodies and held panel discussions on the human rights of children whose parents had been given the death penalty or executed; on gender integration; and on the human rights of indigenous peoples.

The Council held half-day discussion on indigenous peoples, as well as panel discussions on the human rights of children of parents sentenced to the death penalty or executed, and an annual discussion on gender integration. It also held general debates on the death penalty, the safety of journalists, attacks and discrimination against persons with albinism, the human rights of older persons, and the rights of indigenous peoples. The Council also heard reports on technical assistance and capacity-building for Yemen, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic and Cambodia.

In its third week, the Council held a stand-alone, high-level interactive dialogue on Somalia which was attended by the Somali Prime Minister. It was presented with the report of the Secretary-General on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, and held general debates on those situations. It also held dialogues with mandate holders on the human rights situations in Cambodia, Somalia, and Sudan.

During the session the Council approved the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Reviews of Turkmenistan, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Colombia, Uzbekistan, Tuvalu, Germany, Djibouti, Canada, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, Russian Federation, Cameroon, and Cuba.

Election of Members of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee

The Council elected the following members of its Human Rights Council Advisory Committee by acclamation: Ms. Hoda Elsadda (Egypt); Mr. Alfred Ntunduguru Karokora (Uganda); Mr. Yishan Zhang (China); Mr. Kaoru Obata (Japan); and Mr. Mikhail Alexandrovich Lebedev (Russian Federation). Following a vote, Mr. Jean Zeigler (Switzeralnd) was elected as the Western European and Other States member. The Group of Latin American and Caribbean States were urged to present a candidate to enable the Council to elect a member of the Advisory Committee as soon as possible.

Resolutions and Decisions

Action on Resolutions and Decisions under Agenda Item 1 on Organizational and procedural matters

In a decision (A/HRC/24/L.4) concerning the postponement of the renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, the Council decided to postpone the renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur to its twenty-fifth session, and extend, on an exceptional basis, the mandate of the Special Rapporteur until March 2014.

Action on Resolutions and Decisions under Agenda Item 3 on Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.1) on promoting human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal, the Council requested the Advisory Committee to prepare a study on the possibilities of using sport and the Olympic ideal to promote human rights for all, to seek the views and inputs of Member States and other relevant stakeholders, and present a progress report to the Council before its twenty-seventh session.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.2) on local government and human rights, the Council requested the Advisory Committee to prepare a research-based report on the role of local government in the promotion and protection of human rights, including human rights mainstreaming in local administration and public services, and to present a progress report on the requested research-based report to the Council.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.3) on the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, the Council decided to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for a period of three years. It also requested the Special Rapporteur to submit to it annual reports and recommendations on measures that should be taken to combat and eradicate contemporary forms of slavery and slavery-like practices and to protect the human rights of victims of such practices.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.5/Rev.1) on human rights and unilateral coercive measures, the Council requests the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee to prepare a research-based report and the Office of the High Commissioner to organize a workshop on the impact of the application of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights by the affected populations and to prepare a report on the proceedings of the workshop and to submit it to the Council at its twenty-seventh session.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.6) on the right to development, the Council decided to endorse the recommendations of the Working Group on the right to development and to convene a two-day intersessional intergovernmental meeting of the Working Group with the participation of States and other relevant stakeholders. It also decided to consider the extension of the meeting time of the Working Group, as appropriate.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.7) on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, the Council decided to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, for a period of three years; and requested the Special Rapporteur to continue to report annually to the Council and the United Nations General Assembly.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.8) on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, the Council decided to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health for a further period of three years. It also requested the Special Rapporteur to submit an annual report to the Council and to the General Assembly.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.11) on a high-level panel on the identification of good practices in combating female genital mutilation, including cross-border female genital mutilation, the Council decided to organize a high-level panel discussion at its twenty-sixth session on the identification of good practices, and challenges and obstacles encountered, in combating female genital mutilation.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.12/Rev.1) on the World Programme for Human Rights Education, the Council decided to make media professionals and journalists the focus group of the third phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education; requested the Office of the High Commissioner to prepare a plan of action for the third phase of the World Programme (2015-2019) and to submit the plan of action for consideration by the Council at its twenty-seventh session.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.13) on a panel discussion on the safety of journalists, the Council decided to convene, at its twenty-sixth session, a panel discussion on the issue of the safety of journalists, with a particular focus on discussing the findings of the High Commissioner, identifying challenges and further developing good practices for ensuring the safety of journalists.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.14/Rev.1) on the role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights, the Council decided to convene at its twenty-seventh session a panel discussion on the role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.15) on arbitrary detention, the Council decided to extend the mandate of the Working Group on arbitrary detention for a further period of three years and invites it to report to the Council on the progress made in drafting the basic principles and guidelines at its next interactive dialogue with the Council.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.18/Rev.1) regarding equal political participation, the Council urged all States to ensure the full and effective participation of all citizens in political and public affairs on an equal basis; and requested the Office of the High Commissioner to prepare a study on factors that impede equal political participation and on steps to overcome those challenges, and to present the study to the Council for consideration at its twenty-seventh session.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.21) on human rights and indigenous peoples - mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, the Council decided to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples for a period of three years; and requested the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner to provide all the necessary assistance to the Special Rapporteur for the effective fulfilment of his or her mandate.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.22) on human rights and indigenous peoples, the Council requested the Expert Mechanism to prepare a study on promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples in natural disaster risk reduction, prevention and preparedness initiatives; and decided to hold a half-day panel discussion on promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples in natural disaster risk reduction, prevention and preparedness initiatives.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.23) on conscientious objection to military service, the Council called upon States that did not have such a system to establish independent and impartial decision-making bodies with the task of determining whether a conscientious objection to military service is genuinely held in a specific case; and called upon States to consider releasing individuals imprisoned or detained solely on the basis of their conscientious objection to military service.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.24) on civil society space: creating and maintaining, in law and in practice, a safe and enabling environment, the Council decided to organize, at its twenty-fifth session, a panel discussion on the importance of the promotion and protection of civil society space, and invited the Office of the High Commissioner to liaise with States, relevant United Nations bodies and agencies, relevant special procedures, civil society and other stakeholders to ensure their participation in the panel.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.27) on preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age as a human rights concern, the Council requested the Office of the High Commissioner to prepare concise technical guidance on the application of a human rights-based approach to the implementation of policies and programmes to reduce and eliminate preventable mortality and morbidity of children under five years of age; and to convene an expert workshop to assist in the preparation.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.28) concerning human rights in the administration of justice, including juvenile justice, the Council decided to convene a panel discussion on the protection of the human rights of persons deprived of their liberty; and also requested the High Commissioner to submit to the Council at its thirtieth session an analytical report on the human rights implications of over-incarceration and overcrowding.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.29) on the use of mercenaries in violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination, the Council decided to renew the mandate of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries for a period of three years, and requested the Working Group to monitor mercenaries and mercenary-related activities, to update the database of individuals convicted of mercenary activities; and to report its findings to the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session and to the Council at its twenty-seventh session.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.31) on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, the Council decided to extend, for a period of three years, the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation; requested the Special Rapporteur to continue to report, on an annual basis, to the Council and to submit an annual report to the General Assembly.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.32/Rev.1) on impact of arms transfers on human rights in armed conflicts, the Council expressed its deep concern at the fact that arms transfers to those involved in armed conflicts may seriously undermine the human rights of civilians; urged all States to refrain from transferring arms to those involved in armed conflicts when said States assess that such arms are sufficiently likely to be used to commit or facilitate serious violations or abuses of international human rights law or international humanitarian law.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.34/Rev.1) on strengthening efforts to prevent and eliminate child, early and forced marriage: challenges, achievements, best practices and implementation gaps, the Council decided to convene a panel discussion on preventing and eliminating child, early and forced marriage; and requested the Office of the High Commissioner to liaise with stakeholders with a view to ensuring their participation, and to prepare a report with a particular focus on challenges, achievements, best practices and implementation gaps, to be submitted to the Council to guide the panel discussion.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.35) on regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights, the Council requests the High Commissioner to hold, in 2014, a workshop on regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights, with the participation of relevant experts from international, regional, sub-regional and inter-regional human rights mechanisms.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.37/Rev.1) on the human rights of older persons, the Council decided to appoint, for a period of three years, an Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, who it requested to report annually to the Council and to present his/her first report at its twenty-seventh session.

Action on Resolutions and Decisions under Agenda Item 4 on Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention 1 text

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.38) on the continuing grave deterioration of the human rights and humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, the Council demanded that the Syrian authorities cooperate fully with the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, including by granting it immediate, full and unfettered access throughout Syria. The Council strongly condemned all massacres in the Syrian Arab Republic, including most recently the massacre in the Al Ghouta region. It demanded that the Syrian authorities facilitate, and all other parties to the conflict do not hinder, the full, immediate and safe access of the United Nations and humanitarian actors, and called upon all Member States to fully fund the United Nations appeals.

Action on Resolutions and Decisions under Agenda Item 5 on Human Rights bodies and mechanisms

In a decision (A/HRC/24/L.16) on the establishment of a Special Fund for the participation of civil society at various fora, the Council requested the Secretary-General to establish a Special Fund for the participation of civil society and other relevant stakeholders at the Social Forum, Forum on Minority Issues, and Forum on Business and Human Rights and decided that the Special Fund should aim at facilitating the broadest possible participation of civil society representatives and other relevant stakeholders and to give priority to the participation of local and national level non-governmental organizations active in the relevant fields.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.17/Rev.1) on cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights, the Council requested the Secretary-General to designate a United Nations-wide senior focal point to engage with all stakeholders to promote the prevention of, protection against and accountability for reprisals and intimidation related to cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.30) on the Social Forum, the Council decided that the Social Forum would meet for three working days in 2014, in Geneva and requested the President of the Council to appoint the Chairperson-Rapporteur for the 2014 Social Forum. The Council decided that the Social Forum will remain open to the participation of representatives of States Members of the United Nations and all other interested stakeholders.

In a Presidential statement (A/HRC/24/L.57), on the reports of the Advisory Committee, adopted without a vote, the Council took note of the reports of the Advisory Committee on its tenth and eleventh sessions (A/HRC/AC/10/3 and A/HRC/AC/11/2) and the recommendations contained in action 11/1, paragraph 4.

Action on Resolutions and Decisions under the Agenda Item 9 on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.25) concerning from rhetoric to reality: a global call for concrete action against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, the Council decided that the Intergovernmental Working Group should convene its twelfth session from 6 to 17 October 2014; requested the Secretary-General to resuscitate the work of the independent eminent experts, and to provide the necessary support from regular as well as extra budgetary resources for the effective performance of the Durban follow-up mechanisms.

Action on Resolutions and Decisions under Agenda Item 10 on Technical assistance and capacity-building

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.9) on technical assistance and capacity-building for human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Council urged the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to redouble its efforts to put an end to impunity, to bring the perpetrators to justice and to ensure that the victims receive compensation, urged the international community to support the Office of the High Commissioner in increasing and enhancing its technical assistance programmes and activities to improve the human rights situation in the country.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.10/Rev.1) on technical assistance for Sudan in the field of human rights, the Council decided to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan for a period of one year, requested the Independent Expert to submit a report to the Council for consideration at its twenty-seventh session and to assist the Government of Sudan in its strategy to implement the remaining accepted Universal Periodic Review recommendations.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.19) on advisory services and technical assistance for Cambodia, the Council decided to extend by two years the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, and requested the Special Rapporteur to report on the implementation of his mandate to the Council at its twenty-seventh and thirtieth sessions.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.20) on assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights the Council decided to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia and requested the Independent Expert to continue his engagement with the Government of Somalia and to report at its twenty-seventh session.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.26) regarding the enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights, the Council decided that the theme for the annual thematic panel discussion under agenda item 10 to be held during the twenty-sixth session of the Council shall be “Technical cooperation and capacity-building in advancing the rights of persons with disabilities through legal and institutional frameworks, including public-private partnerships”..

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.33) on technical assistance and capacity-building for Yemen in the field of human rights, the Council called upon all parties to release persons arbitrarily detained by them and demanded that armed groups end the recruitment and use of children and released those who had already been recruited. The Council called on the Government of Yemen to ensure fair trial guarantees and to ensure that the death penalty was not applied to minors; and requested the High Commissioner to provide technical assistance and to work with the Government of Yemen.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.36) on technical cooperation for the prevention of attacks against persons with albinism the Council requested the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee to prepare a study on the situation of human rights of persons living with albinism and to submit a report thereon to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-eighth session.

In a resolution (A/HRC/24/L.39) regarding technical assistance to the Central African Republic in the field of human rights the Council decided to appoint an Independent Expert to monitor and make recommendations on the situation of human rights in the Central Africa Republic and requested the Independent Expert to present a preliminary report to the Council at its twenty-sixth session.

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