A/HRC/13/27 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 21 December 2009 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirteenth session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Note by the Secretariat 1. In its resolution 10/2 entitled “Human rights in the administration of justice, in particular juvenile justice”, the Human Rights Council requested the Secretary-General to submit a report to the Council at its thirteenth session on the latest developments, challenges and good practices in human rights in the administration of justice, including juvenile justice and conditions for women and children in detention, as well as in the activities undertaken by the United Nations system as a whole. In the same resolution the Council also requested the High Commissioner to report to it at its thirteenth session on the implementation of this resolution. 2. The last report on this subject was submitted by the Secretary-General to the Commission on Human Rights at its sixtieth session in 2004 (E/CN.4/2004/51) pursuant to Commission resolution 2002/47. Therefore, the consideration of the reports requested in Council resolution 10/2 presents the first opportunity for the Council to address the issue of human rights in the administration of justice, including juvenile justice, in a comprehensive manner. The Secretary-General will submit his report to the Council at its fourteenth session in order to allow for the conclusion of a comprehensive survey of the developments and good practices that have emerged over the past six years. Similarly, the High Commissioner will submit her report also to the fourteenth session of the Council in order to allow the Council to consider her report together with the above-mentioned report of the Secretary-General. GE.09-17641 (E) 080110