United Nations
General Assembly
A/HRC/RES/27/19
Distr.: General
3 October 2014
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Twenty-seventh session
Agenda item 10
Technical assistance and capacity-building
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
27/19
Technical assistance and capacity-building for Yemen in the field of
human rights
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and the relevant human rights treaties,
Recalling Security Council resolutions 2014 (2011) of 21 October 2011 and 2051
(2012) of 12 June 2012, and Human Rights Council resolutions 18/19 of 29 September
2011, 19/29 of 23 March 2012, 21/22 of 27 September 2012 and 24/32 of 27 September
2013,
Recognizing that the promotion and protection of human rights are key factors in
ensuring a fair and equitable justice system and, ultimately, reconciliation and stability for
the country,
Welcoming the progress in the political transition process, based on the Gulf
Cooperation Council initiative and its implementation mechanism, and looking forward to
the successful implementation of the recommendations made in the outcome document of
the National Dialogue Conference, to further progress in the drafting of the new
Constitution and to subsequent stages of the transition, and noting also in that regard the
10-point speech made by the President on 28 July 2014,
Welcoming also the ongoing implementation of the confidence-building measures
contained in the 20 and 11 recommendation points contained in the reports on the
preparation and the first phase of the National Dialogue Conference, in particular the
measures to address the grievances of the citizens of Southern Yemen and Sada’a,
Welcoming further the commitment of the Government of Yemen to fully promote
and protect human rights,
Welcoming the approval by the Cabinet of the ratification of the International
Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, and noting the
intention of the Cabinet to accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court,
GE.14-17826 (E)
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